Response from: None Given    (07/17/07 2:04pm)

Throw out the bun from that burger and have a salad instead of the fries.
Obesity does not lead to diabetes. Insulin resistance leads to obesity and diabetes. It is a metabolic problem. Think about it. The majority of fat people will never get diabetes, plus there are a lot of people who get it at a normal weight.
The reason most people who get it are fat is because a, probably genetic, problem with carbohydrate metabolism has been messing up their systems for years before their blood sugar finally deteriorates to the point their pancreases start to fail and doctors finally notice. Insulin resistance and fluctuating blood sugars levels cause relentless hunger. The fat people who will never get it have normal pancreases that can keep up with the blood sugar load and keep making new ß-cells that make more and more insulin.