Bellyemperor

What do you mean by progressive disease?

Congrats!

I have family history of diabetes - both dad and mom are diabetic. I had put on weight about 40lbs (approx 20kgs) in a year. I noticed nigricans but wasnt sure what that was. In the subsequent years I lost those weight but was unable to stay on the lost weight for a long time. Even the doctor didnt tell anything. But a few…

Hi, What was the highest a1c you had?

I was diagnosed with a1c of 13 at age 27. Now my A1c is 5.6 and I am 28. I take 2000mg metformin daily. I am sad that this is a progressive disease and I have to use insulin in a few years and my life is going to change by the time I reach my late 30s.

My A1c was 13 at the time of diagnosis. Now it is 5.6 with metformin, diet , exercise and about 7lbs weight loss.

Thanks Bob. I also had a question on the insulin use. Could you please answer that as well?

Hi, I am 28 years old type 2 diabetic. I was dxed with a1c of 13 in 2007. Taking 2000mg metformin since then. I lost about 10 lbs and now my A1c is 5.6. I have to loose about 60-80 pounds to be in the normal BMI category. I did c-peptide test and value came back high. Since my last A1c i have lost about 2 pounds in the…