I AM AN EPIC FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am 18 years old, 498 pounds, and a type 2 diabetic. I was maintaining a 6.5 A1c level for about six months. On Wednesday, I had a blood test done; and now, my A1c level is a 7.0.
It's like "WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!?!?!?!?"
I have lost 60 pounds in the last year, and the number has only gone up and up and up!!! When I around 458 pounds, I was still hanging at the "pre-diabetic" mark.... but now that I have lost all this weight, my health is getting even worse???
I don't understand- I thought your health was supposed to improve as weight improved. Even though I don't get a lot of exercise, I have been working immensely hard to lose weight.
(I have even resorted to unhealthy methods; which may or may not be a completely separate issue..... I guess it's best summed up as "restricting and purging". Just ask if you have any further questions)

Anyway, this is really, REALLY REAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYY bumming me out. I was so proud of my weight loss- even though it's not nearly enough- and now I can' t even enjoy that small victory

Now the doctor wants me to start Metformin- and I don't want to. I know it's supposed to be "good for you" and "good for losing weight" and a whole bunch of crap...... but the only reason you lose so much weight is because you either sit on the john with diarrhea, or in front of the john with vomiting. I was on the accursed drug three years ago, and it made me sooooooooooo freakin sick! On the one hand, I want to obey the doctors orders, and be better, lose weight and control my diabetes. On the other hand, I just don't want to because I know it will make me sick as hell.

Any advice???