A Diabetes Diagnosis at 40

The first step in my journey was making food changes.  This actually began before my personal journey when Kevin was diagnosed with Diabetes.

After a back injury and life, Kevin also put on weight.  We were on a path to destruction.

When he recieved his diagnosis, we took a nutrition class and I started making changes in our diet.  Moving from regular pastas and breads to whole wheat (as this was one of the things they said we should do).  I also got rid of the "junk", bought natural sweeteners and started researching diabetic recipes.

As I mentioned previously, I am a researcher, so I dove into learning about diabetes and how to get healthy.

Little did I know at the time that NOTHING they teach in the diabetes nutrition classes are actually what a diabetic should do.

Not long ago I found the shopping list they gave us and they are all things that they taught that are healthy, however all things that are grains, starches, natural sugars, etc... that WILL raise your blood sugar when you eat them and cause inflammation which is the root of all diseases and disorders.  Definitely NOT the diet you should consume as a diabetic.

What I have since learned is a well formulated Keto diet (believe it or not there is A LOT of bad Keto diet information out there and most is not actually healthy) will reverse not only diabetes, but many other health issues as well.

In 2016 I jumped into living a Keto lifestyle and ever since I have learned even more about what your body needs to function as it was created to!

First, Keto is NOT high fat.  Second ingredients matter (hint; if it says Keto on the package it really isn't).  I would love to share more with you about the resources I use and how easy it is to live a Keto lifestyle!

Here are a few of my favorites that have helped me:

Cookbooks by Maria Emmerich.  This is a great starter book, though she has many more, let me know if you need a suggestion.

Lakanto Monkfruit sweeteners (not all Lakanto products are keto, please read the ingredients)

Sweet Leaf Stevia drops.  There are many flavors to choose from.

Most important however are just whole foods - foods that are ingredients, not foods that "have" ingredients.

If I can help you get started on the path to better choices, better health please reach out!