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We all watch the numbers. We wring our hands over our glucometers and our scales. We watch them with baited breath and then when they do not go in the direction we hope, we throw in the towel and down a pint of Ben and Jerrry’s. We feel defeated and sometimes hopeless that we will ever figure out how to be naturally healthy. This is because we are so heavily attached to the numbers. This podcast episode discusses what attachment is and why it works against us when we are trying to reverse our type 2 diabetes. Check it out! Tell me what you think!

We all want to have amazing relationships. Women frequently feel our value is determined by the relationships in our lives. We struggle because we cannot control the other humans in our relationships. This leads to feelings of hurt, disappointment, and sometimes anger. Our society teaches us that others in our lives have to change in order for our relationships to be good. We try to make that happen, and others in our lives feel manipulated. We can’t understand why it doesn’t fix our relationships. This podcast will break down where the problem is with this approach we are taught in society and give you a functional strategy for changing. Check it out!

Many women block the results they want to see in their life due to their resistance to doing the hard things. They exchange advancements in careers, meaningful relationships, and health and longevity for the resistance of doing the uncomfortable thing. They postpone what they want in their lives waiting for the outcome to be easier. Naturally, this keeps them stuck. The meaningful things in life are never easy. The “easy” is not meaningful. For type 2 diabetes, the “easy” is taking meds, injecting insulin, eating the foods that you that keep you sick, and staying diabetic. That’s easy. The hard part is living healthy. If living healthy was “easy,” it would not be elusive. EVERYBODY would be doing it. And it would be nothing to talk about. Meaningful endeavors are always going to be hard. Waiting for them to be easy means you will never do them. This episode discusses this topic as it was presented by Kara Lawson, the head coach of the women’s basketball team at Duke University. She, aptly states, we need to get better at doing hard things. BOOM! She is spot on. Take a minute to check out her 3 minute clip and then listen to this episode of Reversing Diabetes with DelaneMD to hear how to apply this mindset to your type 2 diabetes!

We have many thoughts in our brains that lead to feelings and actions that keep us from living a life free of type 2 diabetes. Cognitive behavioral therapists call many of these cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions are thought processes that lead to misinterpretations of experiences we have. Frequently these thoughts are over exaggerations or irrational understandings of the events in our lives. These misunderstandings lead us to stop trying. Either the thought error makes us believe it's too hard, it's impossible, or it won't matter anyway. These adulterations of reality block us from creating the lives we want--free from type 2 diabetes. This episode describes these distortions, gives examples, and gives us a process for deconstructing these thoughts so that we can move past them. Check it out!

Awareness is the skill of managing our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Many of our poor food choices come from lack of awareness. When we feel cravings, anger, or overwhelm, and we have a habit of reaching for a donut, burgers, or the candy dish, we frequently are unaware that this feeling is the source. More than this, we are unaware of the thoughts that lead to these feelings. Instead, we pour our mental resources into changing our environment (avoiding the donuts, burgers, or candies) to avoid the habit of reaching for the food. This is never going to be a long-term fix. You are not investing in fixing the actual problem. The problem is not in the environment, the problem is in the thoughts and feelings that drive you to the action of eating foods that make you sick. Awareness is a tool to change this. This episode dives into this. Check it out!

If you feel you are self-sabotaging reversing your type 2 diabetes, there is help. When we determine what our self-sabotaging behaviors are trying to say, we can figure out how to change the behaviors. Snacking when you are sleepy means you need sleep, not chips. Seeking comfort foods when we are sad means we need comfort not cookies. Craving ice cream when we are lonely means we need a friend, not rocky road. Wanting to hit the candy bowl at work in the afternoon when you are feeling overwhelmed means you need to manage your calendar, not chocolate. If these scenarios describe your daily pitfalls, this episode will break it down and give you strategies to STOP! Check it out, let me know what you think!

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Two weeks ago, I started 3-part series describing my personal journey to living a naturally healthy life. This is the second part of that series. In this episode, I describe the path I took to learning how to stop eating foods that move me away from my goals. I talk about investing in myself, by paying for coaching to help me reach my goals. I also talk about "speed bumps" I encountered along the way and why it was so important to have those moments. Check it out! Let me know what you think!

Despite the name of this episode, there is actually a lot more than feelings discussed. This episode shares a success story, answers listeners' questions, and discusses the impermanence of feelings compared to the permanence of the actions we take from our feelings. This episode is kind of a hodgepodge! But that seemed like an odd title! Check it out, let me know what you think!

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If you struggle with self-sabotaging reasons why you aren't reversing your type 2 diabetes and creating the health in your life that you want, this episode is for you! I will give you one single question that gets you to the bottom of the issue. If you are ready to put type 2 diabetes behind you, check this episode out. Let me know what you think!

Authenticity is a powerful thing. I like to think of it similar to "authority," because "authentic" can carry that sort of power when we learn how to use it effectively. This episode breaks down the steps to develop our authenticity as it relates to our goals and our health. Learning to care for our health in a way that aligns with our true, authentic self, makes food and exercise decisions straightforward and easy to execute.

I hesitate to give this information out. But it is the question I get most frequently and attached with the most frustration. So, here it goes! If you want to know what I recommend you eat to reverse your type 2 diabetes. HERE. IT. IS. Let me know what you think!

When we see a result that we want and believe we can create it in our lives, frequently we change everything all at once. We believe we need to do everything differently. We become overwhelmed and quickly return to the comfort of our old ways. Then we cannot figure out why we can do the damn thing! Clearly this is NOT the way to get the results we want in life. This episode breaks the process of doing it into five simple steps! Try them out! See what you create in your life!

Coaches frequently talk about the "compelling WHY" that leads us to make a life change. Women who want to fix their diabetes likely have a WHY? Many women want to avoid some unfortunate outcome. They don't want insulin injections or dialysis. They are worried and afraid. Other women want to create things in their lives. They want more time to enjoy their families and live life to the fullest. They are excited! This episode dives into the results each of these reasons create Check it out! Decide what results you want for your life and intentionally focus on the reasons you want them!

Do you find the thought "I will start again tomorrow," or "I will start again Monday morning," or "this bite won't matter" or any other thought that postpones the health you want to create in your life? If so, this episode is for you! I break down the reasons that we do this. I clarify the thoughts in your brain and the way you feel that leads to you eating more of the food that makes you sick with type 2 diabetes. This podcast is a GAME-CHANGER for reversing your type 2 diabetes. Check it out. Tell me what you think! Stanford Marshmallow Experiment on Wikipedia: Stanford marshmallow experiment - Wikipedia Thought Model: Ep #49 Anatomy of Thought Change (castos.com) Getting started with DelaneMD: Calendly - Delane Vaughn

This episode is a Q&A. I get many questions from listeners each week. If you have them, make sure you send them to me at delane@delanemd.com. This episode answers a few of the most recent questions I have received. I review why your fasting blood sugars will always be your HIGHEST blood sugar when you are type 2 diabetic. I talk about what does it mean to have hypoglycemia or low blood sugars. I answer the most common questions I get about artificial sweeteners and type 2 diabetes. Lastly, I answer how to questions like "how many carbs per day?" and "should I count my calories?" Check it out, let me know what you think! Episode links as promised during this episode: Fasting Blood Sugars Microbiome How do I know when I have reversed my diabetes If you'd like to contact me or start working the DelaneMD program, you can find more information at www.delanemd.com!

We all have been hard on ourselves from time to time. Many women believe this is the way to create long-lasting lifestyle changes. This episode of the podcast breaks it down, describes what is really happening when we are hard on ourselves, and explains why it just does NOT work. Check it out an tell me what you think! Find more information at www.delanemd.com! And follow me on Facebook and Instagram to find more help to reverse your type 2 diabetes! DelaneMD on FB and IG!

Do you frequently feel like you "don't have time for this"? Do you feel like you "can't live without" a certain food, even though it's making you sick? Do you feel like you "don't know how to fix type 2 diabetes"? Do you feel like you "can't eat differently because your family doesn't like that food"? If these stories float through your brain...this episode is for you!! Let's leave the stories that are keeping you from your goals in 2022. Let's make 2023 the year you move past type 2 diabetes!

Do you ever wonder why you check your blood sugar on your glucometer and recheck it immediately and they are different? Do you ever wonder what your lab results mean? Do you feel like you are chasing numbers that you don't truly understand? If so, this episode explains it! Check it out, let me know if you have any questions!