I felt that I was at the point of no return. I had heard about all the things that could happen to a diabetic, but knew that wouldn't be me. But, here I sit blind in my left eye, on dialysis, suffering with diabetic neuropophy and weighing 250 pounds. I'm wondering, do I need to give it up, throw in the towel. Is there hope for me to come out of this?

Just starting and worried about my lack of control.

I am so sick of laying in bed and beating myself up for what I did yo myself all day. I swear to myself that TOMORROW I will start, TOMORROW I will do better. Then when TOMORROW comes, I wake up and begin the trek again, the trk to the Breve' Caramel Macchiatos and to the pizza, and the candy and the tacos and the buffets and the second platefuls....I am sick of TOMORROWs....I'm going to do it TODAY, RIGHT NOW...
my Dad died of a heart attack at 57 years old, I'm 47 now and I'll …be damned if I'm ready to start the "10 years left of life" countdown...all I'm going to be counting down will be pounds...let the fight begin! TODAY!!! More

In 2008 my doctor told me I was pre-diabetic. Having worked with diabetics for a number of years I knew how deadly the disease was and if there was anyway to prevent it, I didn't want it. With help from a lot of people I have made lifestyle changes that have resulted in a 52 lb weight loss. Don't think for a minute that it was not hard or that it did not take commitment, the good news is that I took small, baby steps that I could live with as I made the changes, it has made all the difference in the world. Hang in there, your efforts are worth it.

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