Why is it that some people are always warm and other people are always cold? Recently I was working in an office in which everyone else was wearing either a jacket or a sweater, and they all seemed comfortable. I had to take my jacket off, and was still sweating like a pig. At home I wear shorts and a t-shirt, but still have my AC on about 8 months/year. I don’t even own a sweater or a heavy winter coat. People look at me like I’m a Martian when I’m sweating profusely, while no one else is sweating at all.
Added info: I’m a little overweight, but not to the point of obesity. I also have type 2 diabetes.
Can anyone shed some light on this, and offer a possible solution?
Gotta agree with Smeghead. I’m a 290lb bodybuilder and constantly hot. My wife is so thin, she has to run around in the shower to get wet, and sleeps under 4 blankets in the summer (and I’m talking south Texas summers)
I was in Dallas in July 1999, and there was no difference in my mind between the weather there and in DC. I can’t imagine how much more hot and humid south Texas is!
It is fairly common for someone with Diabetes to also have a thyroid condition. Since the thyroid regulates body temperature and metabolism, that might be worth looking into. From what you say, it is possible that your thyroid is releasing too much thyroid hormone, causing you to perceive temperature differently than others.
Sure you werent just moving around a bit before you sat down? ran up the stairs maybe? Everyone else would be comfortable because they had been sitting around for ages. I get this alot when im just wearing a T shirt or something and everyone else is wearing 3 layers and they say - ‘arent you cold? its freezing!’ the difference between me and them is that im moving around thinking about other things, and theyre standing there thinking about being cold. I now have a reputation for not feeling the cold.
“I can’t imagine how much more hot and humid south Texas is!”
Just imagine Hell on a bad day. This summer we had 7 consecutive days of 105 degrees or above, reaching 110 at one point. I can’t even count the consecutive 100 degree days.