Diabetic ka ba?

Parang nagugulat pa sila kapag magtanong kung diabetic na ako.

Nope, hindi naman ako na-offend pero by this time, alam na nila siguro na ang mga overweight na tulad ko ay high risk for diabetes.

"Mahilig ka siguro sa mga chocolates and desserts." Ayan, ang isa sa maling assumptions. 

"Ang taba-taba mo kasi eh." Duh! Si Gary V, payat at super active pero diabetic. Ang dami ko rin na kakilala na diabetic o pre-diabetic pero mga payat talaga. 

Alam ko hindi ako diabetic noon. Pero a year after ko magsimula sa BPO at graveyard shift ako, nagkaroon kami ng APE at doon na-detect na pre-diabetic ako. Pero nung nag-medical exam ako for employment purposes ay clear ako ah. 

Sintomas ng Diabetes

Ano ang mga sintomas na posibleng may diabetes ka o papunta ka na doon (yung tipong isang hakbang na lang, diabetic ka na rin.)? Ito yung mga madaling makita o maramdaman mo sa iyong sarili o sa tao sa paligid mo. 

• Palaging uhaw sa tubig, ah hindi sa pagmamahal niya. Ibang usapan na yun. 
• Ihi ka nang ihi. Expected naman kasi inom ka nang inom dahil uhaw ka palagi kaya ihi ka nang ihi. 
• Palaging gutom. As in kakakain mo pa lang, gutom ka na naman. 
• Hindi mapaliwanag na pagpayat. Hindi ka naman diet, malakas ka naman kumain, pero bakit ka pumapayat. 
• Feeling laging pagod. Nakaupo ka lang naman maghapon pero parang hapong-hapo ka. 
• Iritable. Para kang inis sa lahat kahit walang dahilan. Bukod sa wala kang pera ah. 
• Paglalabo ng paningin
• Mga sugat  (lalo na sa loob ng bibig at mga paa) na hindi gumagaling 
• Impeksyon na nararamdaman sa balat, sa gilagid, sa ari. Usually, sa mga babae pangangati ng labas ng ating pagkababae o ari. Kapag mataas ang ating blood sugar, expected na makati ang ating outer pechay. 

Sa mga senyales na ito, isa lang ang naramdaman ko noon, yung panlalabo ng mata. Akala ko normal lang kasi nagsusuot na ako noon ng prescriptive eyeglasses. Akala ko tumaas lang ang grado ko. Pero iba na pala yun. 

Bukod pa sa nakikita at nararamdaman, may mga sensyales na malalaman lang kapag nagpa-laboratory ng dugo at ng ihi. 

And I am back!

Yes I am back and so what are the changes?

Actually nothing.

I just had a consult with my doctor. my last was in January. My weight has been stable. It's exactly the same but my sugar level went high. From 7 point something, it as high as 8.8 and the normal should be 5.6 only. 

Yes, I do not have the discipline and I hate myself being that. 

But I do not hate myself that much to stop trying. I will try and try until I succeed. Why?

It is deadly difficult to be morbidly obese. 

"I want to see what happens when I don't give up." 

Happy New Year! A Road to a New Me!

Happy New Year, boys and girls! I am still alive and kicking! 

So what did you have for your New Year's celebration? Our table is different as we welcome the new year to be compared with the previous years. There's chicken and fish now and green salad too. Some sweets but more fruits. We skipped pasta this time because we have no time to cook but Menudo was the star of the table for a change. 

It must be the food and amount of it I ate that I felt a little dizzy and uncomfortable to move. So I skipped work for the first two days of the year, then went to do a blood work and see my doctor a day before my scheduled appointment.

So my blood pressure is still high at 140/90. My highest was at 160/90. But my sugar went lower but still not normal. If it used to be 9 then went down to 8 in my previous blood work, now it is at 6.7. I hope it gets 5 by my next blood work. 

Since September when I had the APE and when I last weighed in, I lost 10 lbs already. I hope to lose more in the coming months so I will be in ONEderland by the end of 2018. 

So how will I do that? I am considering the following as part of my lifestyle change

- paleo diet or ketogenic diet 

- intermittent fasting (IF) with calorie deficit

Actually, I have been on semi-IF for the past months. I say semi-IF because I am not jumping into it full time because I want to make sure what works best for me. Currently, I do 12/12 meaning 12 hours fasting while 12 hours eating window. 

But even if I have a 12-hour eating window, I eat every minute of it. I try to eat at 12 hours interval during work days. So I eat only twice but maximum of three times within the allowed time. During off days, I try to follow the same but I eat maximum of four times during the eating period. 

Come next week, I will start 14/10. This means I fast 14 hours then manage to eat within the 10-hour window within 1200 calories. Less carbs, high good protein/fats, low salt, more water, no soda or sweet drinks. 

I just need to improve my usual 15-minute walk during lunchtime. I think this is not enough to keep me moving. I must take this seriously because I know a lot of people's lives are at stake when I stop fighting for my health. 

With being more positive, I greet you a truly Happy New Year!