I'm 56 years old, married with two kids and three grandkids. By all accounts I've led a so-far successful life. I have a wife that loves me, two kids that adore me (along with their spouses,) and three granddaughters that worship their Poppa. I'm also 360lbs, and an uncontrolled type II diabetic. This blog is the story of an event that has changed my outlook on the world and my health. It's mostly for me to get my thoughts out, but if it ends up helping anyone else, so much the better. On the weekend of December 3-4, 2022, I was barefoot in my backyard and stepped on something. A day or two later, my foot was painfully swollen and it was excruciating to bear weight. I had my wife take a picture of my foot because I'm just not that bendy right now. It showed a pus pocket that needed to be lanced and drained. When I saw the picture, I felt my heart drop: As a former paramedic, I knew how important diabetic foot care is. I also knew that this was a Big Deal. I got ...
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