Killing the Sweet Tooth: Diabetes Diagnosis

So the last few weeks have been radio silence over here. My grand plans of updating regularly got overshadowed by "OMGWTFBBQ" overwhelmed nonsense. Getting back on track should happen soon, if slowly. Both sides of my family have long, detailed histories of both diabetes and heart disease. I recognized the signals in my body and went to the doctor. Sho' nuff, I have full-blown type-2 diabetes. I thought I was prepared for the news, as I pretty much expected it to be the case, but I was surprised by the flood of emotions that came next. I felt shame around my Paula-Dean-Like cooking style, my penchant...

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