My maternal grandfather was diabetic. When I moved to Rochester area, I went to Mayo Family Medicine and my GP put me on a watch list as well as labeling me prediabetic. It was over 16 years before I became diabetic. In the late summer, early fall, we planted 1000 walnut trees. My left foot went numb from the planting -- I used a special planting spade. I went to my GP in March of 1991 and he diagnosed me as Diabetic. My A1c was 16! I found out -- for me -- that fats were my big problem, not sugar. It would take three days for my blood sugar to return to normal after eating Chinese food. Normal amounts of sweet things were easier to recover from. We tried a few medicines before starting on insulin. My weight gradually rose until I hit 245 pounds, almost three years ago. My Endocrinologist started me on Trulicity and when I maxed it, switched me to Ozempic. I have lost over 66 pounds (20 Kg). I have maxed the Ozempic and in two weeks, I will be starting Mounjaro. My current weight is 185 and my A1c is 6.8. Here is hoping I get back to "normal"!