I never worried about carrying the torch. Sure there was a family history of heart disease, hypertension, elevated cholesterol levels, and diabetes. And, yeah, my four brothers had come down with all the problems.

Though I have been treated for the first three problems since I was in my twenties, I had no idea that I would also succumb to diabetes. After all, I was regularly checked, unlike my brothers who didn't really start going to the doctor on a regular basis until they were older. And...