DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES IN 2000

On Being Diagnosed

M: “We were in shock. We couldn’t even talk. I was watching the news and it says, ‘If you have these symptoms, you might have diabetes.’ I said, ‘Oh my gosh, those are the symptoms that Eduardo has.’ I didn’t even wait for him to get home. I called, made the appointment, and when he got home I said, ‘I think you have diabetes.'”

E: “When I got diabetes, I was kind of scared because all my family had just passed away because of these issues. The latest was my sister, she just died last year. Complications of diabetes. My brother too, from complications of diabetes too. Most of my family died because of diabetes.”