They didn’t have an autoimmune disease, they didn’t have their pancreas damaged by accident, they weren’t exposed to some toxin

They followed a crappy lifestyle, ate crap, didn’t get enough sleep or exercise, didn’t get an annual check-up with their Doc particularly after age 40, were carrying “a few extra pounds but were Body Positive” and all of them were going to start eating better and getting more active and lose a few pounds “Any Day Now” but just hadn’t quite got there yet

Their Doctors even told them “what to do” when they were diagnosed – eat better, lose some weight, get more active – but will concede that lack of education about Diabetes “after” diagnosis is certainly a contributing factor – however, just another excuse really – if we dig hard enough for ourselves there are great resources out there in the form of classes or diabetes clinics that can fill in the blanks and give us guidance

(and I bet we can find a dozen “excuses” why we didn’t look or attend)

Some “TRIED” and they ended up on Dangerous Drugs

Some Kept Trying and had their dosages increased or had a second or third Dangerous Drug added to their treatment

Very Few “DID” and avoided them or minimized the medications they put in their bodies

So if you are wondering why YOUR Doctor prescribed you a Dangerous Drug like:

Jardiance which is “known to cause” UTI’s, Yeast Infections and Gangrene

Ozempic or Rybelsus which is “known to cause” Thyroid disorders or Thyroid Cancer

Insulin and Sulfonylurea’s which are “known to cause” accidental overdose deaths due to low blood sugar

And all of them cause GI Issues, can be hard on the kidneys or liver and hundreds of other unpleasant side effects

(Didn't "know" about these nasty side effects? That's because we throw away that insert paper that comes with the namebrand drugs, or didn't take the fact sheet the pharmacist offered with a new prescription - hey, I don't need to read that - the Doc prescribed it so it must be fine)

So if you are taking a prescription, it is mostly because you are “Still Trying” instead of “Doing” everything you possibly can “for yourself” and the only thing between YOU and a NASTY Death from Diabetes Complications is a Dangerous Drug that at least may kill you “slower” then the Diabetes it is treating

YOU left your Doctor “no other choice” – it came down to Death By Diabetes or Take This Dangerous Drug

Don’t like that choice, then Stop Trying and Start Doing – When talking Type 2, the meds are prescribed more often to treat “excuses”…..

I'm still doin the work of food and excercise, but I get spikes to 145 after meals at lunch but excercise brings those spikes down.. closer to 110 115...but if I have to take medicine, I will if I need to..thank you to everybody out here.
😄 Nick

No one asked what the dangerous drugs are. Every drug has those who claim they are dangerous and I have found that, without being a chemist myself, I rely on my doctor and those health experts with labs who test the medications for advice. Thusfar, no doctor that I have had (and that includes a lot of them as a military brat and military retiree myself) has ever knowingly prescribed a dangerous drug for me. Some were found to be bad after the fact, and I was changed, but it was unknown at the time of being prescribed.

@A DiabetesTeam Member all alcohol is not "evil"

Alcohol is kinda like a "4th food group"

Our body will metabolize Alcohol before anything else we eat (Protein, Fat or Carbs) - it just loves the stuff

It has zero nutritional value in most cases (although dark beers have some fiber), can result in dehydration, can hamper medications from working properly and leave us feeling run over the next morning (or few days) in some cases - but darn it some of it just tastes great

If it is "spirts" - rye, rum, vodka, scotch or that lighter fluid the Americans call Bourbon then at least it has "zero carbs" (but there is calories - about 100 calories per standard shot)

Beer being lower alcohol by volume typically does have carb - a light beer may have as few as 4 carbs, one of the Malt concoctions may have as many as 30 carbs per bottle but with no nutrition labels you have to test for yourself

Wine also varies quite a bit but at least you can generally find a "sugar count" rating either at the store or a quick check from the producer on line

Very Dry Wines have sugar count of maybe 0, 1 or 2 and what that means is there is either the equivalent of 0, 1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar in the whole bottle

Red Wine is full of anti-oxidants so if you were looking for a Diabetes Friendly "adult beverage" a Very Dry Red Wine is practically "health food" 😁

It is the sweet white wines that are best avoided which may have the equivalent of 30 teaspoons of sugar "per glass"

All in all however, alcohol provides no real benefit and reducing consumption is probably wise for dozens of reasons. If you do still enjoy "drinking" just be mindful of what you are drinking. It's bad enough there is effectively zero benefit so we don't want to make our Diabetes worse because of it

Kinda sums up my rant...