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08-16-2007, 06:37 PM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 2
| | | Introducing myself
Hello to all, my name is Louie. I'm 55 and I was diagnosed in February. My A1C was 9.6% and my FGL was 231. My Doctor put me on Metformin and Avandia.
I decided to get my act together and my goal was to get off the medication. I began eating sensibily and bought a bike. I try to ride at least 3 miles every day and usually triple that distance on the weekend. When I was diagnosed I weighed 237 lbs, although I'm 6'3" most everyone said I carried my weight well. I now weigh 190 lbs, reduced my waist by 6 inches and have a FGL of 90 and average GL of 125 after meals. Occasionaly I cheat but that is a rare when that happens.
Louie |
08-16-2007, 07:34 PM
| | Banned
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
Posts: 3,316
| | | hi louie and welcome to df! WOW! congrats on the transformation! great job! take care,trish |
08-16-2007, 08:29 PM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 6,945
| | | Hi Louie and welcome to Diabetes Forums. Sounds like you are doing great. Congratulations! |
08-16-2007, 08:43 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio
Posts: 4,469
| | | Hi Louie, great job of taking control!
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"Life ain't easy. but it ain't that bad.
Sing the song that tell it,praise the man that sells it.
You're alive,you might as well be glad." 
Neil Diamond...Surviving the life
8/26/08 A1C 6.4
Cholesterol below 100
BP 114/64
Still anemic
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08-17-2007, 04:50 AM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 6,837
| | | Hi Louie, welcome. Sounds like you're doing great. Keep up the good work!
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
08-17-2007, 07:37 AM
| | Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 372
| | | Welcome Louie, Good job with your diabetes!
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PDXDENNISJDx 1/92
2x 850mg Metformin
2x 15u NPN
2x 10 Byetta
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08-17-2007, 09:23 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: B.C., Canada
Posts: 1,878
| | Hi there Louie! Nice to have you here! 
__________________ 
Happiness isn't getting what you want.....
It's wanting what you've got.
Last A1C - 5.9
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