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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mekalu2k4" data-source="post: 1027403" data-attributes="member: 171561">my dad is 82 now, has T2D and high blood pressure, under went open heart procedure two years back.  Yet, he never does any workout.  Diet is moderate, but he is not a big time eater;  A strict veg diet and no alcohol - all his life.  I would describe him as very lazy, a couch potato, a committed TV viewer - mostly football and X-box games;  since last 3 decades after retirement as a very high end executive.  He takes a whole lot of medications everyday, sometimes he forgets taking them too.  He is happy the way he is, no regular or routine tests with docs either.   On the other hand I sweat out everyday, and living a very cautious life to avoid onset of T2D.   I visit him twice a year [living in another country] - he will wonder why I go for morning walk.   He smiles at me and says, 'few folks do not know how to live'.  nuff said.Edit:  Addition:He has T2D and hypertension for last 30 years.   He has been obese all his life, had a high flying executive/ stressful career.  Obesity + job stress + colas+coffee  might have caused T2D.  Eventually he had to retire due to health issues when he was 55. Since then he is on medications.</blockquote>

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