Appointment with Dr. Clark - update

I'm back now from Dr. Clark's office. He said overall, most the products that I'm on are for profit making for the doctor. He liked the ingredients in the shakes except for the caffeine. He cut me back to 1 scoop (1/2 the dosage) twice per day. He said I paid for it, I might as well eat it and this way it will last me longer. This container is almost gone.

He loved the fish oil and said it's probably the best fish oil out there that he's seen but way too expensive. He said when choosing a fish oil, make sure you can see through it and be able to read a page in a book, that's the best kind of oil. He also said that fish oil should be mercury free and from the smaller fish such as anchovies, sardines, etc. The bigger fish (salmon, tuna) are likely to eat a bunch of different things that aren't good and this gets passed to us.

He loved the D3 and said to keep on that because most of us are deficient anyways. I went to CVS and found this exact strength for 1/2 as much money.

He thought the detox pills were a waste of time and won't do what they promised to do. He said this is the latest fad, a few years ago it was hair implants! (He also noticed that these pills had taurine in them...Red Bull)

He thought I could get what I needed from a daily yogurt in the probiotic department and I could buy alot of daily yogurts for the $54 the probiotic cost me just to make me bloated and have diarrhea.

He liked the idea that I was on Glucophage (Metformin) 1000mg twice a day and wanted me to stay on that but agreed with me that I need something additional. He said since I'm on Metformin now, he would give me Actos 15mg once daily in the morning instead of Glipizide. He gave me samples for 2 weeks. He said if my blood sugars aren't between 100-150, then he's bumping me up to Actos 30 mg and he gave me a week's worth of those too. He also gave me an RX for Actos 15mg with 1 refill if the 15mg works.

He said I am trying very hard and after seeing my food log/Blood Sugar log, he said anyone with that much detail and effort is going to succeed. He told me not to beat myself up and that we have to tweak the plan along the way, everyone's metabolism is different and what works for some won't work for others. He said he thinks I'm almost there. He asked about my relatives because metabolism is genetic. I thought of my Aunt Jenny on my Mom's side and had to laugh. I look just like her.

He also said that many people are frustrated with the way allopathic medicine and medication have missed the boat on keeping us slim and healthy so it's very common to want to investigate diet supplements, shakes, pills, etc and he is actually blaming modern medicine and the drug industry for people feeling that they need something different.

Anyway, I asked him about the Mediterranean Diet and the Asian Diet. He said both of them individually and combined are excellent and anyone could lose weight and keep their blood sugars down eating that way. I asked him what he thought about if I should stop this diet at HNC or continue. He didn't want to make the decision and said, well you could try it for another month and just see or you could start the Mediterranean Diet if you want. I took that as a big hint.

So, we keep Metformin, add Actos, keep fish oil, D3, eat the shakes until they are gone, keep all the other meds I was on and start eating Mediterranean and Asian foods and continue walking 20-30 minutes a day. This is so much simpler and Aaron is VERY happy I went to see Dr. Clark and heard all of this from him. He's convinced that the M and A diets are the way to go. So am I.

For dinner tonight I made some boneless skinless chicken breasts, sauteed some green beans in olive oil, tossed with ff feta cheese and toast some whole wheat pita for dinner tonight. I also put that over some sauteed water cress. Yes, and I had 2 small glasses of red wine.

I took my blood sugar at 9pm and it was 120!!!

Ahhh, I feel so much better now. I think I have the whole plan.