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I'm borderline borderline diabetic. That's not a typo. Borderline diabetic is an A1C of 5.7. Mine is 5.5. My fasting blood glucose is always right around 100. Maybe 108. Maybe 98, but almost always in that range. My doctor brought this up more than 10 years ago, but I didn't worry about it. I'm healthy, athletic, and always active. I could eat whatever I wanted... and did.
Over time, I truly became a sugar addict. I'd load up on "chocolate" covered nuts and sweetened banana chips from the bulk section at Sprouts with the idea that those two bags should last a week or two, then kill them both in 2 days. Breakfast was steel cut oats, but with a very ripe banana added and I did this every morning for years. I could put down a carton of ice cream in 2 days. My girlfriend is a wonderful cook, but typical of Asian food, every meal included rice or rice noodles.
Problem is, I never got any negative feedback... other than needing a nap after lunch. But... despite eating a simple carb, processed food, high sugar diet, I still weighed 168 (6' tall).
A friend of a friend passed away from complications of diabetes recently. Reading what his widow wrote on the Go Fund Me page they put up really got my attention.
"James had a long time battle with Diabetes. During his battle He underwent Quadruple open heart bypass, Pacemaker, Stints throughout his body for heart, kidney, stomach and legs. Suffered a few heart attacks and three strokes one ending with his left eye sight taken along with minimal use of his left side arm and leg. Over this past year he lost both his legs before his battle ended with him passing Tuesday Oct 12, 2021."
That really was hard to read. I knew if I didn't make some changes I'd end up going down the same path. I watched a lot of videos by Dr.s Phung, and Ekberg trying to learn about the science of what's going on. I've cut way back on carbs and sugar, started doing time restricted eating. Been there for a couple of months. I've lost some body fat... down to about 160 and feel great. Unfortunately, my glucose has not responded to this and is the same. From what I've read, it may take years before it comes down, if at all. We'll see.
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Lee
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