Renewed Health Today

I have shared my belief in exercise to reduce Blood Glucose Levels quickly in social network forums. I know of no quicker way to lower blood glucose levels in a healthy way. These last three weeks verify for me that daily exercise is a very important component to my renewed health. Recently my last HbA1C was 5.5 and my daily finger prick tests were 105 in the morning and 85 in the early evening. Pretty good I thought. It been that way for a year.

Yep, I got lazy! Three weeks ago I went on a business followed by a week’s personal trip to New Mexico.

Well my discipline has been so good I thought I could slide a little. So I indulged a little on my business trip. More importantly even though I brought a pair of walking shoes I sat on my duff the whole week. I usually walk 4 miles a day to work rain, snow or hot sunshine. Well my daily finger prick numbers creeped up 20 points.  Not to worry I thought.

The next week I was in New Mexico with family. First, my cousin owns a wonderful little restaurant in Chimayo. Wonderful food and late dinner. How good? My meter read 200+ for the first time in a year and half.  Then lots of home cooking with more cousins while I am busy with a family real estate deal.  Worse of all my butt is still glued to the chair the whole week going over family history. I am in the high mountains near Taos and the weather if cool and crisp in the morning. How dumb can I be?

After two weeks I am home and safe. So I thought. Well, it was hard to get the my diet discipline. It took two whole days. My daily numbers are still 25 points to high. But, now I am walking daily again.  For three weeks I wondered if I would ever recover back to my old renewed health position of 5 weeks earlier. At first I’ll admit I did not walk the full 4 miles each day. Personal business after work cut into my walk home. Then two weeks later my numbers begin to lower back to what I am used to. I paid close attention to my afternoon walk. I walked with purpose to increase the effort. The last walk of the day is 1.5 mile up hill. I gain over 200′ in elevation during the walk.  I noticed that is was the last .75 mile that I gain the real benefit of the walk.

Well my discipline is back as are my daily finger prick numbers. I have learned my lesson. Exercise does have a sizable impact on my diabetic discipline to renew my health today. Remember all I do is walk. I don’t visit a gym. I take stairs at work rather than the elevator. I walk to visit associates down the hall or down stairs rather than use the phone. We are about to change office buildings this year and I am looking forward to my new 5 mile walk to work each day. You see exercise is good, but routine makes the body lazy. That is you need to change you exercise every 6 months or so to gain the best benefit. Just changing effort is enough to make a difference. I jogged most of my life, but walking is easier on the knees and I get the same aerobic benefit. Sometimes you will have to change your routine completely.

Now I walk at least 5 days a week year round rain, snow or hot sunshine. I have a down over coat for the cold snowy days. I really enjoy the walk rather than drive to work. I will make sure this happens even on road trips.  I think the small effort is well worth it for renewed health today. Life a mild health nut is GOOD! But, read my whole blog site.