Sun, Jun-03-07, 10:41
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,709
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Plan: HF Atkins paleo
Stats: 230/144/150
BF:less/than/before
Progress: 108%
Location: Dallas
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PS Diva, I have never heard of that before. So I googled.
OMG. That is me. Those pictures are me. No doctor has once ever suggested insuling resistance. It has always just been chalked up to the fact that I have fat thighs. But the discoloration is not at the spot of chafing. And I also have it under my creasts, around my waist and the back of my neck.
My dad is diabetic. His sister lasped into a diabetic coma and died at 55. My mom's parents are both diabetic. My doctors know this about my family history, yet none have ever noted that the dark, hard skin could be a precursor to diabetes. It is just "because I'm fat."
I have always struggled with weight, since I was a child. I've just always been told to exercise better self discipline, eat less fat, etc. Being fat was always my fault, like a personal shortcoming.
It pisses me off, yet also comfots me, to start to see that maybe it is not all my fault. Maybe I'm not just a weak pig who is fat because she can't be bothered to be thin, because she isn't strong enough to be thin like normal people.
So, how to I educate myself better about insulin resistance?
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