About Me
Hi, my name Is Ben Ramsey,
and I found out 3 years ago that I was a Diabetic.
I was in denial at first, because I felt fine, heck I just went to my Dr. for a semi annual check up for my High Blood pressure, I have had that for years, but as long as I took my meds. I was good to go. so when I got a call from the Dr.'s office saying " We are calling in a RX to your pharmacy for your Diabetes" I was like Whoa...what are you talking about I don't have diabetes...( frankly I think they could have been a little more subtle), they were like ..."well ya do now!"
I didn't wanna hear that, I felt I was already taking enough pills for BP & cholesterol, so I went in for a second opinion.
OOOPS! sure enough my sugar was like 385, but I still didn't wanna hear it.
My Mother has been a diabetic for years now, so naturally I called her.
Now if you have been around as long as I have , you know that going to the Dr. is not like it use to be, I'll be 53 this summer, so the health industry has changed a lot over the years, They have a PILL for everything these day, and I just didn't want to take any more meds than I was already taking A. because it just a hassle to keep up with did I or did I not take my this or that, and B. even though we have insurance, co-payments are getting to be more and more each year, so I didn't want to spend more money per month!
Well My Mother is one of those rare people who was disciplined enough to control her diabetes with Diet & exercise.
For almost 20 years she took no meds. Until she had a battle with cancer, then because of the chemo, she could no longer eat right or had the strength to exercise, so now she is on meds.
But her advice to me was try controlling it with out meds, as I'm sure some of you know, once you start the medicine it changes everything.....long story shorter, I didn't have the will power of my Mother, and although I did get my sugar levels down, and lost some weight, it just wasn't enough, so now I am on the Pills ( no shots) and fighting like everyone else, I am kind of a hard head, and still a bit in denial, my goal is to loose weight eat right and get to the point where I no longer have to take Meds....My Dr. say's with hard work and discipline that CAN happen.
But as of right now it is not happened yet, it is really hard as you all know,
So that is why I have decided to start this website, I know that diabetes is becoming more and more of a problem in this country, and it is tough for people even with insurance to keep up with all the Co-payments for our medicine, not to mention extra supplements, meters & test strips ect.
So this site is a place for those who find me on the World Wide Web to come and help each other to cope with the disease, and share our experiences, and give each other support!
Thanks for visiting....check out the forum, bookmark it, and visit often, lets help each other control this disease & not let it control us!