To the extent possible eliminate sugar in its many forms from your diet. Read packaging labels and you’ll be surprised to find that sugar is often the second or third ingredient in an amazing number of foods.
Cut down easily digestible carbs such as white rice and white bread, potatoes and pasta as they’ll spike your blood glucose.
Get regular exercise for at least 20 minutes a day.
This has helped me to drop my A1C down to 5.5 and I’ve lost 45 lbs. Best I’ve felt in years.
Here is something I do not understand.
My father was diabetic and the nutritionist kept pushing whole grains.
Nutritionists tell us we need to eat grains.
But grains mess with blood sugar, cause water retention like any other carb, increase blood pressure, cause digestive problems-all of these things are bad for anyone, especially a diabetic.
I believe docs, pharma and ag are deliberately pushing bad stuff on us for kickbacks and profits and you know they’re busier than heck down on K Street.