Post 836, Day 139 of 2013
- and 870 days since I started this blog -
Daily Comment
- and 870 days since I started this blog -
I had my regular post-blood work doctor's visit. These have gone from quarterly, to every four months over the last 2-1/2 years, as I lost weight and some of my issues began resolving.
Today, the last of my prescription medicines (except for my thyroid hormone replacement medicine, that I have been taking, with only 2 adjustments, for 25 years) was eliminated.
My mission, to eliminate drug treatments for my various ailments by solving the problem with diet, is now in the books as completely successful.
There was a little shock, coming by way of my doctor congratulating and praising me, though. I guess it's a negative, but it seems very positive. He said, "You have improved so much in the last few years. You have maintained your weight loss, solved your hypertension, and controlled your diabetes without ever needing medical intervention. Your diet has been successful."
Here's the thing. No doctor had previously mentioned that I had a confirmed diagnosis as being diabetic. I have never taken insulin, insulin-controlling, or sugar-regulating medicine. For years, I thought a decades-old warning that I was pre-diabetic was my condition.
So, yes, being 'labelled' diabetic was something of a surprise to me. A big surprise.
Something else came out at today's medical conference: I must modify my HCHC day. Eliminate comes closer, but I will not do that. Danny Ruchames, you nailed it. The blood work I had done in preparation for this doctor's visit was done less than 36 hours after the end of a particularly over-the-top day of eating sugary desserts - the essence of HCHC day.
While I would have thought this would reflect negatively on my blood sugar, the ensuing day of fasting (just because the excesses had left me with no appetite at all) had allowed for a recovery, and my blood sugar was normal. What wasn't normal were my triglycerides, and High- and Low-Density Cholesterol, all of which moved markedly in unhealthy directions.
My doctor was clear: That day of excess was putting me at risk. Cut. It. Out.
OK. Message received.
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Today's Weight: 210.2 lbs
Food and Diet Section
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| 2013 daily weight |
Yesterday's Weight: 210.6 lbs
Day Net Loss/Gain: - 0.4 lbs
Diet Comment
Late night high-calorie eating? "I fart in your general direction."
Food Log
BreakfastCocoa-kale-hemp-chia protein shake: Almond milk, kale, cocoa, hemp seeds, chia gel, a large egg, vanilla whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, vanilla, psyllium and stevia-inulin blend.
Lunch
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| Roasted turkey breast on Spring Mix, baby spinach and cole slaw mix with balsamic vinaigrette. |
Dinner
Liquid Intake
Coffee: 20 oz. Water: 128+ oz.
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That is great news. I am so happy for both of us. haha. you have done an incredible job. Love you
ReplyDeleteKen, thanks for the credit, but it's really due to the nutritionist I saw after being diagnosed with Type-II. All I can say is that it's an ongoing struggle. I like your commitment to diet as opposed to medication. I don't know if I ever mentioned it before, but two years ago I broke the barrier (125 glucose reading) with a 209 and a 10.5 a1c, making it an obvious diagnosis. The doctor, however, was a bit of a madman and prescribed THREE medications for the diabetes plus one for cholesterol. With the encouragement of the hospital nutritionist, who thought this was excessive, I never took any of them. Through attention to diet my readings came down quickly, and in about four months were in the normal range. Last week I went to my regular doctor (who's out of town, which is why I was using this crazy guy, a local, in the first place) and registered 5.9 on the a1c, almost half what I had scored two years ago. My weight still needs improvement, but I'm confident that will come. Your blog is an ongoing reminder of the struggles with weight and related matters that many of us have gotten ourselves into through every fault of our own, but the good news is that we can change it, especially, I think, if we're early in the process. Good luck!
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