My journey from Being Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes to have an HbA1c blood glucose test of 5.4% which places me in the Normal category for blood glucose levels in my jurisdiction – Ontario, Canada has taken 4 years. That is 4 years of day-in, day-out monitoring of life style activity and especially nutrition. The battle now as my doctor pointed out last month (September 2026) is to maintain what I have been doing for the rest of my life. Of all her diabetic patients, only 3 others have achieved a normal blood glucose reading, she is now monitoring all of us to consistency.
My doctor encouraged me to take control and responsibility for my condition, learn about it, and make my own decisions in conjunction with her. I am not a passive patient. I was and still am prepared to put in the effort to learn the nitty gritty about Diabetes and make changes suitable for me. In that decision I am taking information and using it rather than receiving a course of action provided by someone outside of me. I am not handing off my lifestyle decisions to someone else.
Achieving a normal HbA1c level represents a critical component of my ongoing effort to maintain a healthy glycemic range. Elevated blood glucose is strongly associated with the development of diabetic complications; I have known individuals with Type 1 Diabetes experience vision loss and amputations resulting from inadequate condition management. The physiological damage caused by hyperglycemia is well documented in this book and another of my publications on the topic. Bodily damage typically accumulates over many years—a period during which individuals may believe themselves to be healthy, despite the absence of overt symptoms that would result in a diagnosis of prediabetes or diabetes. Consequently, undiagnosed individuals may sustain progressive, unrecognized bodily harm.
In decision-making, I rely on well-informed, articulate, authoritative knowledge that I have cross referenced and verified and comprehended rather than subjective opinions. This approach is necessary given the cumulative effects of elevated blood glucose on my health. If I were to follow an ineffective course of action for a year, the resulting physiological damage could be irreversible.
This book helps describe what it means to be a Diabetic, specifically a Type 2 Diabetic and what I have learned and apply daily to achieve my Normal level blood glucose reading and what I will have to apply in the future if I am going to be consistent in my own health care.
I hope the information in this book helps you achieve a normal blood glucose level and be consistent in your approach to a healthy, mindful and bright future.
