Akting Out

What inspires me to pursue this is that I had no medication for nearly three years, thanks to a lack of medical insurance. I knew that keeping my heart rate up, and thus my metabolism high, could be enough to keep the disease at bay—if I was willing to work hard enough.

Well, I’m willing to work hard enough.
That’s the first thing I need to stress; if you have this disease, food is not your worst enemy; ignorance is. Doing nothing and hoping things will change will only lead you to your own funeral, and the trip there won’t be pleasant. If you got it, then you got it, now deal with it.

Many experts (including a couple of doctors I’ve seen) agree that exercise can take the place of medication, and I can live a long, healthy life if I take care of myself. Trouble is, I’ve always been active, I’m getting older, and I can’t push myself like I used to. Still, I have to find a way…

September 15, 2009

Woke up this morning and went for a three mile run, nearly spraining my leg in the process. Had an 8-ounce smoothie (one banana, handful of blueberries, four strawberries, lowfat milk, and the prep time is under five minutes), and a cup of black coffee for breakfast.

I left my meter at work so I wasn’t able to test until close to noon. By then, I had walked up to work (another half mile) and downed another six ounces of coffee.

An hour after that, my blood sugar was 137. Makes sense, because I keep myself pretty energetic to work, but it’s still higher than I’d like.

Lunch, I went a little overboard at a local Chinese restaurant; chicken lo mein (pasta takes a long time to digest), General Tso’s chicken, Vietnam Garlic Chicken, Chicken Dim Sum (seeing a pattern here?)

I really should’ve made that orange soda diet.

Beyond that, I had one sugar free red bull.

Again, I left my meter at work. Final reading of the day; 152.

I shouldn’t have done lunch like that.
Dinner is critical, because as the night goes on, your heart rate slows down, and your blood sugar rises on it’s own. Closing the night out with two sandwich wraps (sliced chicken/roast beef, American Cheese, tomatoes, green onions, and mild salsa).

Tomorrow is another day. Lesson learned; run more, eat in a more balanced manner. Here’s hoping for better results next week.

(c) Avery K. Tingle for Akting Out LLC

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