I'm not sure being grateful is the correct term, because at the end of the day diabetes controls us and we have to do everything right with food and exercise, that way we can manage it. For me it's not gratitude, but I follow the rules so as to control it but deep down I know it could complicate In so many ways the future, all being said I'm grateful to be alive and still doing great 🤩

I am NOT grateful for any aspect of T2...I am concerned about the peripheral nerve damage and kidney damage caused by T2

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in my early 40s (genetic Type 2 diabetes, my Mother's side of the family) and I will be 72 on 1st December, so close to 30 years. I'm grateful I'm still here and put it down to the fact I try to eat well, see my Doctor and Podiatrist every 3 months to make sure everything is doing okay and although my mobility isn't great anymore, I have osteoarthritis and diabetic Neuropathy and require a wheeled walker to get around, I can still drive myself, do my own showering, washing and cooking, it's just my vacuuming and yard Maintenance that I require help with. But I'm still here and that is what I'm most grateful for.

I'm grateful that it has forced me to eat better and be more mindful of what I put it in my mouth, and of my health care in general.

Weight gain in the midriff area