[mewzilla]

FWIW, I don't know any lean people with Type II diabetes.

[fatnotlazy]

FWIW, I don't know any lean people with Type II diabetes.

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I do. A co-worker of mine has it -- she is fit and trim. She works out with me in the firm's gym. She has, however, a family history of the disease. But by keeping her weight under control and being fit, she is fighting off the disease rather well.

However, you are right...those who are obese are at a much higher risk for Type II. It's just that obesity is not the only risk factor. My co-worker can't do anything about heredity, but she is doing what she can with the other risk factors.

[Marie]

FWIW, I don't know any lean people with Type II diabetes.

I do. I know three people who are underweight and T-2. Vegetarians, all of them.