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My friends mother has always been skinny and almost underweight but she's been diabetic since her late 40's. I know its sample size 1. but I always wonder if th
by victor106 6y ago
My friends mother has always been skinny and almost underweight but she's been diabetic since her late 40's. I know its sample size 1. but I always wonder if there are other reasons other than just weight?
- Bjartr 6y agoOf course there are. There are always going to be one-off or few-off cases in medicine (see "idiopathic" anything). Which is why larger scale studies are so important.
- andrewjl 6y agoImportant to distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, one of which is genetic and the other isn't.