On Tue 01 Jul 2008 08:12:20p, Goomba told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> What prompted me to ask was that Mary Tyler Moore developed what was
>> thought to be gestational diabetes when she was pregnant, but after
>> pregnancy it became permanent Type I. I wondered how often it occurred.
>>
> Remember that in the past, up to about age 35, developing full blown
> diabetes was called "Juvenile Diabetes". She was young when she had her
> baby and her body obviously reacted by halting ALL insulin production,
> I'm assuming?
>
> Most adults (particularly obese) get type 2 diabetes whch means they
> still make insulin but either not enough or their body has lost its
> receptiveness to it.
> For some losing weight increases insulin receptors on the cells, so you
> can use more of the insulin you still make. Others need drugs to help
> the pancreas kick out more insulin.

I didn't know those details about "Juvenile Diabetes". I have type 2
myself. When my weight was down to almost normal, I was off all
medications. Now that I've gained some back, I'm on low doses of glyburide
and metformin. Working to get that weight back down. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright
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