The summer of 2018 was the greatest summer. It was filled with sun, fun, and sweets!
But the fun needed to be reigned in when I realized that I couldn't sustain the sweets I've been consuming and controlling my blood sugars without medication.
Most diabetes medication makes me sick. The fillers in all types of insulin give me welts and rashes, and most medications makes me violently ill...
The main option for me in controlling my blood sugars is to control my diet and exercise.
My doctor gave me a bit of an impossible task. He said that he would see me again in 6 weeks, and at that time if my blood sugars didn't drop to 5.5 mmol before every meal, I'd need to go on insulin. Well... it was either control my blood sugars or live with rashes at every injection site.
I was excited and nervous to be tasked with something so crazy. He was basically saying that I needed to reverse my Type II diabetes in 6 weeks! I was to drop my medication and figure it out with diet and exercise.
I did A LOT of research. I watch youtube videos of success stories, and read the book "How Not to Die" by Michael Greger, M.D.
My conclusion from all my research was a plant (more green veggies than fruit) based diet with low carbs and starches; and tons and tons of physical activity.
I recently went back to the doctor and the results were positive. I lost 10 lbs, and my blood sugars stabilized to 5.5 or lower at ever reading. I started with 9.0 - 8.0 mmol readings at the beginning of my journey.
I can't believe it was possible for me to reverse my diabetes in 6 weeks, but with a lot of hard work and self control anything is possible.
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