Wake-Up

So far i've had 2 signs about Diabetes. Not on myself *knocks on wood*, but signs from around the world. My friend and I were talking about it once on how its hereditary effect might AFFECT our lives. The second warning was when i saw this episode of Scrubs where Turk gets diagnosed with Diabetes 2. Its....scary. I'm horrified. When i was younger, i had a kidney failure. This epidemic was like a trend back when i was in 4th grade. Girls who were mostly overweight and my age that would drink a lot of soda would get diagnosed with some kidney disease. Its as if you had to go potty really really really bad...only to feel about 3 drops drop in. The pain was intense...my own body had put me to sleep once...I remember my dad and my mom trying to get me to a hospital. They were trying to keep me awake..to keep me from closing my eyes. Its kinda blurry trying to remember that thing...but it did give me a freakin wake up call. I stopped drinking soda for 2 years straight. To this day i try to drink it moderately, only when i have no other option i would drink up. But never coke. Never dark drinks. My family has a history of diabetes, and i really don't want to end up in a situation where it got to me because i let myself. I want to try to stop it from ever happening. I want to prevent it from happening to me...even just making it come late. I would be happy knowing i've tried to do something about it even if it comes. But for now, this is just the start of a healthy journey that i had to have started a looong time ago. I'm starting my New Year's Resolution a little early. Better late than never =).