Janis Kinard-Lopez Biography

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• 58 years old
• Diabetes
• 5'4"
• 190 lbs.
• LDL - 55
• A1C - 8.0

Janis can be described as loving, kind, and all for helping others. Unfortunately, Janis has lost her mother, her two sisters, and her granddaughter all to complications from diabetes. Despite being diagnosed with diabetes in 1977, she was able to get control of her condition alongside other health issues. However, diabetes complications came back in 1998.

Struggling with her weight for years, Janis admits she has a love of food and cooking and hopes to curb her appetite and get her cravings under control. Janis enjoys babysitting her grandchildren and is very involved in her community.

Janis hopes to learn from her health educators, lower her blood sugar levels, start exercising, and encourage others. She admits, "it takes courage to fight this thing!" and that she will need a "push, a shove, and a kick - but not too hard!"