14/03/2024
My Dad developed this disease while serving as a pilot in the Air Force. The extreme life and death stress of flying a plane into enemy territory during the Vietnam War caused him to become an insulin dependent diabetic. The Air Force and VA scrutinized his entire medical history and declared that his stressful experience as a pilot is what caused it, and thus approved him for Air Force and VA disability benefits when he was honorably discharged from the Air Force. 
I have decided to publish this message to make people aware of the horrific byproducts of diabetes. You realize who true friends are or people who really appreciate you. Unfortunately, some friends will click "like" but they don't really take time to read your status if they see it's long...
The disease ruins your cardiovascular and renal systems. And the drugs, like metformin, that are prescribed, may encourage the onset of dementia. Now I'm looking for those who will have time to read this post to the end. Diabetes is very invasive and destructive to our body, even after treatment, and medications your body is still struggling with yourself trying to regulate the spiking/dropping of blood sugar levels all the time. It's a very long process. Let’s not forget retinopathy or neuropathy.
Please, in honor of a family member or friend who has died or continues to fight diabetes or even have diabetes themselves; copy and paste (not share) on your page. So, I'm going to find out who reads my posts, please write "done."