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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gork" data-source="post: 1868664" data-attributes="member: 470595">If it helps, here in the US stress can be a factor to qualify for unemployment compensation even if you initiated the separation.  Just a thought...In the line of commiseration: I am retired and living alone.  I used to be quite the creative cook.   My recipes have become boring, repetitious, and riddled with errors. Now I cannot seem get beyond junk foods.One thing that has saved my A1c is making a hobby out of my diabetes testing. (nerd that I am...)  I am a programmer and designed a software tool to monitor my readings, suggest dose of insulin, and remind me to read/inject.  It seems that my drive to test/improve the software is my drive to take readings and to watch blood sugar levels.  In the last two blood tests, 3 months apart, I have maintained readings between 6.3 and 6.5 A1c (140-151).  In the last 40 years, I have never has that much success.I guess my point is that being somewhat successful on the diabetes management tool seemed to help me get through the other issues (over weight, losing mobility, becoming a recluse, Trump, etc).For me, a single focus that gives me a feeling of success went go a long way.  I am not saying that it is easy but it can happen.</blockquote>

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