Pascal Rwabukamba weighed 453 pounds, had a 62-inch waist, and required size 5XL shirts, which never made for an easy shopping experience. Light exercise left him winded and sweating on days that weren't even hot outside. And, he'd begun experiencing fluid retention in his feet, persistent thirst, and poor sleep quality.
Since childhood, the years had been a carb-filled, gluttonous whir. Now, with his confidence level at an all-time low, he was only going places he needed to: work, church, and his usual stops at convenience stores and restaurants.
Type 2 diabetes ran in his family, so Rwabukamba was genetically susceptible to it. And he began to feel like he'd been steering right into its swell.
"I developed insulin resistance, which is a pre-diabetic stage," Rwabukamba says. "I was very fortunate to jump off this sinking ship before type 2 diabetes took hold."
Although he had sometimes tried dieting, it never stuck. He craved carbs, and he immediately gave in to those...
Source: Pascal Rwabukamba Thwarted Type 2 Diabetes By Losing 266 Pounds
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