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Message: <blockquote data-quote="suhasini" data-source="post: 1710998" data-attributes="member: 184134">Hi [USER=278730]@hisjen84[/USER] ,Your predicament is so typical of so many diabetics I have known , including myself. Unfortunately diabetes is more of a condition than a disease and there is no one way to fix it. I have friends and relatives who just pop their pills and go about eating with scant regard for their dietary restrictions. And they seem to fare ok. So being a foodie and having a sweet tooth I wonder many times whether this diagnosis,  treatments and doctors are really the right thing we are doing, and should I bother with them at all.This is the logic that has gradually formed in my mind...First let us not focus on giving the right name to this condition, which I am sure even doctors don't know well. ARE WE ABLE TO FUNCTION TO OUR OPTIMUM IN OUR DAILY LIFE.? When we are able to notice the difference in our energy levels , eyesight, etc and know that we have problem with carb metabolism ( which is what diabetes is mostly about), it is better to deal with it pragmatically instead of letting things slide.For e.g... I know that I can have a bit of cake or choclat and my bg will rise by 2points. If I indulge in a lot of the same thing I will have miserable time for a couple of days atteast till my bg comes down. I am responsible for my family and have to be there for them as healthy as possible. Remember, when we are sick we are also affecting our loved ones.So I take this as a motivation. When I do exercise,  I tell myself that it is good for my over all health . You can also set yourself goals and treats for achieving them.No doubt managing diabetes is an uphill task and giving up seems so tempting. But the relief I felt when my doctor said that I can manage with meds alone IF I bring down my weight and eat the right way, was so great that I remind myself that I don't want injections and forgoing some indulgences is a little price to pay .Many on this forum have great stories of diabetes in remission. Start making changes slowly,  I am grateful there is advancement in diabetes treatment which was not the case decades ago.If we do our bit , the meds will do theirs.All  the best!</blockquote>

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