The Ongoing Saga of a Girl and her Scale
by Karin L. Nauber
I had a difficult visit with my doctor this past week. After learning that my hemoglobin A1c was 11.8, we talked about what I needed to do to get back on track.
She kind of burst my hope bubble, although I am sure she didn’t mean to do so with malicious intent.
She told me that because of how far my type 2 diabetes had progressed, I would likely not be able to reverse it even if I lost 50 pounds, ate a plant-based diet, and drank a lot of water.
She said that my body is not producing the insulin I need and the insulin that I may be producing is not doing the job.
I got a little depressed hearing that—oh, who am I kidding—I got a lot depressed!
But there is still a big part of me that believes this nasty killer of a condition can be reversed. I need to believe that I can get better and that positive changes can produce positive results.
Well, of course, this is true, but I want that positive change to be reversible of what many doctors consider irreversible.
I believe that our minds and beliefs can play a large role in our healing of illnesses. I also believe the opposite is true. I believe we can “think” ourselves into sickness.
It is called the Law of Attraction—we attract what we think about.
It is my belief that if we think good things and flush out the negative thoughts, we can have a healthier, happier life!
But back to my A1c...
I will be meeting with a diabetes educator and we will be talking about some things we can try.
My big thing is what to eat and how much of it.
If you have ever been on a diet, you know how limiting they can be.
Can’t have this, can’t have that. And NEVER, EVER eat this. Don’t even look at it!
And why is it that the foods I love to eat the most are the highest in fats, calories, and carbs?
I am contemplating this as I snack on a bowl of raw green beans. Don’t get me wrong, I like green beans. I just don’t want to have to eat them all the time because they are one of the few “free” foods.
One of the options we talked about was weight loss surgery. This would reverse the type 2 diabetes diagnosis. I would no longer have to take insulin.
But I am confused. If my body isn’t making the insulin I need, then why would weight loss make it start to work? And if losing weight through surgery works, why wouldn’t losing weight the natural way not work?
I guess I will have some questions to ask the diabetes educator. I think these things are important to know.
If you want to know more about what an A1c is or ways to prevent type 2 diabetes, you can check out my blog at: diabeteshealthnuts.com.
I do a video, almost every day, too, where I talk about my journey to rid myself of type 2.
Lastly, I want to encourage anyone who reads this article to take it easy on themselves. Don’t beat yourself up about what you did or didn’t do yesterday or today. Just start over fresh in the morning.
Remember each day is a gift and that is why they call it the “present.”
