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Thursday, August 31, 2023

We Begin Tomorrow - BE CAREFUL!

BE CAREFUL! There is a danger in switching from a high carb or medium carb diet to a low carb diet, such as I am recommending - especially if you are

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BE CAREFUL!

There is a danger in switching from a high carb or medium carb diet to a low carb diet, such as I am recommending - especially if you are taking insulin or diabetic meds which force your pancreas to produce more insulin. You could get a dangerous hypo - which means that your blood sugar drops way too low.

This is why I tell people to consult with their doctors about what they plan to do (switch to a very low-carb diet). Almost certainly you will need to lower your dosage of meds and/or insulin. If you do not do this, low blood sugar could cause you to faint (or worse). So PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, test your glucose, and if you have been taking diabetic meds or insulin, make a visit to your doctor. If your glucose goes low (into the 70 mg/dl range or lower), drink a soda or some orange juice, or eat a candy bar. (I can't believe I'm saying this, but I have to say it.)

Low blood sugar is nothing to play around with. If your body is used to a high-carb diet, and then you shock it by going a day with very few carbs, and if you are also taking meds or insulin, your blood sugar will almost certain drop too low. If you feel yourself shaky or have other unusual symptoms test your blood sugar, and take the appropriate steps to raise it higher.

I am not wanting to scare you, but this has to be said. People taking insulin or powerful diabetic meds are in a different category from others, and they have to handle this with much caution!

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Get An Approximate A1c

To figure your A1c at home, test your glucose 5 times in one day:

Fasting glucose in the morning
One hour after lunch
Three hours after lunch
One hour after dinner
Before you go to bed
Average these five numbers (divide by 5)

Plug that number into the calculator ON THIS PAGE

This will be a pretty close approximation of your A1c at this time.

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Here We Go - Beat Diabetes Challenge, Fall 2023

Here We Go! It all begins tomorrow! Are you ready to smash, crush, annihilate, and thoroughly BEAT DIABETES? From September 1 through December 25 you

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It all begins tomorrow! Are you ready to smash, crush, annihilate, and thoroughly BEAT DIABETES? From September 1 through December 25 you are in Beat Diabetes boot camp. Your diet will change, the times you eat during the day will narrow, but most importantly, we hope that your blood sugar levels will drop lower, and you will approach normal blood sugar, as the weeks and the months of this challenge go by.

Every Wednesday I will post a video that is specifically targeted to you, our "challengees." Sure everybody will be able to view these videos, but know that they are made with you in mind, you who are determined to have a non-diabetic A1c by the end of this year. So PLEASE, PLEASE, do not miss a single Wednesday video.

Some of the information you need will be written in text like this, but most of the information will be in my videos. You cannot expect to reap the full benefits of this challenge/program to beat diabetes without watching these vitally important Wednesday videos. They will not only provide you with information, but they will also give you desperately needed MOTIVATION. You cannot afford to miss even a single Wednesday video. The Tuesday videos will be no more for the rest of this year - the Wednesday videos are going to get you moving in the right direction!

Toward the bottom of this email is my formula for a home, current A1c, titled: "Get an Approximate A1c." I want you to do this in the next few days. This will enable you to see where you have started this challenge, and will give you a number to compare with at the end of the challenge. So be a big boy or girl, and take the five glucose tests on a day in the next week, divide by five to get an average, and then plug that number into the calculator on the page indicated by the link.

Yesterday I posted a critical YouTube video about the diet you will adhere to in your four-month "boot camp." You will get the information for the meals and recipes by clicking on this link.

God bless you, and give you the grace to see amazing victory in these final months of 2023!

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Here are Links to Videos Featuring Keto tortillas/chapatis/flatbreads

Get An Approximate A1c

To figure your A1c at home, test your glucose 5 times in one day:

Fasting glucose in the morning
One hour after lunch
Three hours after lunch
One hour after dinner
Before you go to bed
Average these five numbers (divide by 5)

Plug that number into the calculator ON THIS PAGE

This will be a pretty close approximation of your A1c at this time.

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