Take control of your diet, exercise, and rest. Now.
If you eat low carbohydrates (aboriginal diet or Atkins-type diet) as discussed by many posters you can maintain your A1c in the proper range without medicine.
Get away from the meds. Take charge of your own health — the doctors will kneejerk to metformin and an increasing array of drugs. If you can control your blood sugar without the meds, you will live a better life.
Walnuts, cinnamon, niacin, Vitamin D!!!
Look for the slow release Niacin...or the Niacin flush will drive you crazy. I’d suggest taking it at night when it is less apt to be noticed.
E is the master Vit of the body, and Zinc is the master mineral. Or so Earl Mendell maintains. 10 mg of zinc and your taste buds and sense of smell will drastically improve.
E can be toxic if taken in to large of doses, lay off it at least once a week.
Make sure you get adequate B vits.
Portion control is important too. A good diabetic nutritionist can explain the process.
READ labels on processed foods.