My history is what has helped me to remain in good control of my diabetes and live life the way I want to!  I don’t think it's a coincidence that I have an A1C of 6.3 after 37 years of the disease.  I’ve worked at understanding my body, mind and spirit with this disease.  I nourish my self with a combination bodywork, yoga, acupuncture and holistic nutrition and a steady diet of traditional medicine side by side. What I try to do is make integrated choices.  I won’t give up traditional medicine, it’s too important, but what has been absolutely clear is that a combination of traditional medicine integrated with non traditional sources has kept me healthy, where others who have made a choice of one or the other have not done as well.  In offering my own experiences to read, I hope to offer guidance to others having to make choices for themselves.