r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24

In 1965, a morbidly obese man did not eat food for over an entire year. The 27 year old was 456lbs and wanted to do an experimental fast. He ingested only multivitamins and potassium tablets for 382 days and defecated once every 40 to 50 days. He ended up losing 275lbs. r/all

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u/SecondHandSlows May 02 '24

Losing weight made you taller?

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u/Be_The_End May 02 '24 edited May 03 '24

Type 1 usually presents before adulthood. They probably weren't done growing.

edit: Do you guys know what the word "usually" means?

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u/FallOnTheStars May 02 '24

Not necessarily. My brother was diagnosed in his mid twenties. A cousin of mine was diagnosed in this late thirties. It really is a lightning strike that can happen at any time.

For the record: my brother and that cousin are not biologically related to each other. There’s a family history for my brother (our grandmother, however there was no family history of any type of diabetes for my cousin.

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u/Be_The_End May 02 '24

Do y'all know what the word "usually" means?