First let me say that I haven’t posted for a while, lots of reasons why, but the main one is I have been so busy with work that I haven’t had the time to give this blog the time it and you deserve. 1. It’s chronic and progressive. 2. You must take medication for the […]
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IS THERE LIFE WITHOUT BREAD AND PASTA?
I grew up with a fork in one hand and a piece of bread in the other. And in between the fork and the bread was pasta or potatoes. I am a Canadian with a rich Italian-Irish heritage. I’m sure you’ve heard of the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and there are many to be […]
Fat…Friend or Foe
First let me say that my success has come from a low carb high fat diet LCHF for short. I must confess that I am biased. I have always believed that fat is good for you. And I am very happy that the pseudo science of fat causing all kinds of diseases is slowly being exposed. […]
3 Steps to Getting Rid of Diabetes “THE STRATEGIES”
In my previous post 3 STEPS TO CURING DIABETES AND LOSING WEIGHT I mentioned a couple of strategies that I found very helpful, joining a gym and using the app My Fitness Pal to track what I was eating. Here are a few more: 1. In addition to using the app My Fitness Pal I manually recorded my medication, fasting blood […]
3 STEPS TO CURING DIABETES AND LOSING WEIGHT
1.REMAIN CALM! If I can do it…so can you! The best way to avoid going down the rabbit hole is to understand that diabetes, and being overweight, really are not a personal failing. Being overweight, having metabolic syndrome, prediabetes or full blown diabetes all have the same cause at thier root. And it’s NOT high blood […]
Can You Get Rid of Diabetes and Excess Weight Without Willpower?
YES! Here I am then at 185 lbs and now at 150…35 lbs lighter. In my previous post 3 Keys to Reversing Diabetes I mention that learning is one of the keys. Whether you have diabetes, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome or weight to lose, the first thing to know is that it’s not YOU or […]
3 KEYS TO REVERSING DIABETES
1. BELIEVE Believe in the possibility. And believe that you can do it. This is critical. Henry Ford said “whether you believe you can or you can’t you’re right”. When my doctor diagnosed me she told me that Diabetes was chronic and progressive. She then had me meet with the diabetes care nurse. I was […]
What the H – – – is this Blog about?
Okay, you’re asking yourself, “What’s this blog about? Am I going to be interested in what this random recovering diabetic has to say?” Well, I’m asking myself similar questions: What will I write about? Who will care? Who will benefit? What did I want to know along the way? What were my a-ha! moments? […]
Day 1 without insulin
Just a quick note…day 1 without insulin and fasting blood sugar was 5.8 (104)!
OMG I’m Diabetes F R E E!
11 months ago I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2 with an A1c of 11.4 and started the overwhelming journey to be sugar free, blood sugar free that is (not completely sugar free of course, remember 5 to drive, that’s 90 for my American friends). Yesterday my endocrinologist said ” you don’t have it anymore, […]
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