Hello ADM_MAD and welcome.
I like you, am a newbie here. I have found enough information here to last a lifetime.
It is a great source of information, help and support.
I was a few years ago seen by GP who told me my blood glucose level was 27 Which meant nothing to me all. “Is that high?” I asked him. Well I guess we all know the answer to that .
He went to tell me that I would have to take meds for the rest of my life.
“Is it reversible?” I asked him. NO he exclaimed.
I went home and within 5mins found out that it certainly IS reversible and moreover people with Type 2 were doing so daily.
I went on the Atkins diet… It worked for me (if followed correctly) ie. Drink plenty of water, just water! At least 2 litres a day, more if you can. I never, and I mean do never drank any water hardy ever.
The first thing I noticed was how much energy I had. This decline in my health was so slow I did not realise how tired I was all of the time.
I went back to my doctors a few weeks later and my levels were down to below 10!
He was gobsmacked! How had I achieved that?
I told him I was on ‘The Atkins Diet’… a huge mistake! He went to tell me it was very very unhealthy.
He sent me to the dietitian who said I had to loads of pasta, potatoes, rice, grains etc .etc.
Plus should start taking ‘statins’ with immediate effect. In fact she was very insistent.
So home again look up statins and within two minutes though **** that!
I just said NO.
How many weeks/months do you think a GP spends in their years of training understanding diet?
Answer next to none! Most GPs, and nurses and dietitians will tell patients what they have been taught (much of which is incorrect) and what they have all been told to tell patients.
(IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY… Diabetes is a huge money spinner for the big drug companies)
It is normally these companies and the food industry who fund all the research on most of the trails and test done… They do NOT want you to know the truth… just there truth which keeps the money flowing towards them! Conspiracy? No, just a simple fact!
Slowly the attitudes and approach to Type 2 is changing. As more people keep proving that we have to power to change our life without having to be stuck on meds forever.
NOW The blame game…
It is not really important whose fault us getting Type 2 diabetes is, certainly thinking we somehow failed is not helpful at all. Why? Because it is all in the past and can not change that.
Our power is in the NOW and in the KNOW! Which is where this site comes in and my friend where YOU have just arrived.
Your journey to wellness has already started!
I have posted a link to a couple videos today and another about mindfulness and mediation.
You may find these most helpful at several different levels.
Some of us T2’s will NEED meds and insulin for while, perhaps even forever. However some of us will be strong enough to keep eating the right stuff in the right amounts and stop eating the wrong stuff.
Always remember you are more than number on the screen, you are more than that body you look at in the mirror. The most important you cannot be seen (by most people) The ‘real you’ is amazing
Is so powerful once you understand who and what you are. “An incredible Spirt with a body, not a body with spirt” There is a world difference.
Be the you the want to be!
Begin a few minutes a day sitting in silence. Switch off the phone, unplug
Learn how to relax just your body (which needs to comfortable) no need to sit in full Lotus position,
Just remember to keep you back straight and head upright. You can sit on chair, on a cushion, on your bed. Just sit and enjoy being! I find it most helpful to spent time just before going to sleep.
If you are tired you will go to sleep no problem. However you will find that over the days/weeks you will have a much deeper sleep.
Turn the TV, computer, mobile phone off at least half an hour before going to bed. This is very important! Your brain needs to slow down and trust me all of the above will not let that happen.
Be nice to yourself, be kind to yourself and remember you will always get more of what you focus on. Listen to calming music, avoid things and people that unsettle the balance the begin to achieve.
Take it one day at a time! Walk somewhere close to nature, the beach, a park, the country, notice what is going on around, the smells, the sounds, the birds, the feel of the warm sun on your face.
I am NOT a tree hugger however I do love to sit with my back against a nice big tree and just ask it (I know this sounds like I am some sort of nutter or new age freak just trust me) Please may I enjoy your strength?
Feel the energy begin to flow from the tree and the earth into you being.
Have a great week
Blessing
Po
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