A couple of friends of mine are slipping, and it’s hard to watch. Dan is my age, has 1/2 a kidney left, weighs 412lbs, and shoots 40u of novarapid a meal. He’s a very talented musician – I’ll post a toob at the end. A couple of months ago he got told outright by his doc to lose 100lbs or else, so he finally decided to low-carb. He’s done well except for those oreo cookies he has to have. He calls me every few days, and we talk a lot. But he hasn’t called in almost 2 weeks now. I don’t have a good feeling about his chances.
Wayne, a coworker, has had T2 for many years and is now insulin dependant. He’s probably a 1.5. He’s been fighting retinal hemms for the past three years. He had his second vitrectomy last week. It didn’t go well. As they sucked out the blood vessels, they pulled on the retina and caused more bleeding. It was such a mess in there. He’s scheduled to go back next month for a second cleanout if they settle down. He loves the outdoors. He hunts and fishes and drives his monstor pickup everywhere, even though he’s nearly blind. I’ve told him many times he needs to get his sugars down and to get off the fast carbs, but he can’t stand it when his sugars get below 11 mmol/l (200). He can’t give up his morning cereal, toast, oranges, apples, or his orange juice. It’s not an option. He’s as skinny as a rake and a great guy to be around. He’s had one heart attack already. I kind of hope he has another so he doesn’t have to go through what he’s going to go through with his eyes.
No, I’m not a fan of diabetes.
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