An Inspiration To All Diabetics. Whether you have experience living with diabetes for only a few days, weeks, months, even years now, you might find this an interesting real-life inspirational story about an 81 year old man from Cottonwood Falls. At the age of 7, in 1930 Richard started taking insulin.
He continues to this day taking his insulin injections diligently. Richard was awarded his first medal by the Joslin Diabetes Foundation in September of 2020 for 50 years of having taken insulin.
Despite having diabetes, “You Can Live A Long Life,” as with Richard. Isn’t that a truly inspiring story to help you when you are feeling down about your diabetes. Does this help any in the way you view your daily cravings for sugar’s, junk food, etc. The good thing about diabetes is it makes you realize who should be in control you or your symptoms which you know only will snowball into a major illness such as high blood pressure or heart disease, kidney failure, what’s left.
Sorry, I don’t mean to sound morbid sometimes you have to be scared to take action. Meaning if you have ever seen first hand a diabetic with gangrene, that flesh eating rotting of the skin, not to mention that smell that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Now that’s an incentive for living a healthy lifestyle.
A few positive steps forward to keep ahead of this disorder is to make certain you check your blood sugars daily. Most important before & after any food or drink. Daily water intake is very important & tea does not count as water consumption, even unsweetened tea.
Exercise is a major role in your partnership of diabetes, think what will happen to your car if you leave it parked in the driveway without taking it for a daily or even a weekly drive or even just starting it up, which we know is not even close to exercising.
Life is just too easy now days since everything around us is button generated, too bad they don’t make remotes for kids & spouses. With a push of a button you don’t have to exert any energy, yes it’s nice, fast & convenient but so is life. Do you want to live an easy Fat convenient life now.
Maybe until your body starts talking back to you symptom wise with a possible heart attack at an early age. It may be harder to get around carrying all that excess weight that makes you feel like you need a constant nap.
There are many forms of exercise that your personality can be comfortable with. You don’t have to run a mile, or lift heavy weights. Swimming is a good indoor exercise for this time of year. Most gyms & even the YMCA offer indoor pools.
Saying no I don’t have the time or I’m not physically able to exercise is the easy way out. It is also the easiest way to let your unseen aliments & symptoms catch up with you later down the road which by then could be too late.
Please take physical action now for your families sake if for not your own. Respecting your health is a positive benefit for your life.