Diabetes Mellitus has me but I am also  known as Ronald Gregory, commonly referred to as type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus  is a disease that engulfs our lives in any and every conceivable way, I have been a diabetic for about 12 years now as I start this blog.

For those unfamiliar, Diabetes mellitus is a disease that attacks a person’s ability to synthesize glucose in their blood.

Diabetes Mellitus is the more prevalent kind which is characterized by the body acquiring a resistance to Insulin and is usually treated with oral medications, diet and exercise but with Insulin as well.

Understanding Diabetes Mellitus

when a body needs energy, it breaks down food into fuel, for a diabetic however, the body has trouble using using this fuel it takes in. Digestion will break down food into a fuel called glucose.( a type of sugar) Glucose leaves the digestive tract and enters into the blood stream rising the blood glucose levels. Glucose then travels to the cells to be burned as energy and when it gets there, it needs insulin to unlock the cells for it to get in, well for me, I have attained a resistance to the Insulin or my pancreas just doesn’t produce enough Insulin for my needs and voila my body essentially tells me when to eat, what to eat and what not to eat and to exercise in a classic diabetes mellitus case.

Diabetes Mellitus Complications

How is that any different from any other health conci0us body, well diabetes mellitus gives my body  an added advantage for keeping me on my toes.

If I do not control my long term blood glucose levels I can look forward to some nasty complications thanks to diabetes mellitus like:

1. Heart disease
2. Blindness
3. Liver Failure
4. Limb amputations
5. and Death.

Diabetes Mellitus and Me

12 years AD (after Diabetes) and my life is a constant struggle to fight diabetes mellitus, Now do not get me wrong, I am of the belief that we all owe a death and it will  eventually come a calling for me, I just do not believe in hastening it along.

A little of my history Includes the following:

1. I have had to struggle with diabetes mellitus at times without Insurance and I am living proof that diabetes management is possible without it
2. I have been in denial about my disease and have let it flourish and run rampart in my system and I know of many people who still do the same today.
3. I have fought those Highs and those lows just like every diabetic I know.
4. I am a father to a son who I pray never has to fight diabetes mellitus even though he has most of the Risk Factors.
5. I have lived with the frustration and anger of knowing that diabetes mellitus is  a fear we cannot avoid.
6. I have managed to overcome my phobia for needles because I have to use them on a daily basis( check that, maybe not so much)
7. I have gone from an insulin dependent diabetic to just oral medications which was great for the reason outlined above.
8. I am a pro diabetic but aren’t we all

This is a chronicle of my life with Diabetes Mellitus how I wrestle it on a daily basis and how  one of these days, someone is gonna say uncle and I don’t think its gonna be me.

Hopefully you can join me in this crazy journey of mine.

Diabetes Mellitus and the poor diabetic blog

People always ask me why I chose to be known as the poor diabetic and I tell them it has nothing to with the fact that I am poor, but rather I see my whole diabetic life as lacking. I am learning new things everyday, new experiences are coming my way and I am looking forward to my cup overflowing with knowledge and wisdom in diabetes mellitus and then I will truly be Rich, until then I am just the poor diabetic.