What's good with diabetes?
What's good about having diabetes? Without being ridiculously Pollyannaish about it, we can affirm that diabetes does do some positive things for you. This isn't just our idea. Many diabetics have written to us and told us about what they consider to be the advantages of diabetes. For one thing, you learn the principles of good health. Until you're whammed with something dramatic like diabetes, you may just bumble along wrecking your health through bad habits, laziness, and ignorance. Diabetes teaches you the right way to live and gives you a reason for doing so. As one diabetic skier put it, "This disease, this condition will keep you healthy and fit for whatever your heart desires. I feel I'm better off because I'm not fat; never have I been out of shape, and I eat well and thoughtfully." Diabetics often actually feel better than they did before having their disease. Young diabetics have reported to us that they do better in sports than their non...