Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Being Afraid

About a week ago, I discovered that I am becoming a type 2 diabetic. It frightens me. Diabetes gallops in my family, and I've tried putting it off as long as possible by dieting, exercising, etc., but it finally caught me. Yes, I caught it very early, and am trying to do all the right things, but I also know what diabetes can do to you, and to say it frightens me is putting it mildly. Everything from going blind to amputation of limbs to numbness to kidney damage. Do we always have to go through this kind of stuff as we get older? Why can't we age gracefully? I know my time isn't nearly up yet, but this is the kind of thing that can hasten it. And I fear it.

posted by Rickey Lynn @ 9:11 PM

1 Comments:

At 8:24 AM, Blogger June said...

The only thing you have to fear, is fear itself. Really. As long as you can manage your blood sugar, those end results /will not happen/. Period. Those cases are absolute worst-case scenarios, and actually don't happen to the majority of folks who have it.

Just take it easy, listen to your blood sugar meter, and take it one day at a time.

*hugs*

 

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