Monday, January 03, 2011

Taking Control: In the Beginning

Taking Control: In the Beginning: "Okay today was kinda lazy day settling in to the new regime and I must say it was not bad. I weighed this morning and i came in ..."

I look forward to following your experience in this. I was diagnosed one year ago with type 2 diabetes. I am on metformin, and I found myself gradually losing weight, just between the metformin and trying to eat at first to not spike my blood sugar and then after my diabetes was largely under control, just trying to eat sensibly. And, since June, getting a bit of exercise running for the train.

I've lost 44 pounds this last year which works out to about 2 dress sizes. I only weigh myself every 3 months, when I visit my doctor. I don't really trust bathroom scales after had a terrible experience with then while pregnant.

I don't mind being fat. I have never lacked energy, and aside from the diabetes, I have been generally healthy. But diabetes is a progressive disease and fat makes it worse. The estrogen fat produces increases insulin resistance. Losing weight is a way to turn back the clock on this disease. I think it is like running up the down escalator, buying time and delaying the worst, perhaps delaying it long enough.