Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening – whichever applies to you!

·       Welcome back to Prevent and Reverse Naturally, Type 2 Diabetes. This is Episode 4. I am your host, Mark Ashford a Type 2 Diabetic. I was diagnosed December 19, 2022.

·       This is my journey reversing Type 2 Diabetes and discussing the life style changes that have made that possible and which can help prevent the condition.

·       What has happened since the last podcast?

o   I am off medication – yeah!

November 23rd, at a visit to my doctor, she gave me a choice, stay on my existing medication – a x 500mg Metformin per day, change to 1 x 250mg Metformin per day or no medication. If course, I chose the later

I still have 2/3rds of a bottle of Metformin which I can restart should things go sideways. I have a pill cutter so I could reduce the 500mg tablets by ½ if needed.

So far, there have been no issues, and for the approx. 30 days since going without medication I have been in my target range 100% of the time.

o   Since I have started using the FreeStyle Libre 2 CGM, there have been issues with the estimated A1c result. 

o   Diabetes Canada advises that a reading of 5.5% and below is normal. My doctor gave me the option of going without medication when my last visit and formal Lab controlled blood test was 5.6%

o   The FreeStyle Libre 1 estimated A1c reading was 5.5% but the new FreeStyle Libre App remained at 5.9% for ages, went up to 6.0% and then down to 5.8%

o   I discussed purchasing an A1c test kit from Amazon and have done so. To date I have not completed a test. I will update the podcast when the first result is in. Please note that if you are not using blood tests using lancet device and needles, you will have to purchase in addition to the test kit. 

o   In the last podcast I described my new book that accompanies this Podcast. The book is being updates and I hope to have it available before the New Year. 

o   The book is called not surprisingly, Prevent and Reverse Naturally, Type 2 Diabetes. 

o   Book is in paperback and eBook format – links are below:

Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/Prevent-Reverse-Naturally-Type-Diabetes/dp/B0CJ4B47G3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FTPLGNNPQ9O7&keywords=prevent+and+reverse+naturally+type+2+diabetes&qid=1697284138&sprefix=prevent+and+reverse+naturally+tpe+2+diabetes%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1

eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Prevent-Reverse-Naturally-Type-Diabetes-ebook/dp/B0CJ6S1TN1/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2FTPLGNNPQ9O7&keywords=prevent+and+reverse+naturally+type+2+diabetes&qid=1697284138&sprefix=prevent+and+reverse+naturally+tpe+2+diabetes%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-4

·       In the next Episode we will look at:

o   The A1cNow test and how it compares to the FreeStyle Libre 2 app.

o   Eating habits and life style changes which have gotten me off medication, how are they holding up now I am off medication. 

o   Are there any changes to eating habits?

o   Being in Target range for 30+ days

That’s it for now!

See you next time.

Music from Epidemic Sound - Langvaga – by Strom

Amazon.ca – A1cNow test kit -

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00D7C6YCQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details