Many Causes of Diabetes

Diabetes is not like a cold or the flu. You cannot catch it from other people, even by kissing them.

There are many causes of diabetes, but no form of diabetes has ever been shown to be infectious or contagious.

Most diabetes develop from an inherited tendency to get it. If you have inherited this gene, you may develop type 1diabetes when you are exposed in domething in the environment.

This unknown factor triggers the onset of diabetes. You may develop type 2 diabetes if (in addition to the gene) you gain weight and don't exercise regularly.

There are also less common causes of diabetes, such as prolonged, excessive drinking of alcohol or having too much iron in your blood.

So while there are many causes of diabetes, catching it from another person is not one of them.