Primal Living has given me many benefits, no doubt about it. The meal plan has reduced inflammation which has helped me immensely in successfully treating my diabetes. This post will discuss my experience with exercise and diabetes. Yesterday 3/14/11, I woke up and my blood sugar test read an 83 … which is about …
… I like to say that I attempt to motivate, educate and entertain. Part of the ‘entertainment’ is comedy and to be honest… some of my comedy is not funny… to others. :) I do use a fair amount of self deprecating humor… but this post is about a joke I pulled on my wife. …
I post my Overnight Fasting Blood Glucose (OFBG) ‘testing’ pictures ALL THE TIME on facebook and twitter. Well… not ‘all the time’ but every time I test. I only test once a week or two (unless I am experimenting) I KNOW that flies in the face of EVERYTHING anyone tells you BUT here is why I …
I said this low carb, paleo bacon bites recipe, is perfect for anyone’s diabetic diet and could be a solid foundation to anyone’s meal plan. This recipe and it’s companion “Bacon Cups” are perfect for our low carb paleo ‘way of eating’.
A type 1 diabetic shares her experiences with us … she’s primal and she’s pregnant. :) It is a very compelling story… Background: She has been a type 1 Diabetic for virtually her entire life, since the age of 18 months. Type 1 Diabetics have very limited or no insulin production and therefore rely on insulin …
I hope these 30 Day Challenge posts are not too much of ‘me’. I am doing this primarily for me, to record what I am doing but I’m also giving people who are not on Facebook & Twitter more of an idea of my daily routines & eats. These 30 Day Challenge Posts show pictures of my …
I know some of you struggle with finding truly diabetic friendly, low carb, primal foods… that’s why I post these recipes. Trust me… it’s really easy to create your own. Just rule out all the things that you can NOT eat… and have fun, play….. be creative with the rest of the foods you can …
The headline is NOT new news…. anyone who KNOWS anything about Type 2 Diabetes knows this. THERE is a LINK between high carb meal plans and Type 2 Diabetes! Sure genetics play a role.. but make no mistake… eating a grain loaded, high carb meal plan is WHY you have Type 2 …
This update is through day 6… 1/5 of the way home. This post contains food pics and exercises done as part of the 30 Day Challenge that Hank Garner (mylowcarbjourney.com) organized. Already it’s obvious… I erred. I made two of my goals too DIFFICULT! … and two too easy. Weighted Sumo Squats … is literally …
Here’s a picture to keep you interested… I hope. If you like this recipe, you may also like “Bacon Bites” or “Meat Muffins“. Ingredients: – Bacon – I used Thick Cut Peppered Bacon and I used 12 pieces for 12 ‘muffin slots’ … not sure what you call them. You may want an extra …
Quote from the study, “In the United States alone, nearly 90% of adult diabetics — more than 16 million adults aged 35 and older — have blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol that are not treated effectively…”.
This post is an update on my progress in the 30 Day Challenge including as you can see… FOOD PICS! Don’t know what the 30 Day Challenge is ? Read this link by Clicking Here. Strategy: I’ve always been a glutton… it’s just that now I eat ‘good primal foods’. It’s why I love intermittent …
Don’t misunderstand me, I’d love to set sail and see where the winds and the tides will take me. However, that won’t work when it comes to ‘diabetes care’. For diabetics it ends in amputations, nerve pains, organ loss and much suffering.
What changes have you noticed in your own home?
If the answer is “NONE!”, then maybe you are not doing it right.
Setting Up the Post: Most who know me, know that Mark Sisson author of “The Primal Blue Print” and “Primal Blue Print Cookbook”, opened my eyes to ‘all things primal’ and I do quite a bit of promotion for him… free. He did provide information that totally transformed my life… He has NEVER mentioned me …
I love these “Paleo Stories” posts… 1) Because I don’t have to do much… :)) 2) Because I LOVE HEARING SUCCESS STORIES!!!! People taking positive actions and taking responsibility for their own health is very important today. and now…. — Heather Heirbaut-Kaczmarek’s Success Story My first incident with diabetes came when I was 14 or 15. …
I want to thank three people for assisting with this recipe. Lily Pink for making me realize how valuable guacamole can be to a low carb meal plan (and for the NAME of this recipe). I’d been experimenting with Avocados and Guacamole for some time. I started thinking how avocado would taste if prepared similar …
I posted a picture showing eggs and bacon being cooked in the bottom of a broiler pan… several people mentioned that this helped them. Since a couple mentioned it as being useful and actually said so… there’s likely more who could benefit. Hence I created this post. I often cook a pound or two of …
This week marks the two year anniversary of my Diabetes Diagnosis and my decision to do every thing I could to fight the disease. I am often asked ‘why did you decide to fight it’? … why did I decide to become a Diabetes Warrior? Why not be an ADA Diabetes Patsy? … and ‘give …
I do NOT ‘live’ like a diabetic. I eat like I want (low carb primal foods) and I exercise like I want…. I love the way I eat, play and live. I do not feel limited in the slightest way. That is so empowering!!! … and unlike the ‘typical’ diabetic. Yes, if I run barefoot sprints …