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 […]

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 […]

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? […]

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, […]