Well, hopefully not completely on my own. But realistically, mostly on my own. Blogging consistently is something I struggle with. I have started and stopped dozens upon dozens of times through numerous blogs. And yet I keep coming back. Almost daily I compose blog posts in my head but never seem to sit and put my fingers to the keys. I'm not going to promise myself that THIS TIME I will do it on a regular basis because I really have no clue. But it is something I would like to do.
I took a few minutes to read over my last few posts. That was a rough period of 2012. Shortly after my last post I got the results of the bloodwork I mentioned a few posts before that. Diabetes. Not a happy word. But not a shocking word. I was feeling the highs and lows through my mood and energy. I knew the test was coming and yet I continued to eat donuts, chips, chocolate bars. Often all three in a day. I knew that my diet seriously lacked in real food. I knew that I was doing zero exercise and blaming it on my running injury. And I still chose to drink 3 (!!!) coconut cream frappucinos the weekend before I had my blood drawn.
I honestly was just really disappointed in myself. The label of diabetes was one I knew I was at risk for. I didn't want it but I chose to pretend I am invincible. It's not going to happen to me, I told myself. WRONG!
My doctor informed me that my levels were considered controlled through diet. Insulin was not required, nor was daily testing. I was given instructions to exercise when my foot healed enough to allow it, work on my diet and lose 12 pounds (5% of my bodyweight). Then come back in three months to be retested.
I chose to do some testing of my levels anyway. I cut the crap from my diet completely and tested after every meal for the first week. And every meal had me perfectly within acceptable levels. Basically, my sugary junk food snacks (and most likely the quantity of them) pushed me into diabetes.
It was time to change.
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