I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes just 4 months ago. I dropped ALL sodas immediately, am keeping a daily track of what I eat, run atleast 12 miles per week and tracking my blood sugar 2 times a day (early morning and 2 hours after dinner). Its been ok - my numbers are good and my overall health is very good and my doctor did not put me on medication. I know that this is not the normal result, my dauhter is a Type-1 insulin dependent (collegiate softball All-Conference pitcher) and my mother has been a Type-2 for over 40 years and she is over 80 years old. But, we don’t drink or smoke or eat rich food and all 3 of us are very active physically (well, mom not so much). I do believe that exercise is CRITICAL for helping yourself as a Diabetic. Oh, I found Josephs foods (at WHOLE FOOD STORES in AZ) a great brand for sugar free products.
I think that is a good advice.
Many years ago I had a doctor out on charter (fishing)and his theory an diabetes was that everyone has a diabetic weight.
If a persons diabetic weight is 300 lbs and the person stays below that he wont get diabetes, even if he is way overweight. Unfortunately some people"s diabetic weight is low, say 140 lbs and if you weigh more than that you will come own with type 2 diabetes.
His suggestion was keep your weight down and reduce the chances of exceeding your diabetic weight, because you don't know what it is.
I don't know how that squares with today's thinking on diabetes. - Tom
Baked potato is as bad as any sugar. Ditto lots of bread and other carbs.
My type two became manageable at A1c <6.5 fasting glucose,126 +/- when my Wii excitedly informed me my Body mass Index declined from obese to overweight. For me, losing weight brought a host of numbers including triglyceride under control. Nothing was completely effective till I lost 35 pounds.