Liked the intro, bookmarked and will DEFINITELY read. Having been recently diagnosed with type 2 I am still in the "denial" phase, hopefully this will wake me up. While I can still easily feel my son's Lego block in the middle of the night while I step on it going to the bathroom in the dark, and my aging eyes are Ok, it is too easy to still try to be invincible and not realize how devastating this disease can actually be (besides missing those Boston Creme donuts

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I recently had a coworker who had an aquarium break (he had type 2 with progressive nerve damage and circulation issues). While cleaning up and pulling the soaked carpet he stepped on a carpet tack and didn't feel it (you know where this is going). The infection started in one toe, which was amputated then it spread further as the circulation issues prevented effective distribution of antibiotics. He retired on disability at a youngish age after a total foot loss because of a tack with some fish poop on it.
Keep writing as the message needs to be spread! (maybe it will kick me out of denial

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