Creating a new ending to a diabetes diagnosis As some of our readers know, I’ve been giving updates regarding the diagnosis I received in June of 2021, then the reversal of diabetes in October of that year. I try to check it every three months, since, as I’ve mentioned before, blood cells regenerate every three months. My last blood work indicated my A1C was still normal. By the time you get this newsletter, I will have gone to get my blood work again. I will have my results for next week’s newsletter. It’s always a little scary, but this time around I’m a little nervous, since I haven’t been as strict with my diet or my exercise the last few months. What I find is that I start breaking my own prior decisions a little at a time. I start having foods around the house that I’m not strong enough to resist. I started skipping exercise days. A day becomes two days, which becomes a week, etc. Exceptions stop being exceptions when they start becoming the norm. I easily forget that some of the foods that I love, don’t love me back. And as in any other relationship, that is not a healthy one. From several conversations I have had since I was diagnosed and was able to reverse my numbers, I know I’m not the only one struggling with this. I’ve been thinking a lot about diabetes lately. As many of you know, many of my family members, including my mom, my dad and my grandparents, all died from complications of diabetes. It is a dark reality in our family. My son, Isaac, recently wrote a poem about my mom that got published. I was reminded of the importance of getting back to the task of creating a new ending to a diabetes diagnosis. Here is Isaac’s poem. Enjoy!
Creating a new ending to a diabetes diagnosis
