Type 2 Diabetes: Week Two
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 22, 2009
My blood sugar was at an all time low of 97 this morning! To top that off, I’m sleeping through the night without making trips to the bathroom, and my pants are noticeably beginning to hang off of me now. I have to credit part of this to the Subway diet; believe me, it works. I eat the Subway Cluv (no double meat) with lettuce, tomato, cheese, onions, sweet peppers, and loads of jalapenos. Fills me up for the rest of the day and it doesn’t make me sleepy afterwards.
I’m going to start posting recipes next week; I credit a lot of the reduction to smoothies for breakfast, low (but healthy) snacking, and light lunches/dinners. The heaviest I eat is BBQ chicken, fettucine alfredo, and a salad. I won’t lie; I come home from work some nights and I do not feel like cooking. Often, I’ll chop up a salad, make up some pizza soup, or bake up some teriyaki chicken wraps (recipes coming). The prep time for most of these is under an hour and the carb count is decent.
Believe that as a type two diabetic, most carbs are not your friend. Your body breaks down carbs into sugar, and as there’s not enough insulin to process the sugar, it slows you down. Your heart has to work harder to cycle through your bloodstream…I’ve been through this before. But I seem to be on the right track.
Now, the downside.
Stark reality; I’m not as young as I used to be, and I can’t push myself as hard as I once could. I still enjoy morning runs, and I greatly enjoy training, but since I get so sore the next day, I find that I have to alternate days exercising. On the recovery days, I really have to watch what I eat. Even then, my blood sugar didn’t get higher than 170…which is still high, but not as high as it used to be. Keeping the disease in check is possible, but requires a lot of patience.
Something else that’s been going through my head lately; there is no cure for type two diabetes. I’ll have it until the the day I die. If I’m lucky, it won’t kill me.
It’s possible to replace medication with exercise (my goal), but what happens if I can no longer exercise?
I hope that’s far off. In the meantime, I can only work with what I have. Until next week.
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