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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 674649" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>I find it really sad to read of fellow type 2s who criticise themselves for being fat couch potatoes and 'causing' their condition.</p><p></p><p>Especially when they promote that idea on a forum like this.</p><p></p><p>Even if a person lives a couch potato lifestyle, it is <strong><em>not</em></strong> inevitable that they become type 2.</p><p>There are many more obese people who <strong><em>don't</em></strong> have diabetics than who do.</p><p></p><p>So even if being fat is a contributing factor, it is not <strong><em>the cause.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p>Add in the fact that type 1s put on weight when using excess insulin</p><p>Plus that insulin excess is a classic feature of type 2 (even slim type 2s)</p><p>Plus that insulin excess/resistance can predate developing diabetes by decades</p><p></p><p>How can people claim it was a couch potato lifestyle that caused type 2, when insulin excess/resistance causes all the factors (lethargy, 'greed', lack of energy) that result in a couch potato lifestyle?</p><p>It's absurd. Faulty logic. And I really object to it being promoted on this forum.</p><p></p><p>I'm fine about people saying 'I ate too much, put on weight, and have type 2'</p><p>I hate the way people say 'I was a lazy slob, put on weight, and have type 2'</p><p></p><p>Unless you can go back in time and do a test for insulin resistance and glucose tolerance at the point you turned into a couch potato, then you are denigrating yourself, promoting ignorance, and supporting the same bigotry that appears in the media.</p><p></p><p>As you can see, I feel strongly about this. </p><p>I have spent my entire adult life aware of judgemental glances and criticism. In all that time, the first person who ever validated my body shape was a consultant, who said that, with my contributing factors, <strong><em>she was surprised I</em></strong> <strong><em>wasn't</em></strong> <strong><em>bigger</em></strong>.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the world may kick us, but we don't have to join in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 674649, member: 41816"] I find it really sad to read of fellow type 2s who criticise themselves for being fat couch potatoes and 'causing' their condition. Especially when they promote that idea on a forum like this. Even if a person lives a couch potato lifestyle, it is [B][I]not[/I][/B] inevitable that they become type 2. There are many more obese people who [B][I]don't[/I][/B] have diabetics than who do. So even if being fat is a contributing factor, it is not [B][I]the cause. [/I][/B] Add in the fact that type 1s put on weight when using excess insulin Plus that insulin excess is a classic feature of type 2 (even slim type 2s) Plus that insulin excess/resistance can predate developing diabetes by decades How can people claim it was a couch potato lifestyle that caused type 2, when insulin excess/resistance causes all the factors (lethargy, 'greed', lack of energy) that result in a couch potato lifestyle? It's absurd. Faulty logic. And I really object to it being promoted on this forum. I'm fine about people saying 'I ate too much, put on weight, and have type 2' I hate the way people say 'I was a lazy slob, put on weight, and have type 2' Unless you can go back in time and do a test for insulin resistance and glucose tolerance at the point you turned into a couch potato, then you are denigrating yourself, promoting ignorance, and supporting the same bigotry that appears in the media. As you can see, I feel strongly about this. I have spent my entire adult life aware of judgemental glances and criticism. In all that time, the first person who ever validated my body shape was a consultant, who said that, with my contributing factors, [B][I]she was surprised I[/I][/B] [B][I]wasn't[/I][/B] [B][I]bigger[/I][/B]. The rest of the world may kick us, but we don't have to join in. [/QUOTE]
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