At the end of the day, I still have a disease

I am dealing with a lot of different people who have their own opinions about my diabetes with ways that they think it can be controlled. I'm getting suggestions on different food plans, exercise programs and the like. I know that it's all in an effort to be helpful, and I appreciate it, but all it's doing is making me feel bad. I have done everything under the sun to try to do it on my own, including some things that were incredibly dangerous. I won't go into that part here because the specific details aren't what I want to focus on. My blood sugar is at a point that I will die from complications if insulin is not injected. I already have nerve damage that I'm not sure can be reversed. I'm not being overdramatic, just that it's serious. However, I have some amazing people in my life that are so supportive and holding my hand through all of this as I venture into the world of injections. Of course there's always going to be people that say I deserve this from years of compulsive overeating, that I'm just a fat person that can't control herself. That's a shame, but that's the way the world is. I was in church tonight and I really heard the message I needed to hear, loud and clear. I have an opportunity before me with the gifts God is giving me to be as healthy as I can and really take care of myself. At the end of the day, that is the most important thing. In fact, I am going to find a freedom with the injections I have not had in a long time. It has been to the point that I was actually scared to eat food at all because of the fear that my blood sugar would shoot up. If you're not a diabetic, count your blessings. If you are and not following the protocol your doctor has given you, I hope my story will be a teachable moment for you.