| It is unfortunate that we can’t eat what we want, when we want and how much. First off, to take control you have to make a choice. Life is about choices, we have free will, and this is nature of being a person. Some people would argue that it is the ultimate gift G-d has bestowed upon us.
Be that as it may, you are at a cross roads, you know there is something wrong; you know that it can cause horrible sided effects and amputations. Not to mention Stroke and heart attacks, yet like many other persist in resisting change. Change is not easy; it can be overwhelming and can be **** scary.
At this cross roads, you have two roads. The first road leads to a healthy lifestyle filled with Great healthy foods some moderate exercise and a reduced risk of all the nasty potential harmful things that can happen, this road is slightly uphill and the route twists and turns and we don’t know for sure what is at the top of the hill or around the next bend forcing you to go a bit slower, but it scenic and sunny and the road conditions are great.
The second road is straight, it goes downhill, you can go flat out, but the scenery is a blur because we are forced to travel this road faster. There are dangerous potholes that only get worse as we travel faster and faster due to momentum as we build speed. There is a risk that while the road is straight we will hit a patch of black ice and spin out of control. Until you final hit the final pot hole in which you can’t recover from.
You know the risk of travelling the second road, we know its nicer to travel the first road, but yet we choose to travel the second road. Every day you come to that fork on the road and every day the second road is the one picked.
Tomorrow get up, decide I am going to drive the nice road. Make the choices that allow you to slow down and live just a little bit longer. Focus on today, where you can. What am I going to do today? Do not worry about tomorrow. Diabetes is a selfish disease it’s all about you.
Your friends, family and medical care folks can care all they want, but you have to take control. You have to wake up, look in the mirror and say. Today I choose to like myself and I am going to choose to eat right, test myself and take my meds. When I am unsure, I will share my fears with my Friends, Family and medical care folks. I will not put myself in toxic situations that can be people or places.
I read this board fairly often I read about folks like myself who control themselves through Diet, Exercise and/or meds as needed. But ultimately it’s the YOU FACTOR that makes the difference. Do it for you! | 
