Genetics screwed me over, combined with society putting sugar in
everything I ate as a kid, the processed foods, fast food, etc. I've dealt with diabetes since early 30's, grandmother was type 1 and lived to be over 90, I learned
a lot from her with diet, and watching her inject herself daily was a constant reminder. Tried metformin early on in my 30s and nausea took me out for several weeks so I had to stop, but got it self controlled and back in line just through portion control and cutting out bad carbs/white flour and staying away from sugar in general.. but this past year ended up 9.4 and I had to change some things up, they wanted me on metformin again or mounjaro and I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Outside of
more diet & exercise changes, I
think Berberine has helped me a lot this year with both controlling a1c and cravings. I've changed a lot though, more plant-based proteins, hemp seeds and flax seeds, which I can sprinkle on anything, adding plant-derived minerals to my water daily, which honestly I think has helped energy levels, using a product by youngevity, plus staying away from red meat as much as possible, still do it occasionally though. I'm doing fruits sometimes but not that much, generally strawberries or oranges, but definitely increased vegetable intake, even just simple things like mushrooms, red onions and spinach leaves mixed in my omelette or on my sandwich, still doing some wheat bread but organic peanut butter is usually my "treat", most other nuts out there cause bloating which drags me down.
Up until this past year I always hit plateaus with energy and fitness levels, but still maintained what I needed to and was under control.. now I feel like I'll have a 4ish pack by this summer
I'm not perfect, but workouts feel easier and I have much more energy.. so that, combined with
BTC looking mighty bullish, I'm heading into 2025 now in my 40's with a positive mindset.
Keep up the good work gentlemen, holidays are the toughest for me. I don't get much time to respond here but I read a lot, and health is important, I just don't trust a lot of the pharmaceuticals out there so I'm always looking for natural ways, one day I might not be able to anymore, but I won't go silently.
