Start
My Trackers
Start
my Nutrition
my Fitness
my Weight
Other Goals
SparkStreaks
Reports
SparkMail
my SparkPoints
Community
Community Home
Community Feed
Message Boards
SparkTeams
Challenge Central
SparkPages
Member Blogs
SparkStories
Learn
What's New
Nutrition
Fitness
Motivation
Health & Wellness
Weight Loss
Fitness Videos
Healthy Family
Pregnancy & Postpartum
Instant Inspiration
Food Database
Lifestyle Centers
The SparkPeople Blog
Challenges
SparkChallenges
Calendar Challenges
Shop
Kitchen
Food
Fitness & Apparel
Music
Recipes
Access hundreds of thousands of recipes that are healthy and easy to make. Get full nutrition info for every recipe and track with one click!
Today's Featured Recipe:
Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
Visit SparkRecipes.com
BILLTHOMSON
899,650
SparkPoints
Info
Photos
Feed
Blogs
Awards
More
SparkFriends
SparkTeams
Favorites
Photos
See All Photos (469) ›
SparkGoodies
Gold Trophy
From:
SparkPeople's 3...
Weight Bench
From:
The 21-Day Tame...
Workout Clothes
From:
The Diabetes We...
Give BILLTHOMSON a Goodie ›
See All of My Goodies ›
Awards
See All Awards ›
BILLTHOMSON is a SparkPeople Motivator!
Interact with BILLTHOMSON
Add as SparkFriend
Send Private Message
Leave Comment
BillThomson
Hello fellow members,
My name is Bill and I became a member of Spark People in March 2017. I had gone into the hospital in January with a blood sugar reading of 810 and my A1C being 13.8% in a coma and having a cardiac, with almost no eye sight.
I was in the hospital for 10 days where they stabilized me. They wanted to put me in an assisted living facility, but I would have none of that, I was going to fight back this disease called diabetes. Sending me home ...
Hello fellow members,
My name is Bill and I became a member of Spark People in March 2017. I had gone into the hospital in January with a blood sugar reading of 810 and my A1C being 13.8% in a coma and having a cardiac, with almost no eye sight.
I was in the hospital for 10 days where they stabilized me. They wanted to put me in an assisted living facility, but I would have none of that, I was going to fight back this disease called diabetes. Sending me home reluctantly they had me on 81 units of insulin a day. 36 units of a long-lasting unit before I went to bed and 45 units split between three meals.
I had to go to 2 nutritional classes that ran 8 hours per session. That was where I was told about Spark People. I got on the site and got the premium subscription and followed your directions and suggestions faithfully.
Since that time I have lost 60 pounds in 4 ½ months, I have fully gained my eyesight back. As of today, 12/5/2017, I am totally off of insulin and about to get off of blood pressure and cholesterol medications. My A1C is now 5.4% and my blood sugar averages 92.
I now eat properly, consuming no sugar in ten months and exercising an average of 2 hours every day. I have built a gym in my basement. This works for me as I get up at 4:30 am to begin my routine.
Today I need to share with my SparkPeople community. On 10/22/2018 I visited my Diabetic Doctor for my 6 month visit. In the last couple of months working intensely working with weights and very carefully watching my food intake.
I was still taking 2-500 mg of Metformin (keeping in mind 20 months ago I was taking 3 Metformin and 81 units of insulin, A1C being 13.08%). On Friday 10/19/2018 I took it upon myself to drop one of my pills. Upon going to the doctor's office at 9:00am and fasting my glucose was 88 and my A1C test was 5.5% she was pleasantly surprised and said I was her poster patient to give hope to other patients of hers.
We talked extra long and she talked about my illness and finally said my disease is dormant I prefer that term rather than saying I was no longer diabetic (will discuss this a little later). The game plan is now to drop the last pill by the upcoming holidays instead of just stopping with 2 of them so quick and shocking my body, as it has been so many shocks in the last 20 months. We have set my next appointment for the end of April 2019 to see how I am doing and to see if I am keeping up with my life style.
What I have discovered with my illness that it is almost identical with alcoholism. By that it is a illness of the body as well as the mind. If I don't put anything wrong in my body (Carbs and sugars) I'm fine. Part of my problem is that my mind will always play games with me, saying you're doing great, one won't hurt you now, but now knowing just one is just the long journey backwards and being where I was 20 months ago. Personally I just need to abstain.
Thank-you for bringing me back to reality and guiding me to a healthy life style. Now everyone locally comes to me on living healthier.
Bill
Member Since:
3/14/2017
Fitness Minutes:
179,092
My Goals:
I am now in maintenance mode, having no "slips" through the summer or fall Holidays. My main goal is to give people Hope that diabetes does not have to be a devastating disease unless we allow it.
My Program:
Simple, to follow the directions laid out in this program and to constantly tweak it to fit the changes in my life.
Personal Information:
Other Information:
Read More About
BILLTHOMSON
- Profile Information moved here.
(Updated November 30)
Page Title
Introduction Text
Hello fellow members, My name is Bill and I became a member of Spark People in March 2017. I had gone into the hospital in January with a blood sugar reading of 810 and my A1C being 13.8% in a coma and having a cardiac, with almost no eye sight. I was in the hospital for 10 days where they stabilized me. They wanted to put me in an assisted living facility, but I would have none of that, I was going to fight back this disease called diabetes. Sending me home reluctantly they had me on 81 units of insulin a day. 36 units of a long-lasting unit before I went to bed and 45 units split between three meals. I had to go to 2 nutritional classes that ran 8 hours per session. That was where I was told about Spark People. I got on the site and got the premium subscription and followed your directions and suggestions faithfully. Since that time I have lost 60 pounds in 4 ½ months, I have fully gained my eyesight back. As of today, 12/5/2017, I am totally off of insulin and about to get off of blood pressure and cholesterol medications. My A1C is now 5.4% and my blood sugar averages 92. I now eat properly, consuming no sugar in ten months and exercising an average of 2 hours every day. I have built a gym in my basement. This works for me as I get up at 4:30 am to begin my routine. Today I need to share with my SparkPeople community. On 10/22/2018 I visited my Diabetic Doctor for my 6 month visit. In the last couple of months working intensely working with weights and very carefully watching my food intake. I was still taking 2-500 mg of Metformin (keeping in mind 20 months ago I was taking 3 Metformin and 81 units of insulin, A1C being 13.08%). On Friday 10/19/2018 I took it upon myself to drop one of my pills. Upon going to the doctor's office at 9:00am and fasting my glucose was 88 and my A1C test was 5.5% she was pleasantly surprised and said I was her poster patient to give hope to other patients of hers. We talked extra long and she talked about my illness and finally said my disease is dormant I prefer that term rather than saying I was no longer diabetic (will discuss this a little later). The game plan is now to drop the last pill by the upcoming holidays instead of just stopping with 2 of them so quick and shocking my body, as it has been so many shocks in the last 20 months. We have set my next appointment for the end of April 2019 to see how I am doing and to see if I am keeping up with my life style. What I have discovered with my illness that it is almost identical with alcoholism. By that it is a illness of the body as well as the mind. If I don't put anything wrong in my body (Carbs and sugars) I'm fine. Part of my problem is that my mind will always play games with me, saying you're doing great, one won't hurt you now, but now knowing just one is just the long journey backwards and being where I was 20 months ago. Personally I just need to abstain. Thank-you for bringing me back to reality and guiding me to a healthy life style. Now everyone locally comes to me on living healthier. Bill
Shown if member clicks "Read More"
My Goals:
I am now in maintenance mode, having no "slips" through the summer or fall Holidays. My main goal is to give people Hope that diabetes does not have to be a devastating disease unless we allow it.
My Program:
Simple, to follow the directions laid out in this program and to constantly tweak it to fit the changes in my life.
Personal Information:
Other Information:
Personal Signature:
(Shown after Message Board Posts)
Add a Link
Save Changes
Current Status:
Blogs
1/24/2021:
1/24/2021 Where I’m At Today, 47 Months Later.
7/10/2020:
7/12/2020 Where I’m At Today, The Emotional ...
6/12/2020:
6/12/2020 Where I’m At Today, Six months sin...
See More Blog Entries ›
SparkFriends
SPARKGUY
GTNHEALTHY
JEANKNEE
GEMGIRL9TO5
SWEETENUFGILL
SUNSHINE5268
See All SparkFriends (143) ›
SparkTeams
Workplace Wellness Challenge
The #ZenFitness30: 30-Day Fit in Fitness for the H
EVERYDAY MOTIVATORS
SparkPeople's Limited Mobility Challenge
Readers of The Spark!
The Spark Solution (The Official Team)
See All SparkTeams (56) ›
Login to Leave Comment
Comments
v
Report Inappropriate Comment
My SparkPage
1CRAZYDOG
♥ -:¦:-*♥~.•*´¨ )♥~*-:¦:-*♥~.•*´¨ )♥~*-: -*♥-*
Awareness in itself is healing. Frederick Salomon Perls
♥ -:¦:-*♥~.•*´¨ )♥~*-:¦:-*♥~.•*´¨ )♥~*-: -*♥-*
11 hours ago
v
Report Inappropriate Comment
My SparkPage
TWIGBISKIT5
Thank you Bill for your comments on my gold soup joke 😁. Hoping you are well and safe 💪
16 hours ago
v
Report Inappropriate Comment
My SparkPage
1CRAZYDOG
♥ -:¦:-*♥~.•*´¨ )♥~*-:¦:-*♥~.•*´¨ )♥~*-: -*♥-*
Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed. Thich Nhat Hanh
♥ -:¦:-*♥~.•*´¨ )♥~*-:¦:-*♥~.•*´¨ )♥~*-: -*♥-*
1 day ago
v
Report Inappropriate Comment
My SparkPage
TWIGBISKIT5
Hello Bill 🙋. Thank you for your comments on my pirate joke 😁.
1 day ago
v
Report Inappropriate Comment
My SparkPage
1CRAZYDOG
Everything exposed to the light becomes visible, and everything that is illuminated itself becomes light itself. St. Paul
2 days ago
Member Comments (1349):
1
2
3
Next >
Last >>
Report Inappropriate Page
close ×