70 - Jan Gomes - The Inspiring Story of Reversing Type 2 Diabetes

A severe health problem can disrupt all aspects of your life. But you can take steps to better cope with your new situation, and knowing that you are not powerless is vital! Join Carol as she speaks with Jan Gomes about her incredible story of reversing type 2 diabetes. Stay tuned!

Here are the things to expect in the episode:

How can you make dietary changes to manage diabetes?
How do you stay motivated over time when it requires constant effort?
Why should you get support from professionals?
What is the best way to advocate for your needs in restaurants and with family members?
And much more!

About Jan:

Jan was born and raised in NJ. She graduated from high school at the age of 17, turned 18 in October and joined the Army in December and never really looked back at NJ. Jan spent 3 years in the Army, mostly assigned to the Military Police School as a Company Clerk. In 1976 she got her Honorable Discharge, staying in Anniston AL for a few years. In 1980 she went to Germany with her now ex-husband for a year and then moved to Philadelphia, PA where she worked in the Investment Banking Industry. Jan divorced and met Abe, her current husband, online through a mutual friend. She left her life in Philly after 19 years and moved to Cumming GA to marry Abe. Jan worked briefly for ReMax but got bored and moved on to manage a Self Storage Facility and a Construction Office in Cumming. Cumming was starting to get crowded, so they bought our house in Dayton TN. During this period of time she gained weight and decided to join Weight Watchers.  She ended up becoming a leader for 5 years until they shut down her area. Jan describes regaining the weight she had lost over the years in part due to stress eating. She was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes (Diabeasties is what she calls it), high blood pressure and high cholesterol (hereditary). She states  that between her higher weight, Degenerative Disk Disease and Arthritis in her lower back, she could barely stand or walk. Jan was going through the pre-surgery motions with the VA to have gastric bypass surgery when things went downhill and she ended up in the hospital. There was one nurse who kept telling her she was going to die if she didn't get the T2D under control.  Her final diagnosis was Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, a 'side' effect of T2D. Jan’s mother died a week before her 70th birthday; her sister died 2 years before her 70th birthday. Both had T2D and did not adhere to a diabetic diet, eating donuts and candy and other junk all the time. When Jan was in the hospital with heart problems because of T2D and wasn't 65 yet, she realized she had to do something! That convinced her to change things immediately. The day she got out she weighed 256 pounds.  She learned to change her diet. Jan is now hovering around that 150 pound mark and shares all the strategies she learned to use nutrition and exercise to reverse Type 2 Diabetes.  It’s a remarkable story!

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