JensenZ

No, you're a social snob who thinks you're superior. I've eaten in the Big C Extra food court since back in 2006, and never had the problems you claim to have... It's just bs, pure and simple. Stop being a creep and watching people so closely. The crowd there is the same as it is anywhere else. Best you eat at home.

I completely agree - I would rather you starve too. You're another "Falang" with a holier-than-thou attitude taking the ridicule of other people to another level - making jokes about people with advanced diabetes who are trying to enjoy a meal before they die or have their legs amputated. Do you really spend your meal times watching other people that closely - observing their feet? If I caught you looking closely at my toes, I'd tell you where to go.

There is a genetic aspect too. Some people are genetically disposed to it. For example, black adults in the U.S. are 60% more likely than white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes. However, I'd like to see some evidence that people who "eat like crap" all their lives will never get type 2 diabetes. It is an interesting question.

I do a weekly shop at Big C Extra. I roll my shopping cart into the food court and grab a quick meal before going home. The atmosphere there is relaxed and pleasant. The food is normal fare for a typical food court. The sellers are lovely and friendly. It is not overcrowded and everyone keeps to themselves. yet this pr**k comes on here suggesting that the "Falang" are dirty and riff-raff. Who does he think he is?

I was there today, and you're calling me a "dirty Falang". F you too! Another "Falang" with a superior attitude. All I see at the food court is a lot of foreigners (and tourists) enjoying a low-cost meal along with a lot of Thai people.

Definitely, since 2020 with covid, more people have been tested, inflating the statistics. I'm not sure if the doctors in Thailand will mention anything if the levels are only pre-diabetic. I know in Australia doctors will tend to say you have insulin resistance if you are in the pre-diabetic range. The reason is simple. If the "diabetic" word is used, that's a red flag for health insurance policies.

It's only a guide and an average of the glucose levels over the last 2 - 3 months, and athletes or very active people process red blood cells faster and can get irregular readings... too high or too low depending on how they eat. A higher-than-normal reading is a good starting point to analyze an individual's glucose metabolism. One example - you can have higher spikes after meals but lower average readings and lower fasting levels, giving lower HbA1c values, but you can still have a problem. There are a lot of different problems within the scope of insulin resistance. The constant monitoring devices are the gold standard of testing. There is a problem with using blood glucose levels for diagnosis too. For example, for years I've had high fasting levels from pre-diabetic (low 100 mg/dl) to diabetic levels (over 126 mg/dl). I can exercise and make dietary changes that will show me to be normal. I've had perfectly normal HbA1c levels below 5.0. I could be tested and diagnosed as perfectly normal, but I am not. I have insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance. In the early stages of diabetes, you can control your glucose levels to be in the normal range - and people think this means they are cured. A C-peptide test will help to determine an individual's insulin production. A person's resistance to insulin and its production are key to determining if you are diabetic.

It's nonsense that it has doubled in 3 years... if some numbers have doubled, it's only because the detection of existing diabetes has doubled, not the actual number of people with it. Where are your sources? You shouldn't post things like this without references. The numbers would be much higher if they tested every person in Thailand. More people would be pre-diabetics and diabetic without knowing it than people who have been positively diagnosed. A lot of people reading this don't know they are diabetic because, in the early stages, you won't notice the symptoms. Most people who find out they have it are advanced and have been pre-diabetic or diabetic for many years. Diabetes Type 2 is a complex disease and is hard to quantify. What tests did they do?

I know the area well... I was born in Southland and spent much time in Queenstown in my youth. Back in those days (1960s), you'd hardly see any international tourists. You're a competitive athlete, so you're at a different level; I'm just a 65-year-old trying to maintain muscle mass, strength and fitness to keep the body functioning as best it can. The only thing I don't like about Thailand is the weather LOL... I also used to do a lot of cycling and swimming. Cycling is out as my knees are no longer up to it. My main cardio exercises are rowing, ski-erg and Cybex Arc Trainer. It's a good combination of upper/lower body and core conditioning without any impact stress on the joints... and I get to do it all in air-conditioned comfort. I still sweat a lot, but I can work much harder in lower temperatures & humidity.

First of all, I commend your exceptional ability to train in these conditions... quite remarkable actually. What is your size and body weight? Having exercised for many years in NZ, that would be my choice of places to do it, of course, the climate does vary quite a bit throughout the country. It's a lot easier to stay warm than cool down. You mistake being able to exercise (adaptation) from optimum conditions to exercise. I'm a muscular 100kg, so I do hard cardio sessions in my air-conditioned gym (27 - 28C with fans). Running is out of the question. I can work up a sweat with night walking (6km/h pace) when the temperature is still around 30C. I don't even need to exercise to sweat in this climate. I miss the NZ weather. I haven't experienced a winter for 25 years; the last one was in Australia.

It is also worth considering the power savings of a new, more efficient unit, especially if you splash out for an inverter model.

It's hard to know who is serious and who isn't, but this topic is quite important and some factual information can be useful. I've been in Thailand for 18 years, not in the north, but in cooler Pattaya. If I'm lucky, there are some comfortable weeks in November to January. I used to live in a sub-tropical climate in Australia. Large-bodied foreigners are not suited to this climate, which is also a factor. The larger the body, the more difficult it is to cool. Some light-weight people might find the climate more suitable. Here's an interesting fact - when the room temperature exceeds 35C, fans can heat you up...kind of like a fan-forced oven.

Perhaps you don't understand that the official temperature readings recorded are taken above ground, in the shade and that humidity makes a huge difference, especially when exercising. How Hot Is Too Hot to Hold a Marathon? "It was also unseasonably warm at the Brooklyn Half Marathon—the largest half marathon in the U.S.—in May 2022, where one person died and 15 were hospitalized when temperatures reached the high 80s and the relative humidity reached 97 percent during the city’s first May heat advisory in 16 years. "high 80s" is about 31C; It's all about physics, a core temperature of 37C must be maintained or you'll experience the dangers of heat exhaustion.

The climate is hot and humid; that's inescapable for most of the year, however, the OP mentioned that air conditioning is not needed. In years of walking outside (in Pattaya), I have never had to cancel a workout due to weather conditions. A few times it rained lightly and once very heavily. I enjoy walking in the rain as it is cooler. I have a lot of hills to make the workout harder.

Here's a tidier way to show the link above. Treadmill That is junk - a complete waste of money. It might be ok for a child or a very light adult. I would recommend Fitness 7 at the Avenue Shopping Centre, 2nd Road, the space where California Wow used to exist. They have good treadmills, in an air-conditioned area that is open 24 hours. I think the price is cheap, although "cheap" is subjective. Please walk outside than on a treadmill and it's free.

He's probably got some money, supporting himself for eight years. Thailand is not the only good place to retire. He shouldn't have trouble getting into the Philippines where he could be even happier.

And best to stay single and unattached so nobody knows your business.

From the palette of a photo editor; a straightforward job using photo editing software.

LOL. You're not 5 years old? Empty most of your bladder first>stop>start again to fill cup. Many urine samples need to be midstream. Anyway, most older gentlemen don't piss like horses and are more than happy with any stream at all.

What a load of nonsense being the caretaker of the deceased man - he only discovered him after 3 days and probably only because of the smell; and he didn't have access to the room.

I agree, but I was referring to all the confused and sad icons members are using here...

The temperatures in Pattaya are quite normal for late March. The sun will be closest to Pattaya on April 24. That's when it's directly overhead, so we're getting close to the theoretical hottest days of the year.

What's the dumb idea? Trying to get a cheap ride to Bangkok, or using these services? Why else would I bother using these services other than to try to get a good price? I jumped to higher price categories until I finally got an opportunity to negotiate with a private service. After seeing how small the cheaper cars are I was happy I didn't get an opportunity to ride in one to Bangkok. I think this is a problem trying to get rides to Bangkok from Pattaya as I had no problem getting a ride from Bangkok to Pattaya in the afternoon.

Grab and Bolt seem to be a very emotional and confusing experience for many forum members.

I have both apps functioning on my phone and neither have my CC details.