Let me tell you...It seems diabetes tech has really advanced beyond what I knew in high school.
I got the Big "D" convo a year ago. Stopped all sugar and processed carbs that same day. Year later and no sugar/processed carbs have passed my lips, lost 80 lbs...among a bunch of other health benefits my A1C maintains below 3 now...when I do check my blood its never over 115 (after eating). Took Metformin for the first 6 months but haven't since. Type 2 is all about what YOU want to commit to. If you want to kick it you can...if you want to sit around and continue to eat whatever...well its your short life.
Thats great for you but it is not really very accurate for everyone. 7 years ago in my early 50's I went from a fit 195 to stringbean 168 in 3 months, when tested my A1C was 13.8. I ate a pretty balanced diet and worked out regularly. No drinking or smoking. Went on insulin for a few weeks and then Metformin as I revised my diet and got rid of fruit juices and sugary drinks. Weight is back to 185 with very little body fat. Last year my level began to creep up and doc added Januvia. Everyones body is different, I found that going back 3 generations all the men in my family developed it in their middle age.
It's more expensive than it should be. Always follow the money
How screwed up is that? They want you to lose weight and change your diet to lose weight, and then prescribe meds that make you gain weight?I have been in the D club since 2003
The advice above about diet and exercise is spot on.
Low carb diets work the best for me.
A few years ago I woke up and weighed 320+. I decided to get serious about getting the weight off.
I got rid of 90 pounds in about a year and I've kept most of it off.
One thing that most endocrinologists forget to tell you is that a side effect of most of the meds is weight gain.
Good luck
How screwed up is that? They want you to lose weight and change your diet to lose weight, and then prescribe meds that make you gain weight?
How screwed up is that? They want you to lose weight and change your diet to lose weight, and then prescribe meds that make you gain weight?
Yep. The vast majority of drugs treat the symptoms, not the root cause.
Always follow the monkey.
I followed a Monkey once.
Once.