How Shakeology Helped Me Take Control Of My DiabetesIn 2009 I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that some pregnant women will have while pregnant & it usually goes away once you give birth. With my son I was able to control my glucose levels with eating healthy. And right after he was born it went away just like the doctor said it would. In 2014 while pregnant with baby number 3, I was given the awful news again. Awful because how can you tell a pregnant woman with cravings that she can only have this many servings of fruit & complex carbs each day & oh yea that ice cream- forget about that! Well even with the strict diet I was put on insulin to control my sky rocketing glucose levels. 3 daily injections that were torture till I delivered my little girl.
Well after her birth, my gestational diabetes didn't go away. Suddenly I was real diabetic! I was now seeing an endocrinologist and I was a healthy woman in my eyes! It became serious when the talk of medications was coming up. I had delivered 6 weeks prior and this was supposed to be gone! In my mindy I didn't have diabetes! It was a wakeup call to me. Ive always been the boss of me, I like to be in control & this Doctor is telling me from now on the diabetes is in charge basically. Thats when I knew I had to take control of me & my health. I had just ordered the 21 Day fix & had planned on starting it the next week. Since I was uninsured, & my doctor knew I really wanted to change she gave me till my next appointment to try a new eating plan & exercise program. With my 21 Day Fix package I had received a free 7 day trial of Shakeology. I had heard of Shakeology but was always scared off by the price. Plus I had never tasted a shake I ever liked. It was always hold your nose chug it down as fast as possible & hope I don't throw up! So I decided I had nothing to lose & said I'll drink it. If anything it will jump start this new eating plan. So I started my 21 Day Fix eating plan & my daily Shakeology. My glucose levels were within the target range every day! By day 3 I had energy like I had not felt in a while! I have a newborn & I am up all hours of the night, yet I suddenly have more energy than before I got pregnant! By day 5 it was Friday and I was starting to think "Oh no! I am going to be out of this!" So I looked at my families budget, decided that this was important to me & I want to keep drinking this. If I had to buy diabetes medicine & continue visiting the doctor my medical bills will surpass the $4 a day. Plus I like the way my Chocolate Vegan Shakeology tastes! Its like a treat. Before every evening after dinner I would crave a sweet! Not only was it bad for my glucose levels but I would be trashing all my hard efforts to lose my baby weight. But When drinking my Shakeology I felt like I didn't need that sweet! I didn't feel slave to those cravings! It was easier to stay on track! By the time I went back to the next doctor appointment she was so impressed with my weekly glucose logs I had been emailing, she didn't prescribe any medications! At my December appointment, no meds again! And even to this date, I have not taken one dose of diabetes medicine since starting Shakeology! She told me "keep doing whatever you are doing because it is working!" I am a believer in Shakeology! It has helped me take control of my health & help keep me off diabetic medicines. And I am able to breastfeed my baby while drinking Shakeology & know that she is getting only the healthiest ingredients. My milk supply is plentiful & I know she is benefiting just as I am. And let me not forget the best part of Shakeolgy- It helps me lose weight!!!!! I am still dropping pounds! |
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