My Diabetes Diagnosis
A little over a year ago, I received a pre-diabetes diagnosis from my fertility doctor. I was getting some blood work done and my A1C (a protein that represents a 3 month average blood sugar level) came back in the pre-diabetes range. For those that are curious, my A1C was around 6 at the time, I don't remember the exact number. My doctor wasn't surprised by this because I also have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). They aren't sure why, but 70% of women that have PCOS are also insulin-resistant (their body doesn't know how to process insulin correctly, but they still produce plenty of insulin). That's what my doctor assumed was wrong with me. She put me on some Metformin, medication to help my body respond to insulin better, told me to look up Whole30 to help manage it through lifestyle and that was that. I took the diagnosis very seriously. I started eating Paleo 100% of the time at first and then backed off to about 80-90% of the time. A year went by and my bloo...