When Leola started feeling tired and losing weight in November 2008, she thought she had a sinus infection. But the symptoms didn’t go away. After several weeks of not feeling well and a trip to the ER, Leola was told she had Type 2 diabetes. At the time of her diagnosis, Leola was 39 years old and had just moved to a town that was several hours away from her family. Feeling scared and alone, she didn’t know how she was going to take care of herself. But there was something she did know: her independence was important to her, and she didn’t want the same outcome that she watched some of her loved ones w...read more