Yes

According to the doctor this afternoon, I have diabetes.

I am immediately being started on a medication (oral, not injected) to get my blood sugar under control, but the lion's share of the work has to come from me.

The doctor looked me dead in the face and said, "The best thing you can do is eat half as much as you do now."

There's more to it, of course. No sugar. No fruit. Almost no carbs. More protein. More exercise.

Strangely, my attitude is not one of sadness or fear, but of resolution. It's happened, my lifestyle and eating choices have caused it, and now it's up to me to correct it.

All I have to do is take care of myself. Something I have been negligent in doing in recent years. But that all changes now. It must.

Maybe the changes this brings will help me to see a path to getting the rest of my life on track, as well.

There is far too much good in my life, far too many wonderful people and things for me to experience and love, to let my health be a secondary concern. Not now, not ever.

I will not let my weight dictate who I am any longer.

The rest of my life starts now.