Well, in February 2010, after decades of living an active lifestyle and eating healthy, my husband and I had one of the biggest shocks of our lives…
The doctor told my husband he had Type 2 Diabetes.
In just one day, our lives changed forever, and everything I thought I knew about how to take care of our health suddenly went out the window.
Just like that, his bright future of aging gracefully and being an energetic, active participant in his grandkids lives was placed in jeopardy.
I went from proud and competent caretaker of my family… to feeling like a failure.
I felt guilty, like I let my family down.
I also felt confused, like “how did this happen to us?”
And I had absolutely no idea how to fix it.
The doctor told my husband, “Eat healthy, exercise, and take these medications” and handed us a pamphlet and left it at that. I felt woefully unprepared to adjust to our new reality, or what proper diabetes management looked like.
But, once I gathered up some courage, I became determined to figure it all out. I was going to get the best result possible for our situation - and nothing was going to stop me!
Then came my second big shock...