<I recently turned 60, so it seems that there won’t be all that many more years to even worry about this.
Nonsense. My mother is 78, diabetic for probably 20+ years and doing well. My uncle died several years ago after amputations, severe infections, etc. He never took his diabetes seriously. My father died from a heart attack brought about my uncontrolled diabetes. Most diabetics die from heart-related issues, not the blood sugar levels.
I’m 55. I’d like to hit 100. I can’t do it if my diabetes isn’t in control. I thought I couldn’t give up meat and cheese as well. I looked at the research on veganism & diabetes for years and thought I just couldn’t do it. Well, one day I said, ok, this is it and I haven’t looked back. The lack of cholesterol and the increased fiber in a vegan diet helps tremendously with the heart issues, so that they become a non-issue for vegan diabetics. This is important to me, tho maybe not so much to others. I way more aware of this at 55 than I might be if I were a 30 yr old diabetic.
Keep reading and learning on your own. Learn from other diabetics as well as your health care providers. I’ll send you some Freepermail with more info.
Thanks again.