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Hey there, my droogies. Long time no see. Here we are seven months or so after the last time I posted anything here. What’s been going on all this time? Let’s see, shall we?
Well, if you take a look at the chart above you’ll see that since April 15th, the day I got my diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, I’ve lost 63 pounds .
I started out weighing 313 and am now down to 250. Yeah, I know, 250 is still quite a lot, even taking my 5′11″ height into account. But. Compared to 313, 250 feels like freakin’ Twiggy!
The focus is on managing my diabetes, and if I should also keep losing weight along the way, then — bonus!
Here’s the best part, tho: In July I went back to see my doctor for a review of my first 3 months with diabetes. I fasted for 12 hours before the appointment & had blood drawn for the same series of lab tests I took in April. When the July lab test results came back a week later, my doctor (and I) could not have been happier.
BG : April 2009 = 145 July 2009 = 96
a1c: July 2009 = < 6
Biggest (and most welcome) surprise? My blood pressure. In April 2009 = 136/84 In July 2009 = 122/76
On the lab test results my doctor scrawled the word EXCELLENT!! across the bottom of the page. She said that because I have done everything that I was advised to do – particularly the part about reducing body weight by at least 10% – I have, in effect, reversed the course of the diabetes.
Yeah, you read that right: I’m beating it.
And I apparently don’t have high blood pressure anymore, either. Is this or is this not the most kick-ass awesome result EVAR?!
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