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Is it possible for an extremely skinny, but physically inactive person to get diabetes??


Answers: Any person can get diabetes, regardless of body size or shape. Life sty can increase your chances of getting it if you eat a diet with a lot of refined sugar and/or are physically inactive. With diabetes, your body simply loses it's ability to process insulin correctly and your sugar levels rise dangerously.
depends how old you are if your like 1-30 then theres still a large chance you get it when you grow up
Anyone can get diabetes. Being overweight only increases the chances of getting it. Better see a doctor if you are having symptoms.
Yes. Diabetes has to do with how your body deals with insulin, which helps your body use and store sugar. There are two types of diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes happens when your immune system attacks insulin-producing cells. This is why you have to inject yourself with insulin.

Type 2 is the type most commonly associated with being overweight, however you can get no matter what weight you are. People with type 2 diabetes produce insulin, but it either isn't enough, or their bodies can't use it correctly.
Yes. (e.g. Halle Berry has Diabetes)
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Are you asking about type 1 or type 2. Type 1 is genetic and type 2 is a degenerative disease. If type 2, 90% are overweight. Since sugar is metabolized in muscles, it could be due to a lack of muscles.
Yes, especially if it is in the family genes.

Diabetes is not discriminatory--people of all shapes and sizes get it. Have to cut the carbs and hopefully not end up on insulin meds or shots.
Certainly. It's not about being overweight, it's about being unhealthy. Diabetes is essentially a failure in the pancreas, the organ that produces insulin which breaks down sugars which provide energy for the body. Also, Diabetes can be genetic, so if you have a history of it in your family, you should be extra careful about your health.


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