Schmittk
I am fifty years old. I have always been been heavy or the word chubby when I was a lot younger. Fifteen years ago I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Along with being diabetic, I have hypertension, hypothyroidism, asthma, sleep apnea and biopolar. My diabetes has always been a problem. I have never been really able to get it under control. This scares me. My brother died eight years ago this Christmas 2009 from complications from diabetes. My father died two years later from the same thing. Though, my brother was type 1 and my father was type 2. My sister also suffers from diabetes. She's had a rocky road. She wears a insulin pump.
I have tried so many diets. One worked for awhie and then I regained my weight after the pregancy of my son. That was before I was diagnosed with the diabetes. Now I'm insulin resistant. I made the decision several months ago that I wanted to do this. I am doing this for myself. I want to be able to live another fifty years.
