@JonathanPAstudent I live in the US - (this is an international diabetes website). I'm also struggling with question 6. The US and UK have the same A1c range for
diabetes,
but not for "normal" and "pre-diabetes" A1c levels. The A1c ranges used in the UK for diagnosis can be found here in the "HbA1c test for diabetes diagnosis" section)...
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html#:~:text=Indications of diabetes or prediabetes,mol (6.5% or over)
You may find this conversion chart helpful - (I saved it on my computer and use it a lot here)...
https://mobile.twitter.com/Diabetescouk/status/342654280404189184 Also t
Obesity does not cause type 2 diabetes. I weighed 105 pounds when my blood glucose levels began to swing up and down in my mid-20's and gained weight as my untreated diabetes developed and worsened over the decades that followed.
Pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig, MD at UCSF who specializes in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity, speaks specifically to the misinformation about "obesity and diabetes" regularly in his lectures. Go to YouTube, search for his most recent lecture for Low Carb Down Under,
"Prof. Robert Lustig - 'Sugar, metabolic syndrome, and cancer' Once there
begin at minute 6:23 and listen for 6 minutes to his discussion of "Problems #2 and #3". Pay particular attention to his "TOFI: Relation between visceral and subcutaneous obesity (TOFI: thin on the outside, fat on the inside)" slide and discussion.
In addition to question 6, I'm also struggling with questions 7 - 10. Diabetes is a complex condition. The more I learn the less I know. I'm five years into this learning curve.