November 2006 I was told I had type 2 Diabetes. I started the Zone at Thanksgiving with my sugars in the 300's, taking medication for the diabetes and my weight around 270 lbs. I changed a lot about my life to include living in the Zone and in May 2007 I was 205 lbs with my sugars in the 110 -120 range and no longer taking medication for the diabetes. My doctors did not agree with the Zone, but could not argue with the results.