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Wow, a little excitement around here this weekend, huh? Got my new password settled in and am ready to post again.

Opie says Hello!!!
 
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Thanks so much for asking. Well, I went into the hospital on Feb 28th of this year and spent 2 weeks. At that time my blood sugar was over 600 and my Ha1c was 15. Doc told me that an a1c of 15 your blood is the consistency of ketchup and I was at serious risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetic coma, etc... Basically told me that had I not come in, I probably would have died this year. My dad died at the young age of 49, I'm now 48, so the doc's words really scared me straight.

We are now exactly 4 months from the day I went in. I have been following what my doctors and nutritionist at the hospital have instructed me to do. Following it to a T. I have completely cut junk food out of my life. I'm eating three well balanced meals each day with a maximum calorie count of 2100 calories per day. I'm not snacking between meals, I'm walking more, no soft drinks...not even diet. No fruit juices, milk etc... only water. Eating lots of vegetables and have cut down on processed foods immensely. As of June 18, my last doctor visit, I had a 30 day average blood sugar level of 108. My Ha1c is down to 6.4, which is .1 point above perfect. My cholesterol, good and bad, are both in the perfect range. My blood sugar is perfect.....everything about me is perfect. I've probably never been healthier in my life. I've lost about 50lbs so far with about another 150 to go. I will get there though. My determination to reverse this diabetes is full throttle. Doc told me last week, after lowering my insulin dosage, that after I get the weight off I may not need the insulin anymore. Said my pancreas is definitely working and on a comeback. All I have to do is stay the course, which I will.

I want to thank you guys for asking. It really does mean a lot to me. If anyone is interested, I have a series of videos on my youtube channel entitled "Highway to Health" documenting my journey back to a normal life. My YT channel is

http://www.youtube.com/warmothstr

Thanks again!!
MULLY

Still have a long, long way to go, but this is a pretty good start. Before the hospital, mid April, and last week.
 
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Since this has started I've been documenting everything on my YouTube channel. Day one in the hospital is even there. My channel isn't huge, but I have over 7,000 subscribers, and since this has started I've had a lot of messages from people saying they too have diabetes. It's amazing how many people are out there. Obviously I'm getting a lot of advice from people, some good, some not so good, and a lot of people just relay their story to me. I'm not passing judgement on anyone, but it amazes me to hear things from people saying it's ok to have diet soft drinks, or eat whatever you like and follow the sliding scale for insulin etc... I can't even imagine, at this point in time, putting anything into my mouth that could possibly hamper my efforts. Diet soft drinks may be ok, but I know for certain that they aren't as safe as plain old water. We went to Costco yesterday, which is a 2.5 hour drive from here so we don't go very often, maybe twice a year, and I was so looking forward to stepping off my highway to health and having a slice of pizza. Costco pizza is the best. So, for dinner, I did just that, I had a huge slice of pepperoni pizza. After 4 months of eating healthily, it was wildly unsatisfying. To this day I will still say that I DO NOT LIKE VEGETABLES. But I found it quite odd last night, while eating that slice of pizza, I was thinking about the Caesar salad my wife had in the shopping cart and wishing I had been eating that. I guess my tastes are changing.

I'm 48 years old. I think this diagnosis of diabetes has given me a second chance. A chance to get my health in order. A chance to make up for all the years that I abused myself with junk food and little exercise. I will reverse this and be insulin free!!! I will not go back to my old ways. But, let me say this, if I'm lucky enough to live another 25-30 years, I know I'll have the occasional cheat food. Right now though, there's no room for cheating. I feel horrible that I ate that pizza yesterday to be honest. Thank God it was only 1 slice. Haha!!

Ooh, one other thing I forgot to report to you guys, I haven't had a cigarette since February 27th, the day I went in. I started smoking when I was 13 years old. I smoked a pack a day or more for over 35 years, Marlboro. I dropped my cigarettes that day and, God's honest truth, I haven't had one single craving for a cigarette and right now, whenever I go in somewhere that smoking is allowed, the smell nauseates me and the smoke in the air burns my nose and eyes so bad that I can't stay. I went to shoot pool the other night, don't know if I ever told you guys that I used to play pool professionally, and I couldn't stay in the room more than 20 minutes. The smoke drove me out. I swore that I would never be the guy that quit smoking then rallied against people smoking. I hate those hypocritical aholes. I'm still not that guy, if people want to smoke, more power to them. If I ever get to a point where the smoke doesn't burn my nose and eyes I won't mind if people smoke around me. Right now though, I can't be around it. I'll still support the smoker though. I don't think places should be smoke free. Or, I should say that smokers should have a decent area to smoke in. If you can't smoke inside, fine, but have a decent place set up outside for the smokers.

You guys will love this. Day 2 in the hospital and now. I call that day 2 pic my "Unabomber" photo.

 
#25 ·
So impressive, you are doing fantastic Mully!
I had an uncle years ago who had to start taking insulin, but he was so terrified of giving himself injections that he worked out a deal with an ER that he would go over there every morning and they would give it to him. Well going to all of that trouble was enough motivation for him to loose the weight, and once he did he never needed insulin again!
It sounds like you are on the same path and I can't wait to see you have the same success!
 
#26 ·
Yeah, taking the shots isn't any fun at all. I take 4 shots throughout the day, in the stomach. Most of the time it doesn't hurt, or hurts very little, but then there's that one time here and there that feels like someone is stabbing me with a rusty prison shiv.
MULLY
 
#28 ·
Yay for the Mullyman!!!!! It is wonderful that you are so goal oriented with your health! I do see a change in you! It does show! You are looking good! Maybe by next year you'll tell us you're training for a marathon!!!!! Dream big.....you can do it!!!
 
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#29 ·
It's funny you should say that about the marathon. haha!! Actually, with my weight the past few years going over 200kg walking has been a challenge for me. Even a short walk of say 50 meters would wear me out and have me huffing and puffing like I was going to die.

I've set a short term goal for myself to join the Fujieda Marathon next March.....the walking division. There is a 3k walk and a 5k walk. I'm hoping to join the 5k. Fingers crossed!
MULLY
 
#30 ·
Wow Mullyman, you are sure an inspiration ! It's SO good to hear you're doing well, and on the right track for getting healthy! Good for you!! :)
 
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