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Besides anecdotal evidence, what makes you believe that the people who are getting it need it less than your grandmother. Obesity kills people as surely, and sometimes faster, than diabetes.

Are your feelings on this influenced by the notion that obesity is a moral failing or a willpower issue?

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Obesity is curable. Diabetes is not.

Both can be managed (and symptoms resolved) by lifestyle changes. Both will return if someone returns to their old lifestyle. And the lifestyle changes that treat one often treat the other as well.

We could argue about whether either is "cured" or just "in remission", but it's illogical to say one is cured and the other isn't.

Obesity can be a primary factor for getting type 2 diabetes.

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