>144 lbs (down from 195 in April)
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>A1c down from 10.8 in May to 6.0 in late August, now down to 5.7
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>Went to NYC Code Camp last weekend - people I hadn't seen in a year were shocked. I love it!!!

Keep up the good work! I've had type 2 diabetes since 1999 but I didn't have a weight problem. I fell and pinched a nerve in my back in July 1999 and it took until November to find out what was wrong with me. They fixed the nerve but surprised me with the diabetes news. The doctor said that I was probably borderline for a while before and the injury just "activated" it. I think it might have been agent orange or agents blue or white which the VA denied even existed until the late 1980's.
By the time they fixed my back my weight had dropped from 190 to 164 - I'm 6"4"- and my skin didn't fit. A slight change in diet and a pill a day and a LOT of physical activity seems to work for me. One thing I have learned is that diabetes is definitely different for different people there is no “one size fits all”.