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Could somebody be overweight by 100 pounds but not get diabetes?
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Yes, but: But you're putting a terrible stress on your pancreas -- and unless you have the best pancreas in the world, it'll most likely deteriorate and fail at some time in the future.
Answered 4/16/2013
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