Success Story from our Metagenics FirstLine Therapy Lifestyle and Weight loss program

Reversing Diabetes and Cholesterol Naturally in Tucson

Caroline, 51 years old who has diabetes, cholesterol and weight issues came to our program because she didn’t want to take the medications her primary care doctor was suggesting for these conditions.  She was hoping there were some natural ways to improve her health. Six months ago her blood sugar was 228 mg/dl (normal is 60-100), cholesterol 228 (ideal less than 200), triglycerides 126 (ideal less than 100) LDL 147 (ideal less than 100) and the hemoglobin A1-c 12.4 (diabetes is 6.5 or greater).

She started in our Metagenics FirstLine Therapy lifestyle program (link) meeting with our certified Lifestyle Educator (LE) who ran a bioimpedance analysis (link) to determine her basal metabolic rate. This is the number of calories her body needs to stay the same. Then the LE subtracts 300-500 calories and arrives at a new calorie level, for Caroline about 1300 calories per day. The LE then sits down with her to design a Mediterranean diet of three meals and three snacks per day. She also started on a Metagenics medical food drink twice a day called GlycenX-360 designed to help lower her blood sugar and improve diabetes. She started on Metagenics fish oil capsules that help to improve her insulin sensitivity.  She is on her feet all day on her job and goes to a gym three times a week.

After 12 weeks on the program Caroline lost 10 pounds, her blood sugar was 114, Hb A1-c 6.5, cholesterol 183, LDL 123 and triglycerides 65. She is very pleased with her results and wants to continue her dietary plan. Our goal is to get her Hb A1-c below 5.7. Her goal is to lose a little more weight.

The results Caroline has achieved are better than most doctors get when they prescribe medications for diabetes and cholesterol. The powerful effects of the dietary and lifestyle changes she made are actually recommended in many medical studies. The addition of the clinically proven Metagenics medical food helped her to reverse her diabetes much quicker.

If you would like to improve your health and lose weight in Tucson without prescription drugs, please visit the weight loss section and weight loss issues tab on our website and see how the Metagenics FirstLine Therapy program can help you.

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