Diabetes Update: May 2009

Okay so yes, it’s been a bit since I’ve posted an update with this, but here we go…
If you remember from the last Diabetes Update, my blood sugar level was 194, and I’d lost 7 pounds. The doctor had put me on Januvia, and told me that he needed me to lose more weight, faster.
Well, [...]

I’m Droppin’ Babies Like Hot Rhymes…

Alright, I know that title is completely corny and stupid, but hey… It’s Spring and I’m feelin’ corny and stupid.
So on my last post about my diabetes battle, where I mentioned that I’d “only” lost 7 pounds, a beautiful reader by the name of kirwin left a comment that totally put some things in perspective [...]

Diabetes Update – Januvia Prescription

First I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to send personal emails to me, comment on my posts, and reach out to me via Twitter… I love you all!
As you might recall, this morning I had my 6-week check-in with the doctor regarding my diabetes diagnosis that I got on [...]

Diabetes Watch: Love Your Junky Trunk!

Okay, so according to a recent study, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, and Shakira will likely never have to worry about diabetes.
Granted, thus far the study has only been done on mice, and we all know that means that it may or may not yet apply to humans. But what they did was take subcutaneous fat (the [...]

Diagnosis: Type 2 Diabetes. Now What?

March 9th, 2009 will forever go down in my life history as the day my health kicked my ass. No, I’m not dying. I’m actually feeling more alive and motivated and inspired than ever before in my near 32 years.
A Little Back Story
Two days prior to the “Day of Dawn” for me, I’d been sitting [...]