DIABETES: FACING THE PROBLEM
Your doctor has told you that you have “a touch of diabetes” … a bit of a problem with your body’s metabolism that has caused your blood glucose (sugar) levels to go above their normal, healthy range.Your doctor probably told you that because of this problem you need to watch what kinds of food you eat and how much of these foods you eat.Your doctor probably advised you to exercise a bit more than you have been doing for the past few years – or maybe for many years.Last but certainly not least, your doctor told you to get rid of those extra kilograms you have been carrying around for most of the years you have been a “mature” adult.What your doctor said was excellent advice. Unfortunately, you probably didn’t hear-or remember or understand-all of what was said to you.What you did remember is your doctor’s statement: “You have diabetes.” These words, no doubt stuck in your memory.You responded to this announcement, most probably, with one of three reactions:”Why me?”"I don’t believe it.”"Poor me.”Any one of these responses is perfectly normal. Even a combination of these responses could be considered a normal reaction by anyone who has just been told he or she has a chronic disease.Your responses to the diagnosis of diabetes are not the problem. The real problem is your need to get satisfactory answers to your questions and to find solutions to the puzzles diabetes has set before you.*1/210/5*
