Re: Does losing weight cure Type 2?



CeeBee wrote:

David <David@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in alt.support.diabetes:



Apparently you think that DM causes obesity instead of obese people being at great risk of DM.


A small group of people here are convinced that the only way to be an expert on T2 diabetes is having it; People who are no T2 diabetic are basically clueless and should keep quiet. For the majority of this group, those clueless also include medical professionals and (diabetic research) scientists. So don'take offense - just let go.


That's probably a leading reason that medical professionals avoid this NG like the plague.
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