You can't get diabetes mellitus from obesity. You can however get TYPE II diabetes. Type 2 is controlled with diet, exercise, and medication in the form of a pill. Most people that are diagnosed with type II can lose weight and no longer have it. Type I, juvenile diabetes, or diabetes mellitus is genetic. Your pancreas will never produce insulin again and so you are required to use insulin the rest of your life.
You can't get diabetes mellitus from obesity. You can however get TYPE II diabetes. Type 2 is controlled with diet, exercise, and medication in the form of a pill. Most people that are diagnosed with type II can lose weight and no longer have it. Type I, juvenile diabetes, or diabetes mellitus is genetic. Your pancreas will never produce insulin again and so you are required to use insulin the rest of your life.
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