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I had a problem in March that we were afraid was a heart attack type issue. It wasn’t but that trip to the ER resulted in my being diagnosed as Type II. My A1C that night was 10.1. Bring on the low-carb diet. Two weeks ago my A1C was 5.4. My Dr is now concerned that I might be too low.

The big change for me was dropping nearly 4000 calories a day by saying goodbye to Dr Pepper, chocolate and ice cream. I was convinced that my weight was going to drop so quickly that my pants would fall off. I only lost 3 pounds at my checkup in May. The diet change was so stark that it actually shocked my system into starvation mode. I’ve dropped another 11 lbs since then but I’m still disappointed that I haven’t lost alot more considering the dietary change.

I have had irregularity problems for a number of years. The diet change has really exagerated it. I was never so happy to see Miralax become available without prescription but it’s still expensive.

Are you able to exercise? My husband plays golf, and has found that walking the course has been very beneficial. I think it's about six miles. He's lost thirty pounds since this time last year. He was testing his blood at 130 to 140, with peaks to about 160 a year ago. Now he's testing at 106 to 112, generally around 104 to 107.

When he was first diagnosed, a nutritionist put him on a low calorie, low protein diet. His weight just kept going up and up. Thank goodness for Atkins and Citrucel.

I tested myself, too, although no one in my family has ever developed diabetes. I wanted to see what it was like, and it was interesting.