Going rogue... with the guidance of a medical professional

Ever have one of those moments where you decide to act upon something you have been thinking about for a long time? Well, I'm having one of those moments. It feels like I'm breaking out of prison.

Fine, I'm not batting 1.000 as one member of tudiabetes.org put it. We will see what my next A1c is. I can't be sure it's amazing, but I do know that I have been AT EASE for the past 3 weeks. Ever since Feb. 7, the day before my birthday, when I decided to break up with carbs.

The moment I spoke of before was not deciding to break up with carbs, but was the moment I went into my online health portal and CANCELED all my appointments. It was symbolic, of course, because I can always go back in and reschedule them. But still...

So, here's a breakdown of how everything has been since then:
I went to see this holistic doctor. I had seen him before. Before I was on the University of Michigan's HMO, when I was still on COBRA and I would have had to pay outright no matter where I went. But when I jumped on the UM HMO, I made decisions based on what would be covered. So, instead of seeing the doctor I wanted to see, I ended up with 5 doctors that I didn't want to see: a PCP, 2 endos, a pump specialist, and a nutritionist. All with a copay of $20-30, so I didn't even end up saving anything! (The holistic doc charges $105 per visit.)

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: Paying out of pocket for GOOD medical care is a much sounder financial decision than paying copay after copay for BAD medical care. 

Here's what I liked:

1. He gave me a hug when he saw me, and upon parting (warm fuzzies!)
2. He has a dog in the office that is super friendly 
3. He is willing to say "I don't know" when he doesn't know (unlike, ahem, some people in the diabetes clinic who would rather spout off 45 minutes of 100% grade A bullshit than admit they don't know). 
4. He's totally on board with low-carb (He said, "Anyone who isn't on board hasn't read the literature in the last ten years). I happen to think they are unwilling to depart from the old ADA guidelines, even though ADA has now updated their guidelines to say that, in fact, there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to carb intake, and even reference studies with 20g daily carb up to 40% of calories from carb as having great impact on glycemic control. 
5. He's going to "go rogue" with me... ie: be there to give me sound medical advice, but not treat me like a number (test result number). He told me to still see my endo, and I told him, fine, but I'm just going to smile and nod and then go off and do what I feel is right. 
6. He isn't going to designate me as a "high-risk" anything, because I'm not high risk. My numbers are good. I'm super healthy. I don't need to be cradled and babied just because I have type 1. I can experiment with things like diet and exercise and that's OK. I don't have to sit still all day and nibble on three meals and three snacks throughout the day and eat the same thing and never try anything new.

And now, for an update on my BGs:

It's a bit rocky (by my new standard) today because I am entrenched at work with a deadline. Finally got my report in, and my CGM didn't beep at me all day, so I only just now looked at it.

Funny--when I first got it, I was OBSESSED. I looked at it all the time. And was often surprised at what was happening. Now I kind of assume my BG is in range.