Is diabetes contagious?
Nov 12, 2024
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Liu Feng
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, diabetes is not contagious. Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease whose causes include genetic factors, environmental factors, autoimmune factors, and others. These factors interact to damage pancreatic beta cells or cause insufficient insulin secretion, or reduce insulin receptor sensitivity, thereby leading to hyperglycemia.
Under normal circumstances, diabetes is not contagious. The detailed explanation is as follows:
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease. Its causes include genetic factors, environmental factors, autoimmune factors, and others. These factors interact to damage pancreatic beta cells or cause insufficient insulin secretion, or reduce insulin receptor sensitivity, thereby leading to hyperglycemia. Infectious diseases are conditions caused by various pathogens that can spread between humans, animals, or from animals to humans. However, the pathogenesis of diabetes is unrelated to pathogens; therefore, it is not transmissible. Although diabetes itself is not contagious, it does have a certain genetic predisposition. If there is a family history of diabetes, an individual's risk of developing the disease may increase. In addition, unhealthy lifestyle habits—such as a high-calorie diet and lack of physical activity—are also significant contributing factors to the development of diabetes.
Preventing diabetes requires starting with lifestyle improvements, including maintaining a balanced diet, increasing physical exercise, and controlling body weight. For individuals already diagnosed with diabetes, it is essential to actively cooperate with medical treatment and management to control the condition and prevent complications.
