Abstract
“Doc, I understand I have diabetes and eating too many carbs drives my sugar up,” she said. “I am taking all the meds you prescribed exactly how you recommend them…it’s the other part that’s hard. I’m not lazy or stubborn, but what you are asking me to do is not just to change my diet. You are asking me to change who I am, how I grew up, and how I define myself. I grew up eating tortillas, beans, and rice everyday…that’s what I am!” […]