My dad is 74 yrs old and mom is 70
I did my bit to help them ;)
Time for a thread
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I did my bit to help them ;)
Time for a thread
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My dad has diabetes for last 35 yrs and mom has it for 5 years now
My dad's HbA1c shot up to 8.9 (five years back) and his doctor recommended insulin
He was depressed at the thought of being on insulin for rest of his life
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My dad's HbA1c shot up to 8.9 (five years back) and his doctor recommended insulin
He was depressed at the thought of being on insulin for rest of his life
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For last 30 yrs, he has taken a walk for an hour and ramdev's pranayam for 10 plus years.
He is very very disciplined in what he does. So if it's raining, he will go for a walk with an umbrella. But never breaks discipline. Gets up at 5 AM on all days, even on a Sunday ๐๐
He is very very disciplined in what he does. So if it's raining, he will go for a walk with an umbrella. But never breaks discipline. Gets up at 5 AM on all days, even on a Sunday ๐๐
So once HbA1c went so high, I adviced him 3 changes in his life style,
It was super hard to convince him on all three
He had turned vegetarian 30 yrs back for good health, not even egg, no religious reasons though
I asked him to eat chicken three times a day.
It was super hard to convince him on all three
He had turned vegetarian 30 yrs back for good health, not even egg, no religious reasons though
I asked him to eat chicken three times a day.
Yes starting with breakfast to dinner. Replace tea also, with chicken soup
2) Then I asked him to do weight training, as heavy as possible that u can't do more than 5 reps. Not those 50 gram dumbbells 50 reps
3) I asked him to start climbing stairs, starting with two floors
2) Then I asked him to do weight training, as heavy as possible that u can't do more than 5 reps. Not those 50 gram dumbbells 50 reps
3) I asked him to start climbing stairs, starting with two floors
He thought Gym was for body builders and will make him bulky, climbing stairs will affect his heart as he has high BP too
For non Veg, I had to send him PHD level literature almost everyday, to show my passion on the topic
Finally he said, he will go to gym if mom also goes
For non Veg, I had to send him PHD level literature almost everyday, to show my passion on the topic
Finally he said, he will go to gym if mom also goes
For, non Veg, my mom said, better to die with old age that to change religion in old age.
So both started going to gym, for 2 yrs straight, stepped into a gym for the first time after age of 65/60
Rest, as they say is history
Today My dad's HbA1c is 6.5 with 1/4th the medicine
So both started going to gym, for 2 yrs straight, stepped into a gym for the first time after age of 65/60
Rest, as they say is history
Today My dad's HbA1c is 6.5 with 1/4th the medicine
Never touched insulin ever
My mom quit the gym after 2 yrs on the pretext of taking care of grand children (excuse :)
But my dad is so disciplined, never broke the habit, and never feels bored as his morning 5-11am is all about fitness
Now he looks younger than me
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My mom quit the gym after 2 yrs on the pretext of taking care of grand children (excuse :)
But my dad is so disciplined, never broke the habit, and never feels bored as his morning 5-11am is all about fitness
Now he looks younger than me
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Lot of questions about them looking much younger, it's a 3 yr old Pic and not recent one โบ๏ธโบ๏ธโบ๏ธ
For the love of God, this is not a medical advice. This is a short summery of what he is doing for last 7-8 years. We had to deal with lot of complications like sharp rise in ACR, cortisol and stomach/digestive problems because of my above advice
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Thankfully it was tackled much easier than taming diabetes
IMHO, he is living much active, fulfilling life than his condition 10 yrs back.
IMHO, he is living much active, fulfilling life than his condition 10 yrs back.
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