I found something for my diabetes that made my doctor say: “Whatever you’re doing… keep doing it.”

Phil Reaves
July 3, 2026 - Phil ReavesBased on real experiences, with character and story dramatized for illustrative purposes.
Arm covered in mosquitoes with a magnified mosquito

I’ve never been a fussy eater… But diabetes changed all that.

I used to love waking up to chatter of my kids preparing for school

and the smell of my wife Anna's signature breakfast.

She’d give everyone the classic:

Scrambled eggs, turkey bacon and three pancakes.

But me? She’d always give me five (With extra butter & maple syrup)!

And she always made sure I had my cup of coffee (with cream and sugar) too!

I'd also finish whatever the kids didn't eat. 

Nothing goes to waste in my house when you work as hard as I do.

If it wasn’t clear by now:

I LOVE food. 

You could say I’m a “foodie”.

I also work as an LTL truck driver for long hours behind the wheel… and whenever my stomach was on E, that meant it was time to eat!

I loved being on the open road. I'd always stop somewhere different. 

Every destination offered a new menu… It became the part of my day I looked forward to the most.

My life wasn’t luxurious…

But it was simple, and it made sense.

Then came the diagnosis that stopped everything in its tracks.

Type 2 diabetes.

Not pre-diabetic. Not 'at risk.' Full-blown Type 2.

My doctor tried to comfort me:

"It's manageable, Phil. We’ll monitor your glucose, watch your diet… and get you on metformin. You'll be fine."

Honestly it didn’t sound fine to me.

I’m the type of guy that refuses to take aspirin for a headache…

But now… here’s my new normal:

Sticking a needle in my finger multiple times a day, and waiting for the number on my glucose monitor to show up and tell me how many mistakes I’ve made.

140? Alright, maybe I had one too many snacks…

165? Oof! Uh, my bad.

190? What the HECK did I just eat?

Meal time turned from being the time to kick back and relax to pop quiz time…. without the pop!

I'd see a cookie or a bag of chips, and instead of enjoying a nice little snack… I'd start biting my nails till they were darn near zigzag shaped. (Unrelated issue, keep reading!)

Checking the labels on the back was never good news.

Seeing those carb counts gave me a pit in my stomach every single time..

It’s like practically EVERYTHING was off-limits!

One bite of the wrong thing meant my blood sugar would spike into the danger zone.

It was clear, the comfort food I used to enjoy..

My favorite part of the day became a nightmare...

At my second daughter's high school graduation party, Anna went all out:

Casserole. Lasagna. Burgers, hot dogs, and homemade cake to top it off…  all the big hitters.

32 people eating, laughing, and celebrating.

And me?

Sitting in the corner like a schmuck, with unseasoned chicken breast and steamed broccoli while everyone else enjoyed Anna's cooking, the cooking I used to drive hundreds of miles just to get home to.

Family members kept offering: "Phil, have some cake!", "You gotta try this lasagna"!

I smiled… and made up excuses.

I didn't want my diabetes to be the story on my little girl's big day.

I'm tired of making everything about me. 

Because the truth is:

I started to feel like an outcast…

I used to be the guy who would pick himself up by the bootstraps in tough times, and the guy others could rely on… but now?

I feel like a burden to my family and the people around me.

None of this was the life I wanted.

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