Sharon diabetes show

[Guest guest]

This is such great news to hear about the greens!

 

My husband was diagnosed earlier this year with diabetes but we turned

his numbers around in a similar fashion.

 

The last 2 mos. we've been including greens in a daily smoothie, just

because it seemed like the healthier thing to do. Nearly daily we get

kale, swiss chard, spinach, collards, turnip greens and baby greens

(spring mix lettuces) blended in with our fruit smoothie.

 

Sharon, I'm going to share your story with many others who have this

problem.

 

Blessings, Marsha

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much, Donna and Judy! I really appreciate your kind words!

When I joined this group, I was a vege-junke-tarian. I ate few very

vegetables and lived mostly on dairy, processed soy products, and white

pasta. I lost 37 pounds just making incremental changes - cooking

soups, eating whole grains, doing a bit of walking. I definitely found

inspiration from this group.

 

Then I went to the doctor in January and, even though I had lost some

weight, my health was in really dire shape. My A1c was 12.2, my

cholesterol was 280, my blood pressure was high. The list went on and

on. That's when I started following Eat To Live and things have

completely turned around. I now follow a vegan plan and I actually eat

veggies. LOTS of veggies. :-) I don't even eat much in the way of

grains anymore and I don't eat processed food. (I was in an extreme

situation and needed an extreme intervention. My doctor wanted me on

insulin instantly, as well as a bunch of other meds.)

 

That's so great that your husband is doing well, Marsha! I also have a

daily green smoothie. Lately it's been one baby bok choy, 1 bunch of

dino kale (though yesterday I used beet greens), a box of microgreens, a

banana, frozen mango or blueberries, some unsweetened cherry juice or

mango nectar, flax seed, nutritional yeast, dulse, and a few almonds

tossed in at the end. (I like the almonds to be chunky so I have

something to chew.)

 

My last A1c was 5.4, which is considered normal. I am going to get it

tested again, but as my daily numbers are generally low, I don't expect

any nasty surprises. :-)

 

Sharon

 

aust4freng wrote:

> This is such great news to hear about the greens!

>

> My husband was diagnosed earlier this year with diabetes but we turned

> his numbers around in a similar fashion.

>

> The last 2 mos. we've been including greens in a daily smoothie, just

> because it seemed like the healthier thing to do. Nearly daily we get

> kale, swiss chard, spinach, collards, turnip greens and baby greens

> (spring mix lettuces) blended in with our fruit smoothie.

>

> Sharon, I'm going to share your story with many others who have this

> problem.

>

> Blessings, Marsha

>