Managing Diabetes
Karen Chambers, the director of product development for IMAN Cosmetics in New York City—and an ordained interfaith minister—had just finished her seminary thesis in May 2009, when her primary doctor called to tell her that she had diabetes. She was in disbelief. Chambers, then 41, had visited her physician for a routine checkup and believed feeling tired and over-extended was a natural result of managing both work and school. “I felt a bit lethargic but it’s kind of hard to tell whether that’s just life or something more serious,†says Chambers. “It absolutely shocked me. I was like, ‘Am I going to have to test my blood every day or stick my finger?’â€
