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Old 10-November-2006, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BigDon View Post
Lets make a distinction between type 1 and type 2 diabetes shall we? One is a auto-immune response against ones own pancreas. Nothing to do with "life style" other than picking the wrong parents. My youngest is of this type. She became diabetic when she was nine. She was rail thin and was a major carnivore. Some people are using the fact that *some* people live poor lifestyles and they whitewash all diabetics as gluttonous slobs. Really, I've seen it.

Thanks for the distinction, BigDon.
I was only aware of the type that involves lifestyle and diet.

In that case David C, add genetics to a cause of diabetes.

Still no evidence of DU's role.
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