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I ate more sugar than anyone I knew, and in 2011 I was diagnosed with type II diabetes. I had no family history of diabetes, I was never overweight, and was al
by brian_cunnie 5y ago
I ate more sugar than anyone I knew, and in 2011 I was diagnosed with type II diabetes.
I had no family history of diabetes, I was never overweight, and was always athletic.
Admittedly, this is a sample set of 1, but I remain convinced that my voracious appetite for sugar played into my diagnosis. I no longer eat sugar (with the exception of fruit).
- mixmastamyk 5y agoOne of the interviews in the "Sugar Coated" documentary was about a pair of athletes that faced the same trouble.
- ASalazarMX 5y agoCould prediabetes have caused your craving for sweets? It happens even without family history.
- brian_cunnie 5y agoI doubt that pre-diabetes caused my craving because I always loved sweets. As a kid I would sometimes eat raw sugar. I was only diagnosed pre-diabetic (fasting glucose > 100) the last year before I blossomed into a full-blown diabetic. My parents were pretty strict about sweets, but once I was on my own my diet quickly spiraled into an orgy of chocolate & sugar.