Discussion: I am a man 60 years old with severe diabetes. I am desperate for all the medications I am taking. I am unable to be disciplined when it comes to lifestyle and healthy eating. Am I as weak in character as my wife claims?

Diabetes is not an incurable disease! At the same time, it is impossible to recover from it through medication, but only through rehabilitation and constant strengthening of the immune system. Hope for recovery and acceptance will allow you to gain strength to change your diet and lifestyle, which are necessary conditions for recovery from diabetes.

Discipline is not only a question of personality but also concerns the question of HOPE. People who are hopeless about recovery get into a depression that takes away their vital energies. Willpower, discipline, and perseverance are qualities needed for recovery from chronic diseases, but without HOPE and ACCEPTANCE, it is almost impossible to recover from chronic diseases. I recommend that chronic patients review the Kubler-Ross, also called the grief Model. It is important to internalize that a chronic illness is mourning for the suffering patient.

Links:
Kübler-Ross model – Explains the behavior of personal loss.
https://www.sf-healing.com/page/114 (Copy & Paste)

Type 2 diabetes – Natural immune system rehabilitation.
https://www.sf-healing.com/page/206 (Copy & Paste)