Weight Loss Forum and Discussions

I have been a diabetic for about five years now. But it wasn't until recently that I began to take my health seriously. My lack of adherence to any kind of a diet was my own fault. I knew what to do, but I chose to ignore it. A few months ago, I went to the doctor and my news was not good. My A1C...

Hi - I am from the Pacific Northwest living in Oregon. I am 55 years old and looking at type 2 diabetes square in the face along with morbid obesity. To be honest I have ignored this part of me in my life because frankly it’s embarrassing and extraordinarily overwhelming. My doctors would...

Well, today it's final. Surgery to repair my hernias and a panniculectomy a week from Tuesday. My surgeon of record was deployed earlier this year and I ended up waiting for another surgeon coming off deployment. He specializes in difficult hernia repairs and the panni was his idea. I wasn't...

i was diagnosed with prediabetes last month and i've started running/walking and try to keep it up every day in hopes of preventing it. I'm not obese, a tad chubby at most and still in highschool. I feel like my life is over and no matter what i do i haven't been able to drop more than 2 pounds....

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes 5 1/2 weeks ago in connection with troubling circumstances. I had a miscarriage last Fall and was given the standard, "These things happen at YOUR age," spiel (I was within 1 month of my 36th birthday), with no further testing into what may have caused my...

I recently had a trip to the ER (non-diabetes related), and told the doctor there that my general practitioner had told me I was pre-diabetic, and then last year said my numbers were improving "since you were diagnosed with diabetes". I should have spoken up and asked then about at what point did...

I am 35 years old and I am a type 2 Diabetic. I have been a diabetic for almost 4 years and I have not been taking care of myself like I should have. People all around me are dying of diabetes. I am not 100% serious about my health. I have a family that I need to live for and I am not ready to...

My doctor took me off my Metformin and Glipizide and put me on Levmir and Victoza. I can tell a difference. In just a few days my sugar level has went from 450 to 180. Which 180 is still high but it is better than almost 500.. I am working out and eating healthy and drinking tons of water. My...

Not proud of it, but it happens. Stress induced brownie eating...like for several months. So, what tips do you have to get back "on the wagon"?

i think been single is killing with my diabetic life i really need a man.

When I first was dx'd with diabetes, I was over weight. O.K., I was the same weight as a baby Water Buffalo. I was in a sedentary lifestyle, very little exercise, eating processed foods and foods high in fats and cholesterol, (think King Henry the VIII and a turkey leg in each hand.) I sat down...

a little backstory first. Last year when I was having gastric problems, something popped up on my Facebook feed. A new company, UBiome, was offering to test gut bacteria at no charge to the customer and they promised not to "back bill" if your ins refused to pay. I thought "What could it...

hello i am type 2 since 2000 have lost lot of weight but my goals are to get a1c down to 7 and walk more and weight train more i am gym rat do any of you like the gym what exercises do you do

hello i am type 2 and i my goals are to get my a1c under 7 and to walk more i am gym rat love the weights tell me what some of your goals are enjoy your day

If you meet the criteria mentioned in the subject line (heart disease, diabetes, and eating low-carb), has eating low-carb improved your bloodwork numbers with regards to heart disease? I did see improvement in my numbers years ago when I was being strict with low-carb. I'm convinced (without...

DO NOT GET COOLSCULPTING! I had it done several years ago and now have terrible insulin absorption and can't use my abdomen area to insert my pump. I am 54 and had been using my abdomen for injections since I got diabetes at age 11. tTat many years of injections caused lypohypertrophy which is...