He Lowered His A1c from 7.1 to 5.9 in Just 10 Weeks

I've been really struggling with a lot of physical challenges, I would say, the last five to seven years, and it really caught up to me over the last year-ish, and was having a lot of, uh, back pain, a lot of foot, ankle pain.

Just wasn't active as, as I once was.

I was a very active person and loved to be outdoors and just something didn't feel quite right.

I've been having some issues and actually had a big toe, uh, half amputated because it got infected, and some complications to that.

Got it fixed up.

Went in for a follow-up kind of corrective surgery, if you will, and the nurse is prepping me for outpatient surgery and is like, "We're testing your fasting blood glucose.

Oh, it's a little high." And I was like, "Wow, that's never been an issue for me." And I've checked it occasionally just with my EMS background.

Just occasionally would check my blood sugar, and I was always tracking.

My blood labs were always tracking fine in terms of that.

But that got me thinking, "Gosh, after this surgery, I need to talk to my primary care physician." She did some tests, and lo and behold, you know, I've, I've got a, gosh, an A1C of seven point one.

And she's told me I was diabetic, and it just, uh, was crushing.

It was crushing for my ego and for who I thought I once was and who I was becoming, and so many more questions than answers and just a lot of confusion and, and heartache.

Just not feeling well, being my heaviest and sluggish that I've ever felt, and I just knew this wasn't my true self.

Was ready to make a change.

You know, it, it-- There's all these little small micro actions throughout your life, and, and I think we recalibrate and, you know, a lot of people have New Year's resolutions.

I, I never was that type of guy.

I just felt like I re-- could recalibrate if I, I took some steps backward and get back on track with my physicality and, and it just wasn't happening, and I knew that I, I needed some help.