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Diagnosed with diabetes back in 1995, Junior Smithen has faced an uphill battle with his weight and the disease ever since.

Smithen’s doctors have only ever offered tablets and insulin, which did not improve his health, and his care providers recently suggested bariatric surgery as the only alternative to an early grave.

Sick of traditional medicine’s poor results and unwilling to resort to surgery, Smithen, 39, recently decided to start CrossFit.

“I’ve done it their way since I was diagnosed, and I’m no further forward, so I’m trying it a different way now,” says Smithen, who wants to be around as his young daughter grows up.

Armed with the knowledge, guidance and support of coaches at Stronger Together CrossFit, Smithen is now on a path toward weight loss and improved health.

Smithen knows that CrossFit and other big lifestyle changes will bring improvements in his health and fitness, and he hopes that at 40 he can physically be “the man that I know I’m supposed to be.”

He continues: “I think there’s a place for people with diabetes in CrossFit because I realize how much it helps you control and modify your insulin requirements if you regularly exercise.”

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