My brother is Type II diabetic.
Don't know if he's ever had his thyroid checked.
He's around 350, at 5'11".
He does a head in the sand approach. Not successful. All catching up to him at 51 years old, as well as along the way.
He's a lifelong bachelor, whereas you have family, young and old, to motivate the other half of the battle, the action part.
Wishing you the best with managing it all.
97 sounds good. Is that so?