PATTY S STORY

My story isn't a long time story, but sometimes "instant gratification" is where its at. So here's my story:   I was diagnosed on August 3 with a A1c of 11 and BG at 253, during a routine physical.  I was shocked because I am not overweight, but I had the worst junk food diet on earth.  Cookies, candy, ice cream, flour tortillas, Pasta, Coke by the six pack, white bread and lots of fruit was about 90 percent of my diet......  I came home in shock.  I was scared and frankly, I would be fired if my boss found out, a requirement of my job is being physically fit for duty.  ANYWAY.... that sucked...but I have a great paying good job and want to keep it. I don't want to be on insulin (again, I'd be fired)  So...... I came home and threw out every crappy thing in this house.  All of the above mentioned stuff and more. I started eating a big salad every night with Bleu Cheese dressing. I'd eat a piece of cheese and cook up a hamburger patty or a steak or a chicken breast.  I made sure I had a high fiber/low carb breakfast, I will have a few slices of bacon or  a piece of cheese.  I walk miles every day at my job so exercise wasn't a concern..... Well, the first week my Blood Sugar inched down to 175, which was a relief... the next week it DROPPED  to 120 or so, didn't ever get up past 140.  Now, six weeks later my highest blood sugar for a long time has been 154 (I think) and that was today and I don't know why.  It runs usually about 95 when I wake up in the mornings, is around 100 at lunchtime and no more than 120 max.  I have more energy and am able to stay awake without taking a nap when I get home from work.  I sleep so much better, I have no heartburn, and I feel.... peaceful.   It wasn't "that" hard to do.  I don't like to let some one or some "thing" (food in this instance) dictate my destiny and my choices.... so I won't listen to the ADAs recommendation that a A1c of 7.0 is "good enough for diabetics"  That's bull crap... I will fight for the rest of my life to keep my limbs, my organs, and my LIFE itself.  If it is good enough for everyone else to have a 5.0 A1c, then it is good enough for me, and by  God I'm gonna get there.  The end.

That's it so far
There was another butt was just too vague and didn't usually show much success.