My Nutritionist called me today and informed me of the preliminary results of my blood test (we should get the full report tomorrow). According to him the tests showed high level of cholesterol (which is expected) and that I am a potential diabetic. The sugar level in my blood is 130, after more than 2 weeks of not having any sugar other than fruits, and a 12 hour fast before the test. Supposedly this means i am either per-diabetic, or that I have acquired type two diabetes (insulin resistance diabetes) or in its initial stages. I will do some tests and find out more tomorrow, but in either case a healthy low or no sugar diet with exercise is recommended (in case of pre-diabeties this would lead to curing it). Exactly what I am doing now and have been for almost three weeks. I will find more tomorrow and upon conducting more tests, but I must say that a) i am terrified at the notion that this could lead to full symptoms diabetes, which killed my grandfather, b) i am grateful for the #monkeychallenge which is now suddenly of much higher importance than simply losing weight and the reason why I found out what I found and could possibly be the reason my life would be saved from a shitty chronic disease that would be totally self inflicted, and that c) I am angry at myself for abusing my body this way. I am 33 and I have high blood pressure, cholesterol, a tiny gallbladder stone and potentially diabetic, all of which are caused by my diet, lack of exercise and eventual obesity. This is bullshit. I was given a healthy body and i have been harming myself for no good reason. No more. This is becoming permanent. The moment after I heard the news, every time I see something sugary, I see nothing but poison. Even if everything turns to normal and all becomes well, I am done. Either way, I thank my lucky stars I am doing this and that it caused me to find out about all of this. It started as a quest for motivation and weight loss, and now it is so much more. Get tested, people. You may seem to think you are fine, but you could be on the verge of a life altering medical condition that is caused by your self-negligence. Hopefully your luck might be better than mine, but trust me, better safe than sorry. #monkeychallenge
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 23:19:51 +0000
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