Selasa, 24 September 2013

how does type 2 diabetes affect your life?

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A. Not much, once you get used to it. I can still enjoy M&Ms so long as I can work it into my carb count. It's only a handfull or two, not the whole 12 oz bag, though :-) Having to keep high carb snacks on hand for possible hypo episodes is kind of like keeping oil and fluids in the car just in case you need them. Taking the meds is what, all of ten seconds out your day? Checking your blood sugar doesn't take much more time than that either. Exercise for the enjoyment of it and you won't feel like it's a punishment to be diabetic (if you don't like walking, try taking ballroom dancing).

Now, dealing with other people can be a challenge. Non diabetics can be clueless, and refuse to learn anything. Other diabetics think they know more than your doctor does. Some of have "food police" in the family, some of us have "diabetes isn't real" family members.

But, you see a doctor more often than if you weren't diabetic, so you're getting better healthcare. Your diet improves. You choose good fitting shoes over trendy looking, bad fitting ones. You care about issues like national health insurance, medicare/medicaid, social security, etc, even if you aren't old yet.





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