The disease had an early onset in my body and it was not a really good news to hear when you are battling with issues on how to get pregnant. I was diagnosed to be diabetic in 2007 during a health examination when I was accepted in a BPO company. And it was not amusing that at the age of 32, I already had this disease. I was in the height of so many things and all I wanted was to be as normal as everybody else. I am obese and diabetes runs in the family. Been married for 5 years and still childless when I was diagnosed. It was quite a sad news. Though I cannot reverse it anymore, I tried my best to follow doctor's advise. I controlled everything I ate. I still eat sweet foods sometimes but I always consider the portion and calorie content so as not to suffer from sugar spike. Sometimes when I am so stressed out with work, the sugar would shoot up and I would slow down gradually. This will be an eternal battle for me but I am very much ready for it. For the sake of the people I love. I have vowed to myself that as much as I can, I should try to be healthy. To live longer for the people I love.

Acel Sison
Manila, Philippines