P.S. re Diabetes

Oh, I forgot to mention last week...  The diabetic cat is doing very well so far.  He is down to only one shot a day, 6½ units of Lantus insulin.  (Lantus is very long-lasting.)  And his numbers hover around 110.  We are thrilled.

(The vet said that before using Lantus, they had to be happy with numbers in the 200-300 range.  Apparently that’s THE brand of insulin to use with cats.  Who knew?)

And Mr. Man??

Well, he is doing quite well, managing his blood glucose levels, thank you for asking.

Oh, sure, he upped his walking, cut out a lot of those evil white carbs, started counting the other carbs, and started having snacks that included protein.  (Nachos!)

But his biggest change has come from using his “Magic Elixir”!

That’s what we call his apple cider vinegar concoction.

You see, on the very same day, believe it or not, I heard about apple cider vinegar from 2 very different sources.  A dear friend e-mailed me and mentioned it, and then I heard Patricia Bragg on the radio that very night, singing its praises.

Well, I can take a hint. Or in this case, two!  haha  So I promptly told Mr. Man all about it.  And believe it or not again, I already had some in my pantry.

So, now he takes 1 T. of Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar and puts it in 12 oz. of water with a few Sweet and Low drops, and drinks that before each meal.  And we jokingly refer to it as his Magic Elixir.

(You don’t have to dilute it that much, but he likes it better that way.)

But Mr. Math & Science that he is, my Aerospace Engineer husband wanted to make sure that it was really being effective.  That it was really doing something.  So we conducted an Experiment.  Same constant factors with only one variable. 

So, we had the very same meal two nights in a row:  roast beef, evil mashed potatoes (!), green beans, coffee, and Weight Watchers cake.  (Yummy!)  About 50 g. of carbs.

One night he did not drink his ACV drink, and 1 hour after eating his blood glucose reading was 169.

The next night he drank his diluted ACV before dinner, and 1 hour after eating, it was 116.

Yay!!   50 whole points!

Now, if you’re not into the whole blood sugar thing, this may not rock your world, but it sure does ours!

So, pass this along to anyone who may need to know.  But it has to be Bragg's brand.  With the “mother”.  (don’t ask)

XOXO,

Lucky Dog
♥

p.s.  And the Dreamfields pasta?  Delicious. 

It tastes just like regular pasta, but with low blood glucose numbers!

p.p.s.  BTW, the Magic Elixir helps with heartburn, too!