Elsie - Arlington, VA
When I found out I had diabetes I was totally upset. I went into a funk. Now I do whatever I have to do to maintain a good blood sugar.
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Christina - Whitehall, OH
I have a strong heart family history, diabetes, cancer, and Asthma. My primary discontinued the BG med and said my past A1C have been normal(2x's now). I've lost 9lbs. in...
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Bev - Golden, CO
I felt sorry for myself for a while and then gave myself a pep talk. This was the rest of my life -- and I had two options. Let it control me or I could control it. I chose to be in control.
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Matthew - Sandy, OR
Test yourself often at first. Really give up the bad carbs. If you eat right, you don’t have to watch what you eat. I thought I would have to weigh my food and starve to death. It gets easier and easier.
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Barbara - Philadelphia, PA
I was very sick and didn’t even know it. That slowed me down; I became depressed, stressed a lot and overate. It took me a while to get things together.
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John - Cocoa, FL
Working in the corporate health and productivity management field over the last 8 years, I have been talking about diabetes and its impact, but never thought it was happening to me (dumb!).
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John - Longview, WA
The success factor has been my wife’s support, so I suggest that people who need to make life changes find a partner to help them through it.
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