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<blockquote data-quote="juliekem" data-source="post: 347231" data-attributes="member: 47477"><p>Thanks Pat, I had a look at the site and as you say, the results are inconclusive! Interesting, though as the other strange thing for me is that I have only one known relative who ever was diagnosed with type 2 and that was a great-aunt, so not close AND she was in her late 90s when diagnosed despite being fat for all the time I knew her! Other relatives were well over 80 when they died (including both my parents.) I have owned dogs throughout my 32 year marriage (except for a six month period) so have always walked daily (except in exceptionally bad weather lol) but I have been on permanent (low-fat) diets virtually since I married. Depsite this, my weight has risen slowly but surely untill I came to believe that I cannot lose weight, but have to diet to stay the same. It is interesting that I exhibited a high FBG whilst I was pregnant the last time of which was 25 years ago now. It was not pursued at the time because I was unable to go for so long without food due to feeling sick etc (otherwise the GP wanted me to do a Glucose tolerance test.) Also, fasting for more than 12 hours over night used to bring on Migraines.</p><p>I do wonder if apart from hormones triggering diabetes, being probably pre-diabetic for many years prevented weight loss.</p><p>When I asked the consultant about this he surprised me by saying that they knew that there was a relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes but they didn't really know which way round it was! (He was a researcher to whom I had been referred as they wanted me to take part in a clinical trial.)</p><p>I love to read up on the research, it gives me a feeling of having some control at least - thanks again for the link.</p><p>ps - I do low carb dieting now, but find it hard to totally avoid bread!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="juliekem, post: 347231, member: 47477"] Thanks Pat, I had a look at the site and as you say, the results are inconclusive! Interesting, though as the other strange thing for me is that I have only one known relative who ever was diagnosed with type 2 and that was a great-aunt, so not close AND she was in her late 90s when diagnosed despite being fat for all the time I knew her! Other relatives were well over 80 when they died (including both my parents.) I have owned dogs throughout my 32 year marriage (except for a six month period) so have always walked daily (except in exceptionally bad weather lol) but I have been on permanent (low-fat) diets virtually since I married. Depsite this, my weight has risen slowly but surely untill I came to believe that I cannot lose weight, but have to diet to stay the same. It is interesting that I exhibited a high FBG whilst I was pregnant the last time of which was 25 years ago now. It was not pursued at the time because I was unable to go for so long without food due to feeling sick etc (otherwise the GP wanted me to do a Glucose tolerance test.) Also, fasting for more than 12 hours over night used to bring on Migraines. I do wonder if apart from hormones triggering diabetes, being probably pre-diabetic for many years prevented weight loss. When I asked the consultant about this he surprised me by saying that they knew that there was a relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes but they didn't really know which way round it was! (He was a researcher to whom I had been referred as they wanted me to take part in a clinical trial.) I love to read up on the research, it gives me a feeling of having some control at least - thanks again for the link. ps - I do low carb dieting now, but find it hard to totally avoid bread! [/QUOTE]
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