So far, I have lost 22 pounds. My next test is 6/2, and my next appointment with the doctor is 6/6. Then we'll see if the weight loss worked.
40 minutes each day on an exercise bike, and eating about 1/2 of what I used to devour. And every time on the bike is misery. I thought it would get easier, but it doesn't.
When I get down to my target weight, I will buy and eat an entire pizza and a six-pack. That meal is already factored into the weight loss target.
A little over a year ago, my blood glucose level was 144 and the doctor told me that I was diabetic. I refused treatment or counseling and began to change my lifestyle, going quickly to 131. I told them that I’d eaten my way into this, I’d eat my way back out. My fasting blood sugar is usually below 100 now. A1C is also in the normal range. Good cholesterol has improved considerably, bad is still a bit higher than they want, but oh well. I do not intend to take the drugs for that, figure that it’s better for me to work on it, myself.
I am a firm believer in the benefits of low carb/low glycemic index foods eating. I’ve lost around 35 pounds, feel better, refused to take a cholesterol drug and again, it’s my body, I’m responsible for it. I’ve seen what taking prescription drugs has done for/to others, and while I’m on blood pressure meds, that’s it.
One thing I’ve found that helps is Whey Low, a real sugar blend (fructose, sucrose and lactose, invented by a man for his type 2 diabetic wife) for people who are either diabetic or want to watch their blood sugar levels for other reasons. http://wheylow.com No fake sugars for me, as they bother my stomach.
This is a lifestyle change and while I miss some things, losing 35 pounds without much effort was nice. When you see what diabetes can do to your body when left unchecked, it becomes easy, at least for me, to regard some stuff as off limits and, for all practical purposes, poison to me. I do allow myself treats from time to time, but not a daily thing. Staying meds-free is my ambition.
Hi Bernard, when I was diagnosed my level was 10.6 hbA1c which equals to a rough daily glucose level of 300. Your glucose of 124 equates to a hbA1c of 6.6, the ideal is under 6. From what you have written my guess is you are near normal now, keep it up.
Bernard, have you tried reading on the exercise bike. Keeps me on it, makes the time fly, and the reading ain’t bad, either.