Reduction in Beta cells capacity due to glu intake

My father has NIDDM. My question is wether low sugar diet reduces the probability that i will have NIDDM? Is there a depletion in the Beta cells capacity due to high sugar intake? Thanx!

Hi Noam' By having a 1 degree relative - your father' , with diabetes, you are in a higher risk to develop diabetes in the future. keeping a low sugar diet might help to delay or prevent the development in the future, although there are some other enveiromental factors that play a role in the etiology of diabetes. keep a low sugar diet' keep your weight whithin normal range. and evoid as possible srtessogenic effect - and you'll stay well and healthy