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barefoot serpent · 10-12-2005, 05:31 PM

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the inability to lose weight may be symptomatic of adult onset diabetes (aka Type II). I'm going to start another thread on this subject but anyone who seriously diets and can't seem to lose more than a few pounds should probably be screened first by a simple fasting (10-12 hours) blood sugar test and if that shows anything north of 130 then they need to have a hemoglobin A1c test. If that is 7 or higher then you're officially a type II. I found out 2 years ago (exactly) that this was my situation and so I don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings but we, as an aging population, are just now seeing only the tip of the type II iceberg.

10-12-2005, 05:31 PM	#11
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	[/thread drift] the inability to lose weight may be symptomatic of adult onset diabetes (aka Type II). I'm going to start another thread on this subject but anyone who seriously diets and can't seem to lose more than a few pounds should probably be screened first by a simple fasting (10-12 hours) blood sugar test and if that shows anything north of 130 then they need to have a hemoglobin A1c test. If that is 7 or higher then you're officially a type II. I found out 2 years ago (exactly) that this was my situation and so I don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings but we, as an aging population, are just now seeing only the tip of the type II iceberg.