hi karen,
i 2 am a type 2 diabetes diagnosed 6 years ago had the lap band 2 years ago.been off diabetic oral 2 years.prior to getting the lapband i cut my carbs. no bread, Pasta rice.by the time i went for surgeryi had already cut my b/p meds in half,diabetic from 1 tablets to 1 tablet that had been decreased twice.when diagnosed my bs was 792.i think my a1c was 10.2,6/1/2011 my a1c was5.6.my personal goal is an a1c @5.0 constantly.i haven't reached my goals yet,but GOD is not through with me yet.