In this weeks episode we're joined by Donna Cross from Exeter, NH. She shares her story with us about her affliction with major depression, generalized anxiety disorder and compulsive emotional overeating disorder which led to her hitting a major change point in her life at her highest recorded weight of 339 pounds.

At her turning point she was  diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes with a blood glucose reading of 510 (a healthy blood sugar level is less than 140 mg/dL) and an hba1c of 12.3-close to coma and as she says it "I decided that diabetes was an unwelcome visitor in my life, and I decided to fight back."

With no bariatric surgery she has LOST A TOTAL OF 192 lbs and has gotten off of all of her medications!! She tells us how she did it.
 
THIS IS AN INTERVIEW THAT shares experiences of despair, discipline, changing mindset of food and health, and by golly, is an inspiring tale that will have you thinking about what little changes you could make in your life that would add up to a better quality of health and life! 
 
With all that she has experienced, it has shifted her career to helping others by sharing her story and by being a telehealth Reiki practitioner for the diabetic community through Diastrong Health.

To find out more about Donna, you can find her:
Https://linktr.ee/Donnaecross

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