February 2025, I get pulled over by 2 cops in a patrol car. One goes back to his car to run my license. The other is by my passenger door, I have the window down. He says do you have diabetes, I say what??? I say no. Then he says nevermind. In my family there has been never been diabetes. So that bizarre statement, came from DS. When I was at the doctor's last February , I asked for a blood test. Yep have an elevated a1c count. A1c is 7. Just great. Got tipped off a year ago.
I eat cereal for breakfast almost everyday, it's good for regularity. I have a regular bowl and fill it halfway with rice checks or corn cereal. Then raisen bran on top. I used to sprinkle sugar on top but no more. I looked at ingredients on the Post bran flakes. It was like 25 grams of sugar plus added sugars of 23g. Total 48g. I couldn't believe it. It's like frosted flakes, yet full of sugar, great. In supermarkets there are generic bran flakes, total sugar is 14. I will be getting this cereal instead. And bonus it's cheaper.I put on the cereal about 3 tablespoons of frozen blueberries, 4 slices of peaches and 1 banana. I've been doing this for last 3 months. With peaches I was getting a can at the DollarTree. At a supermarket I find cans of peaches with no added sugars. So I now buy these cans. The hard part is losing weight, which is on the menu.
A couple times a week I will add one egg and veggies and 1 slice of well done bacon. I used to do a slice of bread but now cut that out. Haven't done pancakes either. I also used to eat a Neapolitan ice cream sandwich every night. No more. For desert now it's 1 Vortman fudge cookie no sugar. And a no sugar pudding cup, I get at Wallmart.
So I get the heads up by the cop. I figure no history of the disease in my family, so I'm good. Wrong! I let a year go by. Why, because it was an inconvenient truth. Oh boy. I'm the dummy. Pay attention to your health. Check the food box labels. Compare products. Looking for too much sugar and salt. Get blood tests every 6 mos, especially if your older. Over 50. Stay on top of your health no matter what. And act on DS guidances.
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