On Feb 11, 2016, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Knowing that type 2 diabetes is nearly totally diet and weight related, I knew what steps I needed to take. #1. Lose weight. #2. Change my diet and eating habits. #3. Exercise. I made up my mind that day that I was NOT going to be a victim of poor choices and decisions of my own. I get fed up seeing all the type 2 diabetes drug commercials on TV. There is no reason anyone with type 2 diabetes needs to go down that slippery slope because over time, year after year, the condition gets worse which leads to more and stronger meds that eventually lead to insulin injection. Type 2 diabetes is preventable and I am here to tell you--- it is reversible.
I swung into immediate action that very same day. My results as my doctor put it today--- are stunning. I just had my 3rd set of blood work done in the last 90 days last week and saw my doctor today. In February my A1C was 8.9. It is now 5.5. I have only been taking 1 500mg dose of metformin daily (the lowest possible dose). Today, my doctor said I can quit taking the metformin and said---"as far as I am concerned, you are now non-diabetic, and you did this in just 3 months!."
Since January 4, 2016, I have lost 48 lbs and my BMI has gone from 31.90 to 25.00. My diet and eating habits have changed for good. It is now effortless for me to eat the way I do and I enjoy my new diet "lifestyle." I eat great foods I like and enjoy and I eat LOTS of food--- a rarely am ever hungry. I was much more hungry before-- the way I used to eat, so I snacked all the time between meals and in the evening and now I don't which is a major reason why the weight has come off and my blood sugar has dropped dramatically.
If you know anyone who is type 2 diabetic (blood sugar of 126 +), or is in pre-diabetic stage (blood sugar of 100 to 125), you can offer them great news and hope by sharing my story with them. In 3 to 6 months most people can become non-diabetic and be off the meds IF they are willing to make the necessary changes in their diet and lifestyle and stick with it daily just like I have done. LOTS of people have done this. This is not a part- time, on again off again program. It is a "life style". It's how you live on a daily basis.
Many people want to know, and ask questions, about what I did, what changes did I make to my diet, what supplements do I take if any, etc. In order to be able to help as many people possible with this information, I have shared my story and everything that I have done in a video presentation that can be viewed at www.onechangecounts.com/#healthcrisis It may take up to a minute for the page to load. If for some reason the Health Crisis video doesn't open, you can access it by scrolling down the menu on the left and click on Health Crisis.
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Rod Larkin
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