Was talking to my niece last night about the upcoming baby shower. She was happily rattling off the food that will be served. Most of the food mentioned is loaded with carbohydrates and sugar. Not exactly the food for a diabetic. There was a couple things that I can eat and will drink water instead of punch. I will go to the shower and enjoy the company. And mingle with those swimming in the same gene pool as I do. Some are tall and skinny as I was. Others were small until a certain age. A few that have struggled with extra pounds their whole lives.
I wonder who's next to join the club of diabetes? My eldest brother perhaps ? Before he got sick last month his blood work showed an elevated blood sugar. Right now he's in the denial phase we all go through. He's got a few other issues going on also. He has diverticulitis that's causing issues. He was supposed to have a lower GI 2 years ago but ignored the problem. He also has a large hernia that needs repaired, he's had it close to 10 years. Because of a heart attack years ago and that he has 1 1/2 Lungs , he needs to see specialist before any surgery.
He needs to see a cardiologist and have a stress test to make sure his heart is able to handle surgery plus a sleep study to make sure he wakes up afterwards. So he will have alot of blood drawn in the coming weeks. Diabetes may still rear its ugly head.
Perhaps his younger daughter? She currently has a low glucose, when I was her age so did I. She is around 150lbs right now, after 3 pregnancies, which is overweight for her height. I wonder what her odds are that she won't develop diabetes? There is diabetes on both sides of her family. There's diabetes on both sides of all of my nieces and nephews family.
With the genetic factor, the more you weigh the better the odds of developing Type 2 Diabetes. If that's true I might be the exception. I am carrying around less than 20 lbs over my recommended weight. So I'm not technically in the obese category. Most of my extra pounds is in the midsection and no where else.
I don't wish Diabetes on my loved ones, or any person. I just hope some of the younger ones can shed the pounds now and beat the odds of developing Diabetes. I know with diet, exercise and medication I can get my glucose under control. The diagnosis won't go completely away but it can be controlled. I just don't want them to go through this.
I just pray ignoring it as long as I did I didn't do permanent damage.
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