Dining out in Richmond, Indiana.

[Tobin S.]

In Richmond, Indiana, a town of about 36,000 people, there are four McDonald's, three Taco Bells, three Dairy Queens, two Wendy's, two KFCs, two Arby's, two Bob Evans, two Subways, two Little Caesars, one Rally's, one Cracker Barrel, one White Castle, one Olive Garden, one Applebee's, one O'Charleys, one Chili's, one Fazoli's, one Frisch's, one Long John Silver's, one Tim Horton's, one Texas Roadhouse, one Pizza Hut, one Domino's, one Papa John's, one Penn Station, and one Red Lobster. There are also several independent diners and restaurants.

Wayne County, in which Richmond is located, also has the highest rate of diabetes among its population in the state of Indiana.

Good night and God bless America.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I was going to say........that doesn't sound very healthy, my dear Tobin!

And then I read your punch line!

Good one!

And how sad for those people who have diabetes.

[Tobin S.]

2. I'm doing my best not to become one of them.

I get plenty of exercise from my job now and I've lost some weight. I had blood work done recently and I'm still okay as far as my blood sugar goes.

I've heard that one reason a lot of people get type 2 diabetes is from leading a sedentary lifestyle. So if your diet consists to a great degree of the foods from those restaurants, you have a job where you have to sit all day, and you aren't very active outside of work, you're probably going to have a problem at some point.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. And you're doing the right things.

Being active and eating right will go a long way in keeping you from getting type 2 Diabetes.

[DemonGoddess]

4. Well, since I originally came from a different state

to Indiana, I gotta tell ya, I'm so very NOT impressed by the food choices as far as local restaurants.

[Tobin S.]

5. Most restaurants are not very sophisticated here.

We have four independent restaurants here that are really good, and when we eat out we usually go to one of those places. That's it in a town with probably over 50 restaurants.

[DemonGoddess]

6. I'm in Batesville

and we have much less of a choice than you. I grew up just outside of Chicago, so I certainly do miss the variety!