(with hyperlinks) I recall when the threshold for Diabetes was 200, that is, with a blood sugar glycemic index of above 200, you had diabetes, and below, you didn't. With the stroke of a pen, THEY lowered that to 120 and then to 100, and created a billion diabetics. That leads to a diabetic coma. Dr. That's when diabetes sets in.

When the pancreas fails, or diminishes significantly, you get diabetes.