That is a lot of weight to lost. Congratulations.
And I am glad it worked for you, although I suspect newly diagnosed T2s could often avoid the increasing drug load people used to get by trying low carb or very low calorie first? (Although very/ultra low calorie needs medical supervision, the trials were in hospital, so low carb might be easier and it is sustainable long term.)
I choose to for low carb first, and I weighed a lot more than you at the start. I'd 'failed' so many diets while the weight went up, and taken drugs that caused massive weight gain, for other conditions. But low carb below 130g at first and then down some more really seems to shift it for most people.
Although many medics still focus on weight loss for new T2a, I choose to get my blood sugar down quickly first as I wanted to avoid diabetic complications, and I knew from past attempts to loose weight I can do that while eating loads of sugar and high carb foods.
So this time I was strict about carb counting, no more than 30 in one meal (including any coffee,etc) and no more than 100g a day, soon cut to 85g.
I was lucky as this was enough to get my blood sugar into the normal range, and for me to lose weight without counting calories or going hungry. I now aim to keep my blood sugar fairly low (mid 4s or a little lower before meals) with only a minor increase after meals because spikes can cause nerve damage.
On the way I lost over 5.5st, in a year.
It's plateaued at the moment but I will kick start the weight loss after my current work schedule evens out - this last 2 months were hectic and while staying low carb throughout, overall meals and my longer fasting periods have been erratic.