Re: Something I'm grateful for diabetes

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In a message dated 4/19/2006 11:42:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

barry@... writes:

I don't think you really mean that, do you? You're grateful for getting a

disease that'll stay with you for the rest of your life, has no cure and can

cause horrendous complications!! No I don't think that what you really

meant.

Hi Barry,

I'm very thankful for getting diabetes. Even though I was a healthy person,

I was not taking care of myself the way I should have been. I was losing

weight that I gained from having to take heavy doses of steroids, but I was not

giving it 100%. I was on 2 meds for high blood pressure and I was on one

med for diabetes. Since losing weight and adding even more exercise to my

daily schedule, I've been at my weight goal since 2001, I no longer take high

blood pressure meds and I'm not taking any meds for diabetes. I'm 63 yrs old,

feel better than I did when I was in my 40's. I go all day long and very

seldom get tired. If I do get tired, I can sit down for 15 minutes, have a cup

of tea and I'm ready to go again.

Yes, I thank God that I do have diabetes. I can live a long and healthy

life with diabetes.

hugs

Eunice