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<blockquote data-quote="SlyFox" data-source="post: 1086148" data-attributes="member: 110923"><p>In <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12786688" target="_blank">here</a> you can read "a number of family members have the phenotype of short 5th metacarpals, which appears to be associated with the features of insulin resistance Type A."</p><p></p><p>I have that feature. You can see what it is <a href="http://radiopaedia.org/cases/short-5th-metacarpal-1" target="_blank">here</a>. Which is where I stumbled on the information whilst out searching one day.</p><p></p><p>I also have unusually short legs for my height 5' 8" @ 28.5" inside leg (Shorter than the shortest standard trouser length).</p><p></p><p>My waist pre newcastle diet was ~10" longer than my legs @39", and still is at 32"</p><p></p><p>You can laugh if you want its a lifelong embarrassment which long ago lost its sting.</p><p></p><p>This is also an indicator of a higher risk of contracting diabetes. There was a famous <a href="http://jech.bmj.com/content/55/12/867.short" target="_blank">study </a>of it Wales many years ago.</p><p></p><p>"RESULTS Cross sectional associations between cardiovascular risk factors and components of stature (total height, leg length and trunk length) demonstrated that factors related to the insulin resistance syndrome—the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, fasting triglyceride levels and total to HDL cholesterol ratio—were less favourable in men with shorter legs, while showing reverse or no associations with trunk length. "</p><p></p><p>So it appears I was well engineered at birth to acquire diabetes at some stage.</p><p></p><p>I'd be curious to see how many other people may be in the same boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlyFox, post: 1086148, member: 110923"] In [URL='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12786688']here[/URL] you can read "a number of family members have the phenotype of short 5th metacarpals, which appears to be associated with the features of insulin resistance Type A." I have that feature. You can see what it is [URL='http://radiopaedia.org/cases/short-5th-metacarpal-1']here[/URL]. Which is where I stumbled on the information whilst out searching one day. I also have unusually short legs for my height 5' 8" @ 28.5" inside leg (Shorter than the shortest standard trouser length). My waist pre newcastle diet was ~10" longer than my legs @39", and still is at 32" You can laugh if you want its a lifelong embarrassment which long ago lost its sting. This is also an indicator of a higher risk of contracting diabetes. There was a famous [URL='http://jech.bmj.com/content/55/12/867.short']study [/URL]of it Wales many years ago. "RESULTS Cross sectional associations between cardiovascular risk factors and components of stature (total height, leg length and trunk length) demonstrated that factors related to the insulin resistance syndrome—the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, fasting triglyceride levels and total to HDL cholesterol ratio—were less favourable in men with shorter legs, while showing reverse or no associations with trunk length. " So it appears I was well engineered at birth to acquire diabetes at some stage. I'd be curious to see how many other people may be in the same boat. [/QUOTE]
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