Oprah Takes On Diabetes -- I Still Have a Request

I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago. My father, grandmother, great grandmother all had diabetes. It's pretty scary for me since I watched my grandmother die while on dialysis for 7 years. My 19 year old son was diagnosed last June. I worry more about him than me.

I have been a diabetic for a long time, diagnosed in 1994. I have been on again & off again seeing a Dr. and getting and taking the meds needed. More often not. I have worked for a Crisis Center for 1 1/2 yrs now and I am not full time so have no Insurance coverage. I am single and support myself on $7.50 an hour. There is no $ left over for the Luxary of taking care of my health which is and has been declining for a long time. I hope and pray one day that a change will come so we can all be able to get the care we need. God Bless Us All !

The link to Riva Greenberg and her research and writing is
very interesting. I am going to Amazon and check on these books.

btw, the author Riva Greenberg is wonderful. She has written some excellent no-nonsense books on living with diabetes. Check out her stuff at www.diabetesstories.com

Was very intresting article for me when had a medical provider could handle my diabetes 2 , but after my husband who also had diabetes passed always lost my provider due to his leaving alittle money for us, now am not able to keep my medical provider,or afford to see one . Am scare. am 41 my husband was 44. I want to live for my 7 year old & my grandbaby.

Good story and it is very true until you are a diabetic, no one can understand the changes it makes in your life. Some days are good and some are bad, but every day is worthwhile to watch my grandbabies grow up and share my life with my husband and family.

Excellent article. There's a discussion that asks the same question asked in the article: "What makes it worth it to me to take care of my diabetes?" I invite you to go to the [search discussions] tab and search for the article, and then put it down in black and white why YOU are fighting diabetes. It might renew your sagging spirit.

b;essings! ~James~

Good article.

You know that I have insurance but it wont cover my illness why because it is pre existing what and who has that right to tell us oh it wont cover when my husband pays for this insurance, if I didnt have this then I wouldnt need this insurance that is why he pays so I can get help but because it is pre existing I dont understand.

I believe what I just read is all to true. People with diabetes
want more from the professionals in their lives than diabetic
education. They are not a disease, but people with a disease.
I was lucky enough to attend a diabetes clinic and latter to work
there. It had only one rule for employment beyond a valid
license. You had to be a diabetic. You can't understand what
you don't live.