lisa, I'm so glad you posted this, and I sure hope a lot of newbies also read it.

Doesn't Dr. B (been six months since I read him, so I could be remembering wrong) give some hope that some beta cells can actually regenerate in the face of healthy LC eating? If so, what a miracle, eh?

If not, still, getting off all meds and having your blood sugars controlled by food and exercise alone is a great result. (and not one anyone seems to get on the ADA eating plan, eh?) I'd guess you see the weight loss as a great bonus, with the health concerns primary in your mind.

And yeah, those darned carbs are addictive...so hard to control them in tiny amounts! And old, bad habits come rushing back in so quickly.

Love your sense of humor (even about serious stuff)