Joy-in-Illinois

I got serious about my health last October when my A1C levels reached 9.5. Yes, 9.5. For those of you who do not know, that is extremely high blood glucose levels. I had a new doctor for that visit and some of the things he said resonated with me. I started keeping track of every single thing I put in my mouth via an app called MyFitnessPal. That helped me do two things - it showed exactly how many calories I was eating (a lot) and how much sugar content was included in those calories (a lot...