Hospital stay.

[Guest guest]

Last trip to the hospital for me there was a fellow who was told he was a T 2

and he had to change his diet. I still remember him asking the doc what was all

the free foods he could still eat all he wanted? actually the saw bones wasn't

understanding what he was asking and the nurse had to explain. the fellow wanted

to know what foods he could continue to eat all he wanted of. the doc told him

eating all he wanted was one of his biggest problems and he had to change his

attitude about that. the fellow said letis should be a free food and so should

anything you put in a salad. that old boy told the doctor that he had to eat

enough to fill him up or he would be right back looking in the ice box for more

to eat. he said when his belly told him it was hungry he had to eat or he would

be sick. I have no clue how he is doing, but I do recall his A1C was sixteen.

every one there was very concerned about his diet he was eating, but he didn't

seem to think it was a big deal. He even said he thought milk was a free food.

he said his Momma told him as a kid that milk made you strong and healthy and he

had drank milk all his life and what would he drink if not milk? when they said

water was good I thought he was going to lose it. he said he hated water and it

had no taste. I don't know how much he was weighing, but my nurse said he looked

to be at least 100 pounds more then me. I was weighing then 317 at that time. it

wasn't sounding like the old boy was understanding very well about food and what

he needed to do to change his thinking. he said there was a good reason for all

you could eat restaurants. he said the food we eat now days just doesn't fill

you up as it did years ago. he said we have to eat more of it because it is all

poor food now. that ask him what kind of exercise could he do and he told them

he was to big and got to tired when he tried to walk. he said walking was bad

for his heart and so he didn't do any kind of exercise. I bet you a dollar to a

doughnut that he will never figure it out and his over weight and T 2 diabetes

will kill him in the end. the nurses said they was feeding him a diabetic meal,

but he would call people who was bringing him fast food to the room between

meals at the hospital. the nurse said he isn't the only one who comes through

the hospital with the attitude he had. she said most diabetics have the same

attitude and say they can't change even if it takes there life. she said the

one's who change are the smaller group. sure glad I'm finally one of the smaller

numbers who did change. really sad to think of all those that say they can't.

probably it is they won't instead of can't?