How long have you had diabetes? Which Type?

[imagood1]

last June I was diagnosed Type 2 -- my A1C was 10.3 at the time. I saw my endocrinologist last Tuesday and my A1C was 5.0. I'm still on meds because I have fatty liver, high triglicerides, high blood pressure and high cholesterol so they are leaving me as is for now. Was hoping to get off of the diabetes medicine but it wasn't meant to be for now.

[sweeten09]

I am probably older than a lot of you. They discovered diabetes 11 when I was having dizzy spells driving a car, (after eating a box of chocolates, I mean a big box). That was 30 years ago. Since then I have been up and down on the scales. I had a double knee replacement in 2003 and had lost almost 50 pounds on Atkins. Therapy was part of the reason. Exercise and diet were working. My sugars went up as my weight crept up and I did not exercise or watch my diet. I finally felt it was time to go back on Atkins. Since January my sugar is almost normal and my meds are being reduced. It is difficult but I feel it is worth the effort. I still have meds that are separate from my diabetes and they probably are holding back on my weight loss.

It is hard but I don't want to waste the time I have put into this diet. It seems this is the way to go.