Deja Q
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Tue Jul-11-06 04:36 PM
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Does a high blood sugar level or a low one cause weight loss? |
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A fat burning book I know of claims "low", but a book on diabetes claims the opposite.
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KitchenWitch
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Tue Jul-11-06 04:38 PM
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1. Depends upon if you are insulin resistant or not. |
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Tue Jul-11-06 04:42 PM
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and diabetes would make you lose weight. In some ways, the Atkins Diet does the same thing, without the diabetes part, though.
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Tue Jul-11-06 04:49 PM
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3. Low blood sugar is dangerous - if the brain does not receive a steady |
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supply of glucose, serious complications such as coma and seizure can occur.
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Tue Jul-11-06 04:56 PM
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4. This has confused me a long time |
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They say a symtom of diabetes is weight LOSS, yet being OVERWEIGHT appears to be a (cause?).
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Tue Jul-11-06 05:37 PM
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5. It's a dramatic weight loss in a short period of time |
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not just weight loss itself that's an indicator of diabetes.
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