Thursday, October 18, 2018
Just Some Info
I once did a presentation on "Dealing with Diabetes Without Medication" and people who came were mostly disappointed that I talked about fasting. Maybe they wanted some herbs or something similar to medications. Some people were intrigued and wanted my recipes.
It was an interesting process and I'll continue to share. I'm hoping to find a doc in Albuquerque who's willing to talk about this approach. I know part of the difficulty lies with thinking on the motivation of patients. I think there is a percentage of people able to do this and that is better than just not trying.
In some public health work things need to be tried by someone as a pilot to get things going. I think the study talked about below may be the beginning of a small breakthrough.
Then there is this. It's about keeping the diet simple. I think for some, like myself, that works better. For others having lots of recipes is the way to go. It's also about the amount of time you spend on something. My workouts can range from super simple to complicated 6 way splits (in the past). If you love recipes share away! There are people who will benefit from that. Then there are people like me who can eat the same thing for a long time. Do what works for you!
KEEP GRINDING!
ABOUT THE BLOG:
It was an interesting process and I'll continue to share. I'm hoping to find a doc in Albuquerque who's willing to talk about this approach. I know part of the difficulty lies with thinking on the motivation of patients. I think there is a percentage of people able to do this and that is better than just not trying.
In some public health work things need to be tried by someone as a pilot to get things going. I think the study talked about below may be the beginning of a small breakthrough.
Then there is this. It's about keeping the diet simple. I think for some, like myself, that works better. For others having lots of recipes is the way to go. It's also about the amount of time you spend on something. My workouts can range from super simple to complicated 6 way splits (in the past). If you love recipes share away! There are people who will benefit from that. Then there are people like me who can eat the same thing for a long time. Do what works for you!
KEEP GRINDING!
ABOUT THE BLOG:
This blog started years ago to talk about self-care and weightlifting. It stopped for a few years. It was been restarted when I was told that I was diabetic. I had an A1C of 9.3. A1C is an estimate of your blood sugar level over the last 3 months and 6.5 is pre-diabetic, and usually over 7 is considered diabetic. In March I was re-tested and my A1C was 5.0. That's below pre-diabetic (so, essentially non-diabetic). It was nice to have my doctor say, "you used to be diabetic." I'm still working on improving my insulin sensitivity and not thinking I'm out of the woods yet. My September retest came back with and A1C of 4.9. March 2018 test came back with 5.2 A1C. My September 2018 test came back with 5.1 A1C.
Weight wasn't my goal though it changed with everything. I started at 195 and after three months I was at 155. My lowest since this has been 142 and I've gotten back up to 165 and weight is changing again.
The results were from diet and exercise. Here is a quick summary of how I responded to being diagnosed as diabetic. I'm going to post this review every so often. Mostly when I post the blog to Twitter or Facebook.
My lifting approach was to gain muscle to help with insulin sensitivity so I focused on compound exercises mostly (deadlift, bench, squat, overhead press) with some other things to round out such as pull-ups and bicep curls. I'm currently doing a 3 way split.
Between now and the end of November I will be focusing on Strength. I went up to 4 "sprints" for cardio at some point. I'm listing my goals in my general PRs page
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I assume most people want the easy way to get results, and are quick to rule out fasting because it goes against everything we're taught and seems impossible to achieve. I blame it on the food industry and education system. I'm sure there's more too it. Glad you continue to share your story and promote the cause.
I too tend to eat the same foods. A lot of my success has to do with the occasional curiosity and interest to create alternatives to recipes of the foods I love, that take little effort. My collection of recipes has been a work in progress, just short of 6 years.
Hope all is well.
I too tend to eat the same foods. A lot of my success has to do with the occasional curiosity and interest to create alternatives to recipes of the foods I love, that take little effort. My collection of recipes has been a work in progress, just short of 6 years.
Hope all is well.
I agree with you on all points. I might eventually get more detailed about my recipes. I'm sure the longer I go the more likely I'll have something besides my basic fruit salad :)
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