| Hmmm... And what about identical twins who develop T2 within 1 year of each other? Here are the stats: each twin is 6'0, and weighs between 190-210 pounds. Both are basketball coaches and are very active. How did it happen there?
That's my dad and his identical twin.
IMHO: A sedentary lifestyle certainly does not HELP insulin resistance. It does not improve it. However, does a sedentary lifestyle or obesity CAUSE insulin resistance and T2? No way. There are too many fat folks around who have perfectly normal BG. And, there are too many normal weight people who have T2, who have never been obese. Like my dad and my uncle.
Again, I'm reminded of the DirectTV commercial: "90 percent of all statistics can be made to say whatever you want them to say-- 50 percent of the time." That's quite a pearl of wisdom from a commercial! LOL.
I think the reason the numbers were interpreted this way is because this is the prevailing attitude and the scientists make more money going with the trend than bucking it. Studies that buck the trends don't get funded.
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Glycemic impact diet
exercise
Metformin 2000 mg
Byetta 5 mcg/2x daily
Enalapril 40 mg
A1C, 11-14-08: 5.2!! 
A1C, 8-7-08: 6.3 
A1C, 5-1-08: 5.6!! 
A1C, 2-5-08: 7.4  | 
