ElyDave
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- Type of diabetes
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I am very overweight. Regardless of the weight diabetes was going to hit me as it runs down the maternal side of my family. I have a 7stone (when wet through) sister in law who has VERY high cholesterol, whereas mine when last checked was a lovely 4.7. I think THAT is the point that Zand is making. Even if you are slim and 'gettin away' with eating lots of carbs/sugar, you MIGHT have more fat on the inside that the 'fatties' so have you self inflicted it too?
Edit: To say when I said 'you' I meant it as a broad question to the skinny people who eat lots of bad food and think that there is no way they could get the 'fat people's' disease.
Funny, my last cholesterol was 6.0, LDL 3.0, HDL 3.0. I weigh 10 stone 7 with a BMI of about 22. My HbA1C was 40.
I have what I would consider a healthy diet, probably lower carb (about 100-120g/day average) higher fat and protein than average, and so far I've had two consultants and an private doctor look at my numbers and tell me they're fine.