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Do you get diabetes from eating too much sugar? Anastassios Pittas, MD, co-director of Tufts Medicine’s Diabetes and Lipid Center, answers: “The short answer is, no, diabetes is not caused by consuming too much sugar, although too many sweet treats may play a role. “When we eat starches and sugars, the body turns them into […]