Sitting in my medicine cabinet is one of those brown prescription bottles with my name on it. Not just any prescription bottle, but a prescription that I will continuously refill until the day I die. I knew this day would eventually come, whereas I would need daily medication to continue living, but I thought that day was at least 20+ years away. I’m more determined than ever NOT to get this 30 day supply of metformin refilled.
Not that I’m an herbal or naturalist freak or anything, but I wanted to explore herbal and natural therapies to control my diabetes. The problem I had with taking my medication wasn’t so much with metformin, but knowing that the medication wasn’t curing me. It wasn’t repairing my liver & pancreas back to a normal. The metformin was only tricking my liver & pancreas to produce more insulin. Eventually my pancreas & liver would “wise up”, then I would need a stronger dose to keep up the charade. Eventually, I would be given other medications in order to keep up the charade until my pancreas & liver finally stop responding. At this point I would have to start injecting myself with synthetic insulin. So for me, the longer I could keep my liver & pancreas performing as design without medical assistance was the ticket.
As you begin to take control of your health care, establish clear goals. Validate your goals against your research to make sure they are obtainable and realistic. Confirm that others have been able to achieve the goal that you’ve set. Most importantly, discuss and solicit feedback on your goals with your health care team. Make sure everyone on your team understand your objectives & your plan to achieve them, especially your Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
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