Environmental Healing

Environmental Healing & Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management In the first article of this series, Environmental Healing – My Journey with Type 2 Diabetes, I shared how I built my self-management plan around a proactive, holistic approach — one rooted in understanding how my blood sugar responds to my lifestyle and environment. In the second article, I explored the blood sugar cycle and how our body’s rhythms shape our daily glucose patterns. Type 2 diabetes is a progressive condition. This means my self-management plan must evolve continuously, guided by careful observation and supported by my trusted medical team. For decades, I have kept a diary — recording my blood sugar levels and noting what I was doing, feeling, or experiencing when they changed. Over time, this simple practice became one of the most powerful tools in my journey. I was fortunate to have my teacher and mentor...

My Journey with Diabetes: Understanding the Blood Sugar Cycle In the first part of my journey, I learned that I have type 2 diabetes — and more importantly, how my body reacts to my lifestyle. From day one, I had no time to deny or regret. It was time to plan. With the support of my doctors, I committed to modifying my lifestyle and adopting a healthy, balanced, active, and proactive approach to my health. To do that, I needed to understand exactly what type 2 diabetes is and how the blood sugar cycle works — from the moment we eat, to how food becomes energy, or sometimes, fat. I started to see type 2 diabetes as an air conditioner with a faulty thermostat. The system is still there, the machinery is still working, but the controller — the part that keeps everything in balance — isn’t responding the way it should. In my case, I inherited a gene that made this thermostat weaker. Something in my lifes...