Diabetes is something every one of us has to learn to live with. How we treat this disease and our self along with it is what directly affects our mental health and all relationships we encounter. It really doesn't matter if those around us don't understand what we are going through, as long as we can understand and come to grips with that. I've given this subject some hard thought, and realize that this disease has actually had more of a positive impact on me than a negativ...e one. Diabetes has improved my life style, I'm fit both physically and mentally. I take less drugs now than I have in many many years and look forwards to tomorrow and totally enjoy family and my surrounds. Yes I'm still a diabetic, however that's something I don't dwell on. I have an established routine, and that routine goes with me where ever I am during the day. I travel a lot, my job as an I.T. personality demands this in a country where populations a spread out far and wide, however my routine travels along with me. It is knowing, understanding and coming to grips with this disease that makes all the difference. Knowing that you have the disease is the easy part, our doctors told us that, and our blood tests verified that. Understanding how and why this disease affects us in certain ways is more difficult but this understanding is eased a bit by learning how to come to grips with it, and what you have to do to get a grip on it. We are here (at least I am) to help you understand, come to grips, and get a grip on this disease. All it takes from you is the discipline to follow through, do some research and enlist the help of your medical staff to help you and not just automatically give you more drugs hoping that will satisfy you.
