I usually try not to preach, but this morning I heard a doctor on the radio talking about diabetes. She reported some pretty scary statistics. 50% of adult Americans have diabetes or prediabetes. She talked about all the old and new medications being used for treatment.
I talk to people every day who’ve been taught that insulin or oral medications are the fix. ‘You’ll always be a diabetic. You’ll need to take this medication for the rest of your life’. They’re scared, and so they follow instructions and think they’re fixing their health with a shot or a pill. What they don’t understand is that this is a Band-Aid, NOT a fix. Its true that sometimes you need that band aid while you heal, but many don’t even realize that there IS a real fix. You CAN bring your blood sugar under control and reduce or eliminate the need for those medications. It’s not easy, like taking a shot or a pill. But lets be real….there IS NO medication that is free of chemicals and side-effects. Most doctors will suggest you change your diet and activity, but they don’t tell you how and most people are so overwhelmed they don’t even know where to start.
Here are my thoughts….
First think about WHY you want to be healthier. Its different for every person, but your ‘why’ is very important. Next, identify your overall goal, and then the baby steps you need to take to reach it. Like a roadmap. How will you get to your destination? Think about your stress level, sleep, fluids, nutrition, and activity and choose actions you can accomplish pretty easily. One week at a time.
1. Can you think of ONE SMALL change you could make to your diet for 1 week? Something as small as drinking water with meals, or eating breakfast in the morning?
2. Pick ONE SMALL change you could make to your activity for 1 week? Can you walk to the end of the driveway and back every day?
Make up your mind to start today with one small change, and build on that.
I’m happy to help if you need support.