Rock on to the 27 pound loss!
Now, why do you think having your son getting diagnosed with diabetes helped you lose weight? Was it the enforcement of healthy eating, the worry of the situation, or both?
Also: even though your son is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I think it's a strange blessing in disguise that he got diagnosed early. Here's why: it'll be easy for him to adjust and kids catch on quickly. He won't have too many memories of life withOUT diabetes, so he won't harbor resentment towards it and think about the days when he didn't have a chronic illness.