Hi! You will actually lower your risk for developing diabetes if you start eating healthy that is high fibre and low sugar foods. It is a myth that sugar intake is linked to diabetes. Sugar does not lead to diabetes. There are more factors like genetics, faulty food habits like high intake of fat and refined carbohydrates with a low fibre intake coupled with a sedentary lifestyle that increase your risk for diabetes. If you eat a high fibre diet, it will not only help in preventing diabetes but other chronic diseases as well like cancer, heart disease etc. You can safely switch over to a healthy diet without any worries because thats the right thing to do. Insulin is a hormone which is produced by pancreas. It is produced in response to food intake including any food and not just sugar containing foods. The food that we eat is converted to glucose (sugar) which is absorbed into the blood stream thus raising blood sugar levels. Insulin is produced in response to raised sugar level to remove excess glucose from blood and deposit it in the liver for future use. Thats how our body works by producing insulin in response to food. This is what happens in normal healthy individuals. Insulin deficiency is present only when a person develops diabetes. As long as he is healthy, insulin is produced as needed by the body. So, it is again wrong to think that if you stop your sugar intake, your body will not make any insulin. Eat a healthy low fat, low sugar diet but make sure it is well balanced and includes whole grain cereals, pulses, beans, milk and fruits and vegetables. You need all of them to stay healthy. Hope this answers your query and clears all your doubts/myths.