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How many obese people do NOT develop t2d?
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<blockquote data-quote="kittypoker" data-source="post: 1686268" data-attributes="member: 356854"><p>I've been overweight to obese to morbidly obese, around and around depending on the diet of the day, since childhood. I've also smoked and drunk too much booze during that time. I'm now 65, still (just) overweight and in excellent health, able to walk the dog for hours at a time and on no medication. My blood pressure and cholesterol counts are medically perfect as are my liver and kidney functions. </p><p></p><p>My bff was overweight to obese to morbidly obese, around and around depending on the diet of the day, since childhood. He smoked and drank but gave them up decades before I did. He developed T2 but I didn't. He died from cancer at the age of 57 but I'm cancer-free. </p><p></p><p>The only answer has to be genetic. There is no diabetes or cancer in my family, even going back several generations. Steve didn't know his father or father's family but I'd lay odds that there are the genes for both there. </p><p></p><p>I'm here to keep up with the latest research on T2 because I'm godmother to Steve's children and if they develop T2, I'll be in a position to tell them that it's far from the end of the world and can be very successfully handled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kittypoker, post: 1686268, member: 356854"] I've been overweight to obese to morbidly obese, around and around depending on the diet of the day, since childhood. I've also smoked and drunk too much booze during that time. I'm now 65, still (just) overweight and in excellent health, able to walk the dog for hours at a time and on no medication. My blood pressure and cholesterol counts are medically perfect as are my liver and kidney functions. My bff was overweight to obese to morbidly obese, around and around depending on the diet of the day, since childhood. He smoked and drank but gave them up decades before I did. He developed T2 but I didn't. He died from cancer at the age of 57 but I'm cancer-free. The only answer has to be genetic. There is no diabetes or cancer in my family, even going back several generations. Steve didn't know his father or father's family but I'd lay odds that there are the genes for both there. I'm here to keep up with the latest research on T2 because I'm godmother to Steve's children and if they develop T2, I'll be in a position to tell them that it's far from the end of the world and can be very successfully handled. [/QUOTE]
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