Heather, Ladylaw, Et Al....

[gigi]

Wow, some awesome stories ladies!! Thanks!!

As with many of you, my adult life has basically consisted of diet, no diet, diet, no diet, diet, no diet...haha.

Amazing story Heather. I feel my body changing health wise and I don't like it one bit. I see heart attacks and diabetes everywhere....

After being diagnosed with diabetes, I found out that my greatest enemy is fat. It raises blood sugar way faster than sugar does.

THIS really surprised me. I had no idea!

My sister was a diabetic since she was 4 years old. I lived with her disease and know ALOT about diabetes...but I didn't know that!

I say my sister WAS a diabetic, because she no longer is. After many years of battling diabetes, my sister lost 1 1/2 eyes and her kidneys. Six years ago, my mother donated a kidney but it didn't take. Five years ago my sister finally got a double kidney/pancreas transplant. The donation was from a 10 year old boy who died of a massive Cerebral Hemorrhage.

This is his site:
http://www.ryanshope.net/

And this is my sister's recipient story:
http://www.ryanshope.net/recip.htm

I am VERY aware of the danger diabetes poses. It is awesome to see that you are so aware of your disease and are coping with it properly. Kudos to you Heather. Don't ever let up!!

And since I'm on the subject.....if any of you are willing to be an organ donor, PLEASE DO! Get everything and anything you can signed now so that [God forbid] if anything ever happens, there is no confusion as to your wishes. You CAN save lives.

And now, it's bedtime.



Last edited by gigi at Jan 14 2003, 04:27 AM