Hi friends!
Happy weekend everyone! Yes, Fridays are still my favorite as they bring the promise of two precious days of weekend. No getting up early and no rushing around. However, this post got delayed and it is Saturday today.
I am writing again this week. It has been a while since I wrote last. I have been putting up small weekly posts on various topics on Instagram however, writing longer blogs still has my heart! To stay updated on Health, Nutrition and Motivation, you can follow me here:
https://www.instagram.com/healthcoach_smita/
I stopped writing because as word-of-mouth and references bring more clients, the time dedicated to writing every week became sparse and I just could not. This time though, I had to. I have been selected for NDEP (National Diabetes Educator Program) and I wanted to share the news with you. Thank you for always sending positive vibes my way 
I already have many diabetic and prediabetic clients and it has always been the most rewarding to see these clients lowering their Hb1ac significantly, dropping BP medications, lowering Insulin dosages, losing weight successfully, lowering inflammation and improving their lipid profiles successfully.
This ‘close-to-my heart’ certification would allow me to plan special holistic programs targeted to diabetic and pre-diabetic clients, targeting a wider client base. It would also allow me to prove to them that diabetes can easily be prevented and easily be managed…with some commitment from their side, with diet and with staying active both together.
Unfortunately, most of us do not realize that diabetes does not come alone. Starting with pre-diabetes which is a warning bell/waking call for us, to the progression to diabetes….it never comes alone. If we are not careful, heart diseases, kidney concerns, retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy etc are not too far. What saddens me the most is that we do not realize this until some damage is done already.
We can’t be left unscathed. It is inevitable and definitely preventable. Diabetes is a ‘lifestyle disease’ and just because our parents had it doesn’t mean that we would have it too, no matter what. Genetic is just a risk, a higher risk but a risk only!
With lifestyle corrections and diet modifications, the Diabetes Syndrome (syndrome is many complications/symptoms clubbed together, the Diabetes Package if I may call it) can be managed. People live for years with uncontrolled diabetes and slowly lose the control, without even realizing it.
Please do not ignore the early signs and please do not depend on medications alone for diabetes management. Seek help from a diabetes specialist/Diabetologist and also, enlist nutritional help from a qualified Nutritionist. Someone who can help you with diet as well as guide you through the physical activity part which is also a crucial part in diabetes management. Someone like me, yes. I am not being a show-off here, I am serious.
Just a dietician/nutritionist would not cut it. We need more than someone who would give us a diet plan on paper and call us back next month. We need someone who can keep us accountable, someone who is good with nutrition and staying active part, both.
In the end, please get your HbA1c, fasting and post prandial sugar levels checked at the soonest. Listen closely to your body and seek help so that the disease can be managed effectively or even remitted, if you are that committed!
With this, I wish you a very happy weekend! Maybe, use the free time for an annual blood test too ? 
Love, Health & Peace
Smiita Krishna
