About eight months ago I learned I had type 2 diabetes. It was a terrible time for me and my family, because I didn’t feel well. I am supporting a family of four, and all I kept thinking about was what we would do if I had to stop working because of disability. I am lucky that didn’t happen.
I have a good doctor who helped me understand what diabetes is and what I could do about it. He helped me change the kind of food I eat and plan an exercise program (I’m walking about four miles a week). Those changes helped, but not enough. Then he put me on Glucophage and it helped me control my type 2 diabetes.
It is not always easy staying on a diet plan, walking the four miles each week and remembering to take Glucophage, but my wife, and even my two daughters, have helped me stick with it. They are always reminding me about all the things I have to do to stay healthy. I don’t mind because I’m doing it for them.
Since I started controlling my diabetes, I feel good and know I can do my job, and that is what it is all about.
P. Gomez
Phoenix, Arizona