Re: Can normal weight people get type 2 diabetes?

If this poster is really that doctor, I stand corrected.  But that just
makes what he posts even scarier!

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Best wishes
Louise

Type 2 since 2000, controlling by diet and exercise



"Ted Rosenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> cc'd by email
> Dr. Beckwith is a young FP in rural Maryland
>
> He graduated UT Galveston in 1995
>
> His knowledge of diabetes is a bit rudimentary, but better than many
> older FP's and Internists
>
> To the group:   Give him a try - maybe he will learn something here.  He
> has the interest to try to help, and we should ALWAYS welcome potential
> resources.  Remember, he is no where near any teaching hospital, and
> relitivly inexperienced, so cut him a LITTLE slack.
>
> To Dr Beckwith:  This is a fractious group of ALL types of diabetics.
> Heavy on born again low-carbers, a seasoning of "animal Insulin only", a
> few total freaks (doe the Watchtroll, Mano the Indian hater, "Dr. Jai"
> the phony indian, etc.) and we beat off a steady stream of Aspartame
> Trolls, BioDeath Merchants, Noni scammers, Stevia Pushers, Herb
> Chompers, and the like.  Many of us know quite a bit about our
> condition.  AND, much of what you read in books is WRONG.  Many of us
> were fighting diabetes before you had ever heard of it, and we are still
> here.
>
> One warning - If you keep cross posting, we will blow you off of the
> internet.  An occasional message, an answer to a crossposted message,
> but do NOT crosspost original messages - If you think we can't get your
> email account pulled - keep it up.
>
> Matt Beckwith wrote:
> > Matti Narkia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> >
> >
> >>My question is: Can normal weight people also get type 2 diabetes?
> >
> >
> > The conventional wisdom is that the cause of diabetes is three-fold:
> > 1. Obesity
> > 2. A genetic predisposition to insulin resistance
> > 3. A genetic predisposition to pancreatic insufficiency
> >
> > If your genetic predisposition to insulin resistance and pancreatic
> > insufficiency is sufficiently great, theoretically you could develop
> > diabetes without being obese.
> >
> > But for the most part, I tell my patients who have a positive family
> > history of diabetes but are not overweight, you're very unlikely to
> > get it so don't worry about it.  And I tell my patients who are obese
> > and have no family history, you could easily develop diabetes if you
> > don't lose weight.
> >
> > Matthew G. Beckwith, M.D.
> > http://drbeckwith.com
>