Type 2 diabetes appeared in the beginning of the 20th century, when sugar ceased being a rare commodity to grace every kitchen table. Our body was used to making glucose from every food, and he continued without taking into account our new sugar intake. The normal metabolic circuit implies the breaking down of dietary proteins, lipids and complex carbohydrates into simple carbohydrates that the body is able to use. But as sugar is already a simple carbohydrate, it so to speak takes a metabolic shortcut…