Diabetes had also affected my social life. My best friend called me the next day and told me to meet him and some other friends for dinner. I was now in a dilemma, whether to just skip dinner with him altogether because I didn’t want to go and not have alcohol, fat or even be able to smoke when everyone else would be having beers, steaks and smoking. But I knew I had to face them one day and it might as well be this one.
Everyone ordered pizza and beers but I only ordered Bacardi and Diet coke! Everyone looked strangely at me and then I had to tell them. One of them asked me, was it a disease? Other asked was it contagious? These were arrogant comments from friends who though t I was making it up to gain sympathy. But I was aware that my days of bellying up at the bar were coming to an end. I had to quit smoking but as it is not so easy, I started with nicotine gum. It is no fun getting sympathized at and I had to act normal, but only I could describe how abnormal my life was going to be.
I could not understand how my mother had survived like this and I really could empathize with her now. And along with all the diabetic food and exercise, my mom treated me to an artificially sweetened chocolate pudding on Friday. I was now taking a pill, Glipozide ER (2.5 mg) which is an anti-diabetic drug composed of sulfonylurea type. It is used to control high blood sugar in type 2 diabetes patients. It helps to stimulate natural insulin in the body and with a proper diet and exercise, and I was hopeful it will work.
Exercising regularly, usually for 20 minutes most days of the week had become a part of my new lifestyle. It was a great challenge. My lazy exercise-Less life had changed and I was now reluctantly taking out time for a walk at least.
糖尿病也影响了我的社交生活。我最好的朋友叫我第二天告诉我去见他和其他一些朋友吃饭。我现在进退两难，是否跳过晚餐，他完全是因为我不想去，没有酒精，脂肪或甚至可以抽烟的时候别人会喝啤酒，牛排和吸烟。但是我知道我不得不面对他们的一天，也可能是这种人。
每个人都点了比萨饼和啤酒，但我只订了百加得和健怡可乐！每个人地看着我，然后我不得不告诉他们。其中一个问我，是不是有病吗？其他要求是会传染吗？这些傲慢的评论，尽管我的朋友让我去博取同情。但我很清楚，我鼓起了在酒吧的日子结束了。我已经戒烟，但因为它是不那么容易，我开始与尼古丁口香糖。这是没有乐趣得到同情，我已经能正常行动，但只有我可以描述我的生活将是异常。
我不明白我的母亲幸存下来，这样我真的能理解她了。随着所有的糖尿病的饮食和锻炼，我妈妈对我一种人工甜味巧克力布丁星期五。现在我吃药，格列吡嗪缓释二（2.5毫克）是一种抗糖尿病药物由磺酰脲类。它是用来控制在2型糖尿病患者血糖高。它有助于刺激人体天然胰岛素和适当的饮食和运动，我希望它会工作。
有规律的锻炼，通常是20分钟的一周的日子已经成为我的新生活方式的一部分。这是一个巨大的挑战。我的懒惰不运动的生活改变了，现在我不情愿地接受了至少一个散步的时间。
