http://ridetoremedy.com/2008/05/27/i-actually-talked-to-my-sister/ Breaking The Chains Of Diabetes One Ride At A Time Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:15:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://ridetoremedy.com/2008/05/27/i-actually-talked-to-my-sister/comment-page-1/#comment-811 She earned it like a gold star » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:43:34 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=354#comment-811 [...] Last week when she called me and was telling me what was going on a piece of me really hoped she didn’t have diabetes because it sounded like Type 1. Diabetes isn’t anything I would wish upon anyone. But all the calls I’ve had with her this week just irritated me. Excuses were flying everywhere about why she hasn’t changed, why she didn’t stop gaining weight, why she wasn’t making those lifestyle changes that would nip Type 2 diabetes in the bud: I hate exercise, I hate being outdoors, blah blah blah…and since when are ramen noodles healthy eating? This week I thought she deserved it if she got it because it was sounding like Type 2. [...] [...] Last week when she called me and was telling me what was going on a piece of me really hoped she didn’t have diabetes because it sounded like Type 1. Diabetes isn’t anything I would wish upon anyone. But all the calls I’ve had with her this week just irritated me. Excuses were flying everywhere about why she hasn’t changed, why she didn’t stop gaining weight, why she wasn’t making those lifestyle changes that would nip Type 2 diabetes in the bud: I hate exercise, I hate being outdoors, blah blah blah…and since when are ramen noodles healthy eating? This week I thought she deserved it if she got it because it was sounding like Type 2. [...]

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