| Wow! What an article. Really hits close to home too.
Along with being severely overweight and having high blood pressure, I started having reactive hypoglycemic episodes a couple of years ago. A couple of hours after lunch (burgers, fries, etc.), I'd feel tired and in need of energy. What to do but grab a coke and a candy bar out of the machine. Then a couple of hours later, I'd start to crash again, usually about the time I'd be driving home from work. I'd find myself falling asleep at red lights, or drifting across the centerline or toward the side of the road. Finally afraid that I was going to kill someone, I went to the doc. The doc simply said, cut out sugar and starches. No tests, nothing about blood sugar problems or diabetes. My regular blood work was coming back with pretty average results. I cut out many of the sugars and starches and the problem seemed to go away. However, I took another job that has me sitting for 10-12 hours a day and commuting 3 hours round trip. Due to the lack of exercise, my waist line started growing, and my triglycerides shot up, driving my A1C over 7. That's when the doc finally diagnosed diabetes.
Now, a couple of months after diagnosis, I'm probably in better shape than the past 15 years. I'm still learning how to eat healthy. I'm hoping to keep this beast on a chain. But, I also know that if he slips his chain, I'll be another meal for this fire breathing dragon.  | 
