The Sugarless Plum: a Memoir (2009)
“I’d never called, but, thankfully, I’d held on to it. Terrified, I called Dr. Ginsberg’s office and was told to come in immediately. I was back on insulin that same day.
I felt as if I’d been living in the spin cycle of a washing machine for more than two years. By that time I was exhausted.
I trusted Dr. Ginsberg immediately and was ready to accept that I needed the insulin. It wasn’t going to be easy, but I’d finally learned my lesson. At this point my fear of dying from not taking it far out...weighed my reluctance to admit that I was, and always would be, a person with type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes.
I’d already stopped being so strict with my macrobiotic diet while I was in Saratoga, and it was harder to stick to my routine. I knew that not all macrobiotic diets were as strict as mine in any case, so I gave myself permission to start eating more fat and protein and fewer carbohydrates.
With the insulin, my sugars came down immediately, and within a month or two, my blood sugars normalized and so did my weight.MoreLess
I felt as if I’d been living in the spin cycle of a washing machine for more than two years. By that time I was exhausted.
I trusted Dr. Ginsberg immediately and was ready to accept that I needed the insulin. It wasn’t going to be easy, but I’d finally learned my lesson. At this point my fear of dying from not taking it far out...weighed my reluctance to admit that I was, and always would be, a person with type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes.
I’d already stopped being so strict with my macrobiotic diet while I was in Saratoga, and it was harder to stick to my routine. I knew that not all macrobiotic diets were as strict as mine in any case, so I gave myself permission to start eating more fat and protein and fewer carbohydrates.
With the insulin, my sugars came down immediately, and within a month or two, my blood sugars normalized and so did my weight.MoreLess
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