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During my 16 years living with diabetes – and some of the complications that go with it — I can speak with some authority about the nature of personal health care. Doctors can prescribe insulin to keep my blood-sugar readings down, and pills to keep cholesterol and blood-pressure levels at bay. They can do surgical procedures to restore vision and bypass surgery to repair the heart. But those are only short-term fixes. Diet and exercise are the long-term solutions. That’s what I have learned in diabetes education courses provided by St. Luke’s Humphreys Diabetes Center – and the American Diabetes Association says the same thing. Both organizations have a wealth of information about the disease and offer a roadmap for self-management/ Chuck Malloy, Idaho Politics Weekly. More here .

Question: How important are you exercise and diet regimen to you?