Thin or Skinny????

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Hi and all,

<<<< It is thought that those who have insulin resistance over the years

become overweight because they are not able to use insulin so it is stored as

fat.

Unfortunately the more fat is stored, the more insulin resistant you become.

So it's kind of this vicious cycle some get trapped in. >>>>

I've really appreciated this thread. I was never overweight, but after

getting Type 2 Diabetes several years ago, I became " really " sensitive to the

" weight verses diabetic thinking " and began to think of myself as fat. This was

especially true when my endocrinologist ask me to loose a bit of weight, even

though my primary said I was just fine. I was embarrassed, to say the least.

But with this thread, maybe the light is turning on????? Is it not so much

the weight of an individual, but how their body eventually utilizes insulin

(both my parents had diabetes)? So, if a normal weight diabetic lost a few

pounds,

that could actually help with their insulin resistance, because their body

would hopefully loose fat?

Geeesh, is this close? If so, my goodness, this is a whole new way of

thinking for me. I hope I don't sound silly and very naive .......... but this

topic

has been a real issue for me.

Thanks so much!

Cindi