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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Mom's amazing results

Good morning everyone! I have some super exciting news! On the way to work this morning my mom called me, as soon as I saw her pop up on the caller ID I thought, “who is in the hospital?!” (negative thinking I know)  But she was calling with good news! Her A1C blood test results (more on what this test is exactly but know it’s a diabetes/glucose indicator test) were the lowest they've ever been!!! Her results showed a 6, she used to be at a 7.3 and normal is a 5.  Isn't that amazing?! So by eating a largely plant based diet she's loosing weight, eating less sugar and getting amazing results!  Not only were the results fabulous from her A1C but her cholesterol was fantastic as well. Now more about the A1C:

The A1C test measures your average blood glucose control for the past 2 to 3 months and is determined by measuring the percentage of glycated hemoglobin, or HbA1c, in the blood.

My favorite analogy: “In some ways, the A1C test is like a baseball player's season batting average; it tells you about a person's overall success. Neither a single day's blood test results nor a single game's batting record gives the same big picture” (American Diabetes Association)

So bottom line people, the small changes my parents made have helped them live a longer, happier and healthier life! Change is always possible, you just have to be open to it.