We have a history of diabetes in the family. My paternal grandmother has it and now my father has it, even if he is still in denial that he has diabetes. He refuses to have his monthly blood work-up and the medical supplies we bought for him sits untouched. Now a friend of mine, at the young age of 30, has been diagnosed to have diabetes. And it came as a shock for me and an eye-opener for me to start staying away from sweets and lose weight or else I might be diagnosed with one too. She told me that those with more abdominal fat (visceral fat) are more prone to have diabetes, and my tummy has always looked like it is 9 months pregnant.

Better late than never! I am trying to really lose weight permanently this time!