Posted on 10/28/2020 9:37:45 AM PDT by Red Badger
and the drugs cost will skyrocket
For later.
Yada, yada, yada.
Here’s hoping...but lots of mileage to go.
The method which lowered my H1C from pre-diabetic range down to normal range was free of additional costs. I began using the treadmill every day at the community gym where I already was paying HOA dues. Not only my H1C improved, my blood pressure also improved. And my energy level is off the charts for a 80 year old man.
Conclusion: Exercise is the best option to maintain good health. Now looking forward to reaching 100 without pain and without needing a wheel chair.
Awesome! Great to hear. :D
Congratulations on taking charge and renewing your health. Our bodies were created to work and move every day.
Peach
A true diabetes preventative would be truly a Godsent for millions of people. Diabetes is the source of many other deseases.
Using a treadmill is about the most boring thing a human can do as far as I am concerned. What techniques do you use to avoid the boredom?
You are exactly 100% right... treadmill is as boring as it gets. I have 200 of my most favorite songs & music stored on my smart phone as MP3 files and I play it using a free app called Musicolet and I can listen to it during treadmill via Bluetooth so it is wireless. The phone is parked on a window nearby. I can choose via Musioclet which playlist I want to listen, such as Mozart or Pop or select a certain group such as Beetles or Abba, or a combination of any MP3 files.
The benefits of keeping this discipline of doing one mile in 23 minutes at 2 deg up-slope are so huge for my 80 year old body, I will be stupid to quit. I have no balance issues, no leg joint pains or cramps, the heart is working flawless, and I swear I could join a ballet class if I wanted to. Never ever expected to feel this athletic at 80 when I retired at age 57 with hip joint pain, racing heart, fainting spells at work, panic attacks in closed malls. All those issues are gone!
Diabetes preventive is already available to everyone at no cost. Limit all calorie intake during ANY 9 hours in a 24 hour period. And walk 1 mile daily at brisk pace. I was diagnosed prediabetic in mid-50’s. Began walking on golf course gradually increasing to 5 rounds of 18/week. All health issues disappeared. At age 75 I quit the private golf course (unlimited rounds for fixed monthly fee) and now doing boring treadmill 6-7 times every week. Still feeling great at age 80.
Thanks for the reply! I will try music. I have been watching the TV.
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