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Mendosa's Diabetes Got Him Scaling Mountains
08/28/07
Type II Diabetes, Nutrition & Exercise, Living Well, Disease Basics, General
David Mendosa often tackles the science of diabetes treatments in his writing, but he is at his strongest when he addresses life. That is what he did in his post today, Diabetes is my Lemonade. Before being diagnosed with diabetes, he was not living a lifestyle that was healthy. Now, diabetes compels him to eat right and be active. You will enjoy the picture that he took after summiting an 11,900 foot peak. Pretty good for a 72-year-old.
Not everyone has the good fortune of being able to control blood sugar like Mendosa. There are many of you who have blood sugar spikes for no apparent reason. It may also plummet, when you were aiming to get it down into the acceptable range. Not everyone can be a Mendosa, and he acknowledges that in some of his other writing.
Nevertheless, if you have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, it is encouraging to see that you can choose to give yourself a good chance of enjoying life well into your golden years by making healthy choices.