In this weeks video, I talk a little bit about various theories going around about what actually causes diabetes. In essence, diabetes is genetic, and as far as we know, at least when it comes to type 2, exessive intake of carb foods can bring on the onset of diabetes for people with a genetic predisposition. For type 1, the most common theory is viral/bacterial that causes the onset of type 1 to a person who is genetically predisposed to type 1. I think it's important to note that various illnesses can skip generations in a particular family. In other words, just because a family appears NOT to have type 1 or 2 in their immediate family, doesn't mean they did not exist 3 or even 4 generations before, and not discussed amongst kin. MODY is a whole other thing all together.