<s>[INST] Are people with diabetes restricted from consuming sugar? [/INST] Diabetes is not caused only by sugar consumption. However, you should still limit your intake of sugary beverages and sweets.

Understandably, people get confused about the role of sugary foods and beverages in diabetes. This may be due to the fact that the food you consume is digested and converted into a form of sugar known as glucose.

In diabetes, your body is either unable to produce enough insulin or use the insulin produced. Therefore, the excess glucose remains in the blood and your blood sugar level increases. Source: Gleneagles Hospital. Link: https://gleneagles.com.my/articles/7-most-commonly-asked-diabetes-questions. Field: Endocrine. Disease: Diabetes </s>