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Originally posted by RFSALES:
I was labeled type 2 1/2 years ago by an overly aggressive PA, my A1C was 6.0. She put me on minimum dose of ACTOS. We move to Las Vegas area and the doctor looked at A1C results I had been getting advised try for 6 months off ACTOS. My fist A1C off ACTOS 5.4 and I have been off for over 2 years, lost 26 pounds through exercise and diet. One side effect of ACTOS is water retention so being off ACTOS may have contributed to weight loss.
Current DR could not believe with an A1C of 6 I would be labeled type 2.

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Originally posted by CaptainMike:
I was diagnosed as T2 in 2005 with an A1c of 11.4.
I was 6'1" and 195 lbs. I was placed on Metformin, Actos, Simvastatin and Fenofibrate. I went to classes, sent to the diabetic dietary consultant. A year later I was prescribed insulin with a 9.7 A1c.
I dove headfirst into everything I could research about diabetes and came across Dr. Bernstein and his carb limit philosophy. Never filled the insulin prescription. Changed Dr.'s to one who would let me basically order tests and reality check me, but I was 100% the one making the medical decisions.
Here it is 13 years later and my last A1c was 4.8 on ZERO medications of any kind. I'm not a huge exercise guy, so these results are 95% diet. I just decided I liked having feet more than I like carbohydrates. Still 6'1". Still 195 lbs.

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Originally posted by flashguy:

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Originally posted by clubleaf206:

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
The sun, and a razor.

Lol

Oh, that’s not the thickest part. Chest, shoulders and back, I tell people they’ll happily never see me shirtless because the Zoo will be getting all these calls about something escaped. “We can’t tell exactly what it is, but you need to get someone out here with a tranquilizer gun and recapture it!”

I have some friends like that. One of them even has to shave his neck down to where it's covered by his shirts.

flashguy