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Is being overweight always a symptom of type 2 diabetes?
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No: All type 2 diabetics are not overweight, although increased weight is a risk factor for developing diabetes.
Answered 10/4/2016
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No: But the overwhelming majority of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. A very few are normal weight or even underweight. That's because type 2 diabetes is generally a disease of Insulin resistance, at least early in it's development.
Answered 6/25/2014
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