Renewed Health Today

Today I am a very fortunate Type II diabetic. My HbA1c has been in the mid 5s for the last nine months. My daily glucose readings average 110 in the morning and mid 80s in the late afternoon. I spike occasionally beyond those averages when I forget my diabetic life style discipline. I take each spike as a wake up call to return to my more diet controlled diabetic life style.

Last November I was diagnosed a Type I diabetic and placed on a regiment of 10 units of insulin in the morning and late afternoon. At an age of 57 a diagnosis of Type I diabetes is not the norm. My HbA1c was 12.1 and my initial daily glucose readings were off scale, 600+. Those kinds of readings could only express themselves if my pancreas has stopped producing insulin. I was literally floating in glucose. My young inexperienced doctor knew that I had to quickly reduce my glucose level. Insulin was prescribed to do eliminate excess glucose from my system.

The insulin injections would assist my red blood cells absorb glucose to be carried to starving body and organ cells throughout my body. This would arrest the self feeding weight loss. Without the use of insulin my red blood cells could not deliver glucose and other nutrients to my body. In response my body drew necessary energy and nutrients stored in living cells. My body was in starving self feed in condition. As a result my liver and kidneys would be less stressed to eliminate excess glucose. My pancreas would be able to initiate a recovery which most fortunately it did.

Every two weeks I increased my insulin 10 units up to 30 units. My doctor was pleased with my body’s response to insulin so I was counseled to reduce my insulin in take 10 units every two week to 10 units. My daily readings dropped to the low 200s. After six weeks from in initial insulin shots, I was prescribed 500 Mg of Metformin ER during my dinner meal in place of insulin. My pancreas has recovered reasonable production of insulin.

The diagnosis of Type I diabetes may have been incorrect, but the treatment was correct to reduce my glucose build up quickly. I feel extremely fortunate that my pancreas rebounded to reasonable production of insulin. My current doctor has informed me that the rebound effort by my pancreas is normal; however, the amount of rebound is very fortunate as quickly as it happened.

However, I cannot give full credit for my renewed health today to wonderful medical care alone. As I began my prescription of insulin I also began take dietary supplements to assist my body repair its self as it did when I was many years younger. Even my current more experienced doctor has remarked my renewed health today was very encouraging. The only change I have introduced in to my daily discipline of healthier eating, exercise, and medication is my intake of dietary supplements.

There are many complications of a diabetic condition that overtly express themselves to greatly reduce a diabetic’s quality of life. I have experienced many complications, but fortunately not all complications. In the articles to follow I will share how I feel I have overcome those complications due to my favorable diabetic life style discipline and my intake of specific dietary supplements. I have seemed to overcome one or two conditions not directly related to diabetes, I credit the intake of dietary supplements.