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Partners of type II diabetics increased risk.

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"Partners who live with people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop the condition within a year, a study finds".

I expect you've seen this in the recent mailing from Diabetes.co.uk. I'm surprised to say the least, especially as they exclude diabetics taking Metformin alone. There must be quite a few type IIs on this forum, anybody with a partner with type II as well?
 
No, in fact if diet and lifestyle are taken into account I should be fine and my husband should be T2!!!
 
Our dr wanted my partner to get checked for diabetes years ago but hes scared of needles so he never got it checked. Out of curiosity I have been trying to check it with my meter but he wont let me.
 
I persuaded my husband to let me check his this morning (fasting) and it was 12.8 :wideyed: Now trying to persuade him he needs to make an appointment with the doctor - he hasn't seen one in at least 15 years.....:(
 
If you accept the hypothesis that diet is the cause of type 2 diabetes then I suppose that two people living together and eating similar foods could explain it. Perhaps a knock on study should include things like do they eat the same things, do they enjoy pizza together, do they both eat convenience foods etc.

Just a thought.
 
My husband is overweight, does a sedentary job (black taxi driver working lates) and eats lots of the wrong stuff at the wrong time.

I am not overweight, have always eaten a pretty good diet and do a job where im up and down like a fiddlers elbow and walk to and from work and walk the dog daily.

Guess who is diabetic?

Genetics seem to play a much bigger role than lifestyle as far as I'm concerned. I have a family of diabetics. Siblings, one parent, aunts, uncles, cousins. He has none in his family.
 
graj0 said:
"Partners who live with people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop the condition within a year, a study finds".

I expect you've seen this in the recent mailing from Diabetes.co.uk. I'm surprised to say the least, especially as they exclude diabetics taking Metformin alone. There must be quite a few type IIs on this forum, anybody with a partner with type II as well?
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Surely this is going to be more related to partners/failies that all eat the same "High carb or dreadful diet" partnership/relationships?

Round here, where I live there are whole familys that never cook.. Just survive on £38 takeaways every night for 2 adults, 10 & 12 yr olds) the whole family (and other familys as wel) are just totally obese snd clueless on how to even cook a meal!!

It depends as well on the people that they researched... But honestly this does not suprise me.

Sorry, with all these obesity programmes on TV it is rare to see an overweight person with a skinny partner.

Sure diabetes is not all about obesity but the vast majority of the population 63% in England and 67% in Northants are overweight.. So this is not helping...
 
donnellysdogs said:
Surely this is going to be more related to partners/failies that all eat the same "High carb or dreadful diet" partnership/relationships?
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Round here, where I live there are whole familys that never cook.. Just survive on £38 takeaways every night for 2 adults, 10 & 12 yr olds) the whole family (and other familys as wel) are just totally obese snd clueless on how to even cook a meal!!

It depends as well on the people that they researched... But honestly this does not suprise me.

Sorry, with all these obesity programmes on TV it is rare to see an overweight person with a skinny partner.

Sure diabetes is not all about obesity but the vast majority of the population 63% in England and 67% in Northants are overweight.. So this is not helping...
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Do you live in England by any chance, my name is Emma and am new to the forum, just had test done on Friday to check for diabetes,
 
donnellysdogs said:
Surely this is going to be more related to partners/failies that all eat the same "High carb or dreadful diet" partnership/relationships?

Round here, where I live there are whole familys that never cook.. Just survive on £38 takeaways every night for 2 adults, 10 & 12 yr olds) the whole family (and other familys as wel) are just totally obese snd clueless on how to even cook a meal!!

It depends as well on the people that they researched... But honestly this does not suprise me.

Sorry, with all these obesity programmes on TV it is rare to see an overweight person with a skinny partner.

Sure diabetes is not all about obesity but the vast majority of the population 63% in England and 67% in Northants are overweight.. So this is not helping...
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Hello donnellydogs ,I am new member just had test on Friday waiting to hear from my gastroentologist I also have chronic pancreatitus which is very painful, also by the way I live in northampton :headphone::headphone:
 
graj0 said:
"Partners who live with people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop the condition within a year, a study finds".

I expect you've seen this in the recent mailing from Diabetes.co.uk. I'm surprised to say the least, especially as they exclude diabetics taking Metformin alone. There must be quite a few type IIs on this forum, anybody with a partner with type II as well?
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The Wife was already eating LCHF it was me loving all the carbs ..so I get the T2 .... And an ear bashing from the DBN to eat even more carbs ... The wife and I often will test together if I get a high reading ... So my bs in in the 7s and hers will be mid 5s .. So if anything it should be the opposite.. People with diabetes partners are less lightly to become diabetic
 
Enclave said:
People with diabetes partners are less lightly to become diabetic
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You would think that it is the most logical outcome, but my suspicion is that the partners follow the same **** advice that the medics are still giving out, "Eat your carbs, you need the energy". Sadly, my energy is stored around my stomach and I've lost the switch to burn it off. Fortunately I'm not topping it up by eating loads of carbs.
 
emmabod said:
Do you live in England by any chance, my name is Emma and am new to the forum, just had test done on Friday to check for diabetes,
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Welcome, but you might get a better response if you opened a thread in the Greetings and Introductions area. You appear to have landed in the middle of a conversation.

Also I don't think that Donnelydogs is on line at the moment.
 
I have never put weight on more quickly than when I followed the 'eat lots of complex carbs and low fat'.

So many of those couple of fat people may be doing exactly what they are told by their doc - and watching their weight rise as a result.
 
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