Bentley Thompson asked:
I just got my results from my medical check last week. From past experience, I know that I don’t get a call from my doctor’s office within a couple days after the tests, then there is nothing “unusual” in the results. It has been over a week.
It was a pleasure reading my stats again:
– A1c (5.3%),
– total cholesterol (143 mg/dL),
– triglicerides (51 mg/dL),
– LDL (85 mg/dL),
– Liver and kidney functions normal. Hey, I feel like drinking…
Well, water is the only drink I have had since November 2004. Earlier this week I tried 100% cranberry juice (unsweetened) because I felt so good and I have not had a high glucose reading for “I-can’t-recall”. For more than a year and counting… my A1c remains at 5.3% without even the “look” at a diabetes drug. No one can truly say that a diet and lifestyle change will not help to control blood sugar levels.
These are the four principles that I have used and have been sharing on my personal website. They work in combination, of course.
Regular exercise – daily 1-hour walks at first, now it 30 minutes strength training, aerobics, or flexibility training Proper diet – the more “vegan” the better. Don’t ingest cholesterol or animal products if you don’t have to. Who “must” anyway? Sleep – this is not after midnight sleep. Sleep early (latest 10 pm). Explanation here. Food supplementation – only because when the body has already succumbed to conditions like type 2 diabetes, we really need “extra” help. I haven’t tried a lot of supplements – only two, which I also describe on my site.
It really motivates us when we receive good results from a medical examination. You do feel encouraged to continue to practice the good health habits and avoid the harmful ones. It’s the way I am feeling, and every diabetic should remember these four key principles. When implemented, you really lose something – your diabetes medication (most likely). But that is a very good thing!
I just got my results from my medical check last week. From past experience, I know that I don’t get a call from my doctor’s office within a couple days after the tests, then there is nothing “unusual” in the results. It has been over a week.
It was a pleasure reading my stats again:
– A1c (5.3%),
– total cholesterol (143 mg/dL),
– triglicerides (51 mg/dL),
– LDL (85 mg/dL),
– Liver and kidney functions normal. Hey, I feel like drinking…
Well, water is the only drink I have had since November 2004. Earlier this week I tried 100% cranberry juice (unsweetened) because I felt so good and I have not had a high glucose reading for “I-can’t-recall”. For more than a year and counting… my A1c remains at 5.3% without even the “look” at a diabetes drug. No one can truly say that a diet and lifestyle change will not help to control blood sugar levels.
These are the four principles that I have used and have been sharing on my personal website. They work in combination, of course.
Regular exercise – daily 1-hour walks at first, now it 30 minutes strength training, aerobics, or flexibility training Proper diet – the more “vegan” the better. Don’t ingest cholesterol or animal products if you don’t have to. Who “must” anyway? Sleep – this is not after midnight sleep. Sleep early (latest 10 pm). Explanation here. Food supplementation – only because when the body has already succumbed to conditions like type 2 diabetes, we really need “extra” help. I haven’t tried a lot of supplements – only two, which I also describe on my site.
It really motivates us when we receive good results from a medical examination. You do feel encouraged to continue to practice the good health habits and avoid the harmful ones. It’s the way I am feeling, and every diabetic should remember these four key principles. When implemented, you really lose something – your diabetes medication (most likely). But that is a very good thing!
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