*sigh*

So a few months ago I get my blood drawn and tested. I'm 17, so nothing could be wrong at this age, right? Well, my doctor said that I have high triglycerides, which comes from carbs and sugar, and is contributing to my slightly high cholesterol. I have been on a diet consisting of anything low in carbs--like air--ever since.

My grandfather went to an optometrist (eye doctor) to get his cataracts checked, and ends up leaving with the knowledge that he has diabetes, very clogged arteries, and needs open heart five-way bypass surgery. That was months ago; Thank God everything went well, because that is the most complicated surgery you can have, the doctor told us. But now, he is also on a crappy diet, and he will be for the rest of his life.:(

Why is it that when you go to a doctor for something simple and routine. . .and leave with three weeks to live? Oh, well. Ignorance truly is bliss in some cases, but health is not one of them. If my grandfather didn't have that surgery, it is guaranteed that he'd be dead by now.