Luna Bhaskar: Lost weight, Gained health and freedom from medicines

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Name- Mrs. Luna Bhaskar
Age- 54 years
Profession- Stay-Home Mom
Place - Texas, U.S.A

I’m Mrs. Luna Bhaskar from Texas, U.S.A, excited to share my story. I have done a Ph.D. in Chemistry but chose to be a stay-home mom.

Talking about how I got to know about my diabetes I can say, I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2015 during my annual physical. My HbA1c at that time was 6.7 - more than normal. I have a strong family history of diabetes but was still in denial that this cannot happen to me and took a while to accept it.

Like every diabetic, I too was started on oral anti-diabetic medication. My doctor from the U.S.A. prescribed Metformin ER 500 mg for me. I noticed that every year my HbA1c kept slowly going up despite an increase in medication dosage.

When my HbA1c reached 7.3, my dosage was increased to Metformin ER 2000 mg. With this high dosage, my HbA1c went down to 6.7, but it could not bring down further. The doctor kept saying to reduce weight which, of course, wasn’t happening. It is a vicious cycle!

My introduction to the smoothie -

I still remember last year my neighbor asked if I drink diabetes-friendly smoothies about which I had no idea. She forwarded the YouTube link for FFD green smoothie;

after watching the recipe video, I ended up watching other videos by Dr. Pramod and Dr. Malhar which convinced me to some extent, so I started drinking a smoothie in the morning.

After a few days of drinking smoothies, I could feel the difference in my energy level and my late afternoon slump was gone which motivated me to join the program, but I still was not mentally ready for it.

Mrs.Luna Bhaskar

The starting point of Diabetes reversal Journey-

I started my FFD journey with a 1-month online diabetes reversal challenge held in October/November 2020 during which Dr. Pramod would be live for yoga and that’s when I started liking yoga.

Later, in December, I joined the Holistic Transformation Program (HTP) Batch 66, a year-long program, which is the best thing I ever did for my health.

During the Diabetes reversal program, I gained vast knowledge of what and why we need to work from all angles - diet, exercise, inner transformation, and medical. Being from a scientific background, I needed a thorough explanation to follow anything and FFD provided me with it.

I am free of medication since mid-January and have lost 13 kg. My blood pressure medicine has also been reduced to half the dose. My confidence level has gone way up, and I am also more knowledgeable about maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Unbelievable transformation-

My doctor here in the U.S. couldn’t believe my transformation during my visit earlier this year. She was speechless, complimented me, and encouraged me to continue to do what I am doing.

During my last visit, she even said that she is thinking of removing diabetes from my chart as the past 2 times my HbA1c had been within normal limits. My HbA1c is 5.6 and I have cleared GTT too.

When I joined the program, I was skeptical, will it work? Yes, it did work, and I’m thrilled that I did this for myself. Everyone asks me what diet did I follow and I explain to them it’s not any diet. I ate and lost weight.

It can be a bit challenging in beginning to adjust, but if you have made up your mind then it’s not a challenge and the positive results keep you motivated.