On Jan 1, 2007, I decided I needed to go on a diet. I weighed about 185 and needed to get down to about 170. So, I started eating better and exercising more.
The diet worked better than I could have imagined.
By July 2007, I was down to 170.
By Sept 2007, I was under 160 and still going.
I weighed in before and after Thanksgiving weekend and actually lost a few pounds after quite a few huge meals.
At this point, I was mildly worried, but mostly was giving credit to my great new diet.
By the start of 2008, I was under 150 and now my wife was quite worried. My diet really wasn't that great (in fact, I was eating a lot more food and losing weight). And, I was drinking a ton of water and couldn't go more than 2 hours without a trip to bathroom. I was quickly becoming concerned as well.
On the morning of March 1st, 2008 when I went to the doctor's office, I weighed 142 and knew that something was wrong.
My blood sugar levels were 540 and I immediately started injecting insulin. My A1c Level was 14.2%. I was off the charts and needed to get this under control quickly.
Turns out that a lack of insulin makes it impossible for the body to process food. So, I was actually slowly starving to death. The diet wasn't so great after all.
Within 14 days of going on insulin and eating at my pre-insulin levels, I had gained 8 pounds. It was time for a real diet now.
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