As a person with diabetes, there are times when I think, I wonder what it would be like to not take insulin. At all. What would it be like to completely stop taking shots, to have my body work properly, to be "normal"? Oh, that dreaded word!
But I wonder about how much insulin my body needs to function without food. I wonder if cleansing my system of all the nasty garbage that I've put into it for so many years will help or increase function of my cell receptors or something of that sci-fi nature. I mean, the less insulin, the better, right? At least, that's what people seem to think is pretty good.
Throughout this diet I've found out that my body can get used to using less and less insulin because of the food I'm eating. I've stayed away from any unnatural sugar (minus the one time I dropped pretty low and had to get myself back up) and have been eating fresh fruits and vegetables for the past few weeks. My insulin intake when from 45 units a day to 35 and at some points, I'm still dropping. I haven't had to bolus since eating better.
So, my question here is, can you train your body to use less and less insulin? I mean, I could probably maintain a steady dosage of lantus for a whole day without the pump at this point. I could go back to shots and I don't think I would mind it. I've lowered my dosage and it just keeps going down. I can manage on less now than I could a few days ago. What if I could train my body to run on a minimum?
See, this advancement of technology has allowed for people with diabetes to be limitless with what we can eat. We can eat like normal, drink like normal as long as we bolus, or take insulin for it. The last time I was at the Type 1 Diabetes Lounge, I talked to people about how to maintain certain blood sugar levels while eating a lot of carbohydrates. But why even try to do that, when in reality, you can control everything with food? The thought of eating less and even healthier is more appealing than having to guess and figure things out because of poisonous food!
Ok, it's not poisonous, but you catch my drift. Last night I was at a fundraiser at a bar. I didn't drink anything but seltzer water with lemon and lime juice and ate nothing but cucumber slices, tomatoes, celery and a bit of broccoli. I looked at the other food. Buffalo chicken wings, fried mozzerella sticks and a taco salad layered with sour cream cheese and jalapeños. It didn't appeal to me. The only thing that appeals to me is the scent of the food but not the food itself. I can just imagine gagging while trying to swallow the fried skin. I probably could eat a cheese stick but would feel awful later. Is it worth it?
I just keep thinking about going strong with the insulin intake. I've been checking a lot more and making sure that I'm above 80 at least. It's interesting that even with less insulin, I have a hard time keeping control of lows. And I'm betting that it has a lot to do with the detoxification of all the awful stuff I used to eat. It's a process and I'm still going strong. We'll see where it goes, but please feel free to comment and of course, follow me on my journey.
If you have any questions or comments feel free to email me.
24 Jun, 2011--
Source: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/living-with-diabetes/2011/06/i-wonder-wonder-wonder.html
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