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- 178
- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Before I begin speaking of my experience of diabetes type 2, I must point out,a cure for this type of diabetes is based on how you look after your health,and there is never an excuse,anyone can over come a hurdle and achieve a positive result,and i must say also a cure can be a cure when you stick with what works for you.will power and determination is also important not to give up on any goal to succeed where you want to be.Your only cured when you stick with a good healthy eating plan and regular exercise.
I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2014, and it was a shock,and I ended up on tablets,sadly my nightmare became worse,it went from one health problem to another and i got very ill, later on that same year suffered a terrible bleed found i had deficiencies also in my body, all the pains i was also suffering was getting worse with the other conditions that came with it, I ended up that same year on about 8 different medicines,I knew this was not normal it was not good,to go from one illness then find more things wrong.
cut a long story short,in December 2014 when i had a terrible bleed was close to a blood transfusion,I felt I was going to die, it was scary,though I knew I could not go on this way.I was constantly back and forth to my doctor nearly everyday last year feeling so ill, my energy crashed to.
One morning feeling low on energy and tired, I decided enough's enough,so I decided to do something I will not advise anyone else to do, though I did it because I knew the medicines was making me ill,I stopped taking my medication to see if the symptoms would stop. During the time I stopped taking my medicines, I was looking more at my food what i was eating. I was already eating a healthy diet though something food wise was still affecting me, I was having before I stopped my medicines a tablet and do take it still so must correct myself here only medicines i take is for deficiencies iron and vitamin d plus the tablet for allergies, all stomach tablets and diabetic pills have stopped though soon some time this year all other medicines will stop to.....the foods I was eating some was still affecting me so I decided to get rid of those foods so I switched to making smoothies without adding things to them just having the smoothies natural. I made a fruit smoothie for breakfast combined all kinds fruit together i got a juicer that is Eco friendly it needs no electric and i squeezed all the fruit juices with this. I made a strict rule, fruit smoothie for breakfast only and water or lemon water. I then had for lunch a veg smoothie added nothing to it just had a combination of veg blended together like avocados,cucumber,tomato,lettuce,kale,spinach,sweet pepper,carrot,i added as many vegetables in there i know on a healthy scale my body needs,plus i drink a complan type drink that contains lots of vitamins minerals in it,i have that to give my body what it needs if i do not get enough of the foods i had to stop eating that was causing my body to go in to a type of allergic reaction, I see my diabetes as a type of allergy when I eat certain foods I loved eating,big question is though why does the body accept some foods and reject others to trigger the high blood sugar, it must be a allergy that is triggering it off? any how what i eat for my main meal is fish or chicken sometimes other meats i know my body is alright with and make lots vegetables steamed or boiled and do not add salt etc to it, I just jazz up the food make it more interesting to eat with home made safe levels of a sauce if i need one,i shop around for things that i know my body will accept.
Now what i do before a meal and 2 hours after a meal i check my blood sugars, though in the 2 hours i am waiting to check my sugars again, I do a workout keeping fit for two hours, even go on walks, do house work etc. I keep active to burn off the calories, there are foods like in your veg that is good at lowering your glucose and those are the types of food you need to eat, because that is the key to, to keeping your sugar low, if you eat any junk food, or anything high in carbs all it does is send your sugars loopy they go up high,I was shocked how high my sugars went in a dangerous level while i was very ill and the moment i stopped the medicines, eliminated any other trigger foods even drink at bay, plus did regular exercise through out the day, i noticed all my blood sugars dropped and started to go back in the normal range, my health is great i feel goo, I have lots of energy and I keep exercising,the weight is coming off,it does work,no one has to rely on the medicines to get the sugars under control, you need to be in control of you, your diet and exercise,once you master it, it becomes a cure,you stick with that cure,when you rid the triggers that cause your high sugars, you will know what to keep away from you,not to eat or drink the artificial man made processed foods that are damaging your health, you can make your own treats to eat, shop around for flour that is safe for diabetics even almond flour etc or wholemeal just make sure you check there is nothing in it that can trigger a sugar attack on your blood.whatever works for you,stick with and you will never look back, you will see a change a positive one, well i did and Iv am doing great, i stick with my plan and schedule,I avid temptation,people can offer you things you know you can not have,if they are cooking it or you buy it in a restaurant or takeaway walk away say no, make your own in a safer level to eat,that way you know whats in it and it is keeping your health safe from harm, the food industry sadly is killing off peoples health what they put in the food, there are crazy high levels of things you would not even imagine is in there. this is my story and I am not saying that all diabetics should do what i do or think like me. All i know is, it is working for me, i will not look back and go back on the medicines, I will keep monitoring my blood sugars, watch what i eat, and keep up with the fitness work outs keeping active and living a normal healthy happy life.and in my opinion that is the cure.
I think the worst thing that can be a dangerous health problem to people are those stuck in jobs with very little exercise, sitting at a desk 12 hours a day with less activity, and drivers who drive long distance rarely get exercise same thing different jobs have a high impact on health and can cause weight gain and bad health,some companies will provide some form of activity to get fit, some do not.those who are sat at a desk a lot get a mini fitness machine it is like a exercise bike with no seat, you can work your legs on it have it under your desk or you can even use it to exercise your arms to, any kind of exercise good for you while at your desk is a bonus to help you just a thought.
p.s remember relapsing in to old bad habits can cause a trigger to make your diabetes come back with a vengeance,stick with the cure you know works for you in eating healthy keeping bad foods and drink at bay and , you will never look back if you stick with what is working, ...do not give in to temptation, remind yourself,if i eat or drink that is it worth going through a bad sugar high, always remember get the balance right in eating and drinking, water is the safest drink ever, filter it use a brita jug with filter, keeps any bugs out water,keep the balance right to prevent your sugars going too low always make sure before you exercise you eat and you have enough satisfactory level of food that your body can cope with the exercise. thanks for reading my story. xx
I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2014, and it was a shock,and I ended up on tablets,sadly my nightmare became worse,it went from one health problem to another and i got very ill, later on that same year suffered a terrible bleed found i had deficiencies also in my body, all the pains i was also suffering was getting worse with the other conditions that came with it, I ended up that same year on about 8 different medicines,I knew this was not normal it was not good,to go from one illness then find more things wrong.
cut a long story short,in December 2014 when i had a terrible bleed was close to a blood transfusion,I felt I was going to die, it was scary,though I knew I could not go on this way.I was constantly back and forth to my doctor nearly everyday last year feeling so ill, my energy crashed to.
One morning feeling low on energy and tired, I decided enough's enough,so I decided to do something I will not advise anyone else to do, though I did it because I knew the medicines was making me ill,I stopped taking my medication to see if the symptoms would stop. During the time I stopped taking my medicines, I was looking more at my food what i was eating. I was already eating a healthy diet though something food wise was still affecting me, I was having before I stopped my medicines a tablet and do take it still so must correct myself here only medicines i take is for deficiencies iron and vitamin d plus the tablet for allergies, all stomach tablets and diabetic pills have stopped though soon some time this year all other medicines will stop to.....the foods I was eating some was still affecting me so I decided to get rid of those foods so I switched to making smoothies without adding things to them just having the smoothies natural. I made a fruit smoothie for breakfast combined all kinds fruit together i got a juicer that is Eco friendly it needs no electric and i squeezed all the fruit juices with this. I made a strict rule, fruit smoothie for breakfast only and water or lemon water. I then had for lunch a veg smoothie added nothing to it just had a combination of veg blended together like avocados,cucumber,tomato,lettuce,kale,spinach,sweet pepper,carrot,i added as many vegetables in there i know on a healthy scale my body needs,plus i drink a complan type drink that contains lots of vitamins minerals in it,i have that to give my body what it needs if i do not get enough of the foods i had to stop eating that was causing my body to go in to a type of allergic reaction, I see my diabetes as a type of allergy when I eat certain foods I loved eating,big question is though why does the body accept some foods and reject others to trigger the high blood sugar, it must be a allergy that is triggering it off? any how what i eat for my main meal is fish or chicken sometimes other meats i know my body is alright with and make lots vegetables steamed or boiled and do not add salt etc to it, I just jazz up the food make it more interesting to eat with home made safe levels of a sauce if i need one,i shop around for things that i know my body will accept.
Now what i do before a meal and 2 hours after a meal i check my blood sugars, though in the 2 hours i am waiting to check my sugars again, I do a workout keeping fit for two hours, even go on walks, do house work etc. I keep active to burn off the calories, there are foods like in your veg that is good at lowering your glucose and those are the types of food you need to eat, because that is the key to, to keeping your sugar low, if you eat any junk food, or anything high in carbs all it does is send your sugars loopy they go up high,I was shocked how high my sugars went in a dangerous level while i was very ill and the moment i stopped the medicines, eliminated any other trigger foods even drink at bay, plus did regular exercise through out the day, i noticed all my blood sugars dropped and started to go back in the normal range, my health is great i feel goo, I have lots of energy and I keep exercising,the weight is coming off,it does work,no one has to rely on the medicines to get the sugars under control, you need to be in control of you, your diet and exercise,once you master it, it becomes a cure,you stick with that cure,when you rid the triggers that cause your high sugars, you will know what to keep away from you,not to eat or drink the artificial man made processed foods that are damaging your health, you can make your own treats to eat, shop around for flour that is safe for diabetics even almond flour etc or wholemeal just make sure you check there is nothing in it that can trigger a sugar attack on your blood.whatever works for you,stick with and you will never look back, you will see a change a positive one, well i did and Iv am doing great, i stick with my plan and schedule,I avid temptation,people can offer you things you know you can not have,if they are cooking it or you buy it in a restaurant or takeaway walk away say no, make your own in a safer level to eat,that way you know whats in it and it is keeping your health safe from harm, the food industry sadly is killing off peoples health what they put in the food, there are crazy high levels of things you would not even imagine is in there. this is my story and I am not saying that all diabetics should do what i do or think like me. All i know is, it is working for me, i will not look back and go back on the medicines, I will keep monitoring my blood sugars, watch what i eat, and keep up with the fitness work outs keeping active and living a normal healthy happy life.and in my opinion that is the cure.
I think the worst thing that can be a dangerous health problem to people are those stuck in jobs with very little exercise, sitting at a desk 12 hours a day with less activity, and drivers who drive long distance rarely get exercise same thing different jobs have a high impact on health and can cause weight gain and bad health,some companies will provide some form of activity to get fit, some do not.those who are sat at a desk a lot get a mini fitness machine it is like a exercise bike with no seat, you can work your legs on it have it under your desk or you can even use it to exercise your arms to, any kind of exercise good for you while at your desk is a bonus to help you just a thought.
p.s remember relapsing in to old bad habits can cause a trigger to make your diabetes come back with a vengeance,stick with the cure you know works for you in eating healthy keeping bad foods and drink at bay and , you will never look back if you stick with what is working, ...do not give in to temptation, remind yourself,if i eat or drink that is it worth going through a bad sugar high, always remember get the balance right in eating and drinking, water is the safest drink ever, filter it use a brita jug with filter, keeps any bugs out water,keep the balance right to prevent your sugars going too low always make sure before you exercise you eat and you have enough satisfactory level of food that your body can cope with the exercise. thanks for reading my story. xx
