Instead of regulating everyone's sugar intake

[kdmorris]

161. Type 2 Diabetic here, too

I ate right, exercised and did everything I was supposed to in order to "avoid" it, but at 30, my thyroid died due to an autoimmune disease and I developed Type 2 Diabetes. I was diagnosed, put on thyroid meds and exercised my ass off (lost the 75 lbs I had gained during the 2 years it took to get help and then some), eating a stricter diet even then the ADA recommends. And at the age of 34, despite being 155 lbs (6 ft' tall) I had to go on medications to control my blood sugar.

My mother and father both have Type 2 Diabetes, as do both of my paternal aunts, my maternal aunt, my maternal grandfather and all of his siblings, my paternal grandmother and all of her siblings, almost all of my 1st cousins and my little sister. My older sister has "pre-diabetes" and my brother refuses to have his checked because he's convinced it skips the men in every generation.

I wish I could get paid for every time someone has told me that Type 2 Diabetes is caused by being a fat, lazy sloth-like creature that sits around stuffing their face with Twinkies and therefore, "deserves" it.

My daughter is incredibly insulin resistant and she struggles to find a doctor that will help her manage the insulin resistance. But doctors just tell her she's fine and should just eat better and exercise. She already eats a Diabetic Diet and exercises... she why does she have to wait to get T2 Diabetes before anyone will help her?

I'm "overweight" right now because I'm pregnant, but I maintained my 155 lbs for almost 10 years and STILL needed meds to control my blood glucose.