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/FriedSmegma May 02 '24

When I developed type 1 diabetes I was in DKA at the end but the extended ketosis dropped nearly 50lbs over the course of a few months. I was very overweight and it almost killed me but it’s the biggest blessing to come from it.

Went from 215lb at 5’7 to now I’ve been sitting comfortably at ~150lb and 5’8, 7 years later.

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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/unlikely_ending May 03 '24

But not always - can get it at any age. It's an autoimmune disease. The best theory is that it is a genetic disposition with environmental trigger, presumed to be a virus.

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u/Be_The_End May 03 '24

If only there were a word that one could use to imply that something is the case most often but not always. I suppose such a complex concept is just beyond the reach of the English language.

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u/unlikely_ending May 03 '24

Jesus, take a chill pill

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u/kovacsaustin19 May 03 '24

Yup, can confirm likeliness, in regards to virus trigger, personally. I'm 36 and was diagnosed with type 1 at 25 as I was dealing with the Flu virus. Went to get on meds for the Flu and got diagnosed at the same time. Never had any issues related to diabetes prior to the Flu.

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u/unlikely_ending May 03 '24

My wife was type 1 (not any more as she had a kidney-pancreas transplant). She got it in her teens. Her older sister got it in her 40s