09-24-2015, 11:37 PM
(09-24-2015, 11:23 PM)Benton Wrote: My uncle had Type 1. He's dead. He was lucky, daily insulin shots and a kidney transplant, he was able to make it to 55 before he died. And he didn't have to have his feet amputated.
My brother has Type 2. He ate 4-5 candy bars every day and a couple 2 liters of Mt. Dew. He still has his feet. And giant belly.
Soda used to be a downfall for me. I haven't had a problem without it, though. For me it was never really about the sweet tooth. It's the starches and grains.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
