This is a documentation of my effort to bring my diabetes under control again after a few years of hit and miss control. I periodically lose motivation and I think this is a problem for many long term diabetics. What can I do to change this? One of my goals is to develop a camp for grownups with type 1 and 2 diabetes. I hope this blog leads to my better control and helps motivate others to do so too.
Monday, 28 February 2011
The Reality Check
This is my reality check. I do not have a scale at home, but even my largest jeans, size 12, do not fit. I am wearing stretch pants most of the time. I never had such a huge roll over my underwear before. Not only is it ugly, but very unhealthy. I have the typical diabetic apple-shaped body, plus chubby thighs that rub together. Ugh. This is my starting point of my blogging journey to good body weight and blood sugars. The last A1C was 7.2, not bad, but it was big swings inbetween that have me worried, 23.4 at the highest and 2.1 at the lowest. I do not use the other system. It does not make sense to me. I feel like I have a better idea of where my levels are at because it matches the A1C numbers. I am guessing that my weight is at least 65 kilos or at least 145 lbs. My lowest adult weight was 120 after the birth of my daughter. I loved how I felt and looked and that is where I want to be again. So here I go....
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