58 lbs down - Diabetic Success
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melisha0214
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I have battled with my weight my entire adolescent and adult life. I had no confidence whatsoever. This made me turn to even more food... all of the time. I snacked all day every day! Last summer, I started watching what I ate (sometimes). I lost about 20 lbs. It wasn't until April of this year, I went for my physical and was informed I was diabetic! My random glucose testing was 323 and my A1c was 12.1! For those of you that don't know, that is literally slow-acting suicide. It scared me to DEATH! For the past 3 months, I have worked so hard to eat right and exercise. I didn't feel like I looked any different, but knew it meant something that my pants were literally falling off of me. I was wearing size 14, but now am in a size 8! I went for my 3-month check up and my A1c went down to 5.4! I still have a long of ways to go, but This is proof if you put your mind to it, you can do anything! Don't give up!!!!
P.S. Sorry for the pink scribbles. I was showing a little too much lol
P.S. Sorry for the pink scribbles. I was showing a little too much lol
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good going, that's great!1
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In threr months!!!!!???? You are rocking this! Great job! You are adding years to your life! Looking great!1
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awesome work!!!
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Wow, way to go! That's wonderful progress. Not just with your weight but your health. :-)0
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Wait! One more thing. What helped you be sooooo sucessful!? Routine, diet, ect. Because this is awesome!0
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thank you so much everyone! What helped me be so successful is literally knowing that I was killing myself. I knew I could be healthier, but when a doctor places those numbers in front you, you start to realize something has to change. I got rid of everything that tempted me... and trust me, I was a carb-a-holic to the MAX!! I still slip here and there, but I keep moving forward instead of letting it derail me. I drink so much water now and dropped the carbs to a minimal amount. I still stare at cake when I'm at the grocery store, I still want to grab that candy bar at the checkout lane, but I just change my train of thought when that happens (most of the time it works, but like I said I do slip here and there). A community like this has helped me tremendously as well! I love all of you guys!7
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That's some fast progress! Great job! Keep doing whatever is working for you.0
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Great work0
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Well done....nothing like getting your health back!0
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That's amazing work!! Congratulations on your success in getting that AC1 number down
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Wow very inspirational. I'm type 2 last a1c 11.8 also on insulin. I'm down 28 so far. You did very very well.1
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Incredible! Can I ask did you do much exercise to help you with your weight loss? 1
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Very inspirational! !! Thank you for sharing that with us. Keep it up!!!1
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That is awesome! Congrats on getting your A1C down that is amazing difference in such a short timeframe. I just received the results of my bloodwork and my A1C is down to 5.4 also. My starting number was 10 last april.
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Fantastic!! Way to go!1
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Congratulations! I know how it feels. I reversed my diabetes last year through diet and running. Getting off Metformin is the best thing about my health journey.3
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I am so excited too! I felt like my diagnosis was a death sentence at first, but not anymore!0
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Good for you !0
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Last A1c 6.5 I have ditched carbs except fresh fruits at a minimum amount and vegetables excluding potatoes except maybe once every week or two. Hoping I can get my A1C down to 5.4 when I have my draw done in October. I also need to lose about a 100lbs so hoping to lose a little weight as well. Well done ladies you are truly a inspiration.
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