So, like millions of others, I am a diabetic. Type 2, or as so many like to call it - the lifestyle disease. People say we become diabetics because we eat the wrong foods, don't do enough exercise and are generally big, fat slobs. Idiots! I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 35 years of age and hardly a drop of fat on me. I was fit, active and certainly not a chubby! But then my body started acting weirdly. Too many visits to the toilet on a nightly basis, eyes going out of focus constantly and then the blood tests and the glucose check. Wham - another statistic joins the list. And for those of you who have no clue about diabetes [because, hey, it doesn't affect you right?], well let me tell you, it does change your life. It's not just about not eating too many cakes or whether or not to have that extra biscuit with your cuppa, it's also all about how you feel overall. A healthy diet can keep it in control but not always. Sometimes, there is absolutely no explanation as to why your sugars go up one day and down the next. Worries ...