article_snippet.sent: Yet even though Robin Ellis has been slim all Robin Ellis life - 12st, which is perfect for Robin Ellis 6ft 1½in frame - Robin has type 2 diabetes, a condition that many of us associate with being overweight.
article_snippet.sent: his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin was diagnosed by chance in 1999 aged 58 after a friend was diagnosed with prostate cancer and
article_snippet.sent: his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin decided to get his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin checked. '
article_snippet.sent: It was clear, but blood tests showed my blood glucose levels were high,' his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin says. '
article_snippet.sent: his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin had none of the tell-tale symptoms such as increased thirst or urination.
article_snippet.sent: Although his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin had smoked 20 roll-ups a day for 20 years, his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin gave up when his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin was 40.
article_snippet.sent: his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin was running five or six miles a day, and didn't have a sweet tooth.
article_snippet.sent: So how did his 6ft 1½in frame - Robin end up with type 2 diabetes?