Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Help yourself by keeping fit

The April 10 story “COVID and diabetes are colliding in a public health train wreck” had excellent information on the consequences of diabetes affecting much worse outcomes for COV ID victims. The author wrote about how to minimize getting Type 2 diabetes or lessening its deleterious effects. Obesity is a major factor in getting Type 2 or increasing its severity.

The people referenced in the article are Debra and David Donner. David has Type 2 and had a much worse outcome than his wife, who is diabetes free.

But David is grossly overweight, maybe morbidly so. His accompanying picture with his wife shows it all.

He is a poster boy for how to make your so-called golden years into your corroding years. It’s not a pleasant way to enjoy retirement, being unable to get about and constantly visiting medical establishments.