Reading your post somewhat reminded me of myself when I was diagnosed in May of this year My A1C was 10.1 it was a total shock to me and if I had let it depression would have been my best friend. But anit nobody got time for that. At first I did not know what to eat or do and it seemed like my reading would never go down. But be encouraged they will. Be careful about cutting carbs completely out of your diet because you need them. I was on Metformin 500mg twice a day and then when I was given 1000mg it made me worst so more of meds is not your friend sometimes. I went back to the 500mg and I felt better. Also I learned its not what I eat but how much I eat of it. I love pasta and that is a carb but I have learned to keep my portion size smaller. I snack on cheese, nuts, yogurt, fruit (also watch portion size fruit has a lot of sugar) peanut butter,crackers. I use Stevia in place of sugar. My liver count was high at first and they put me on Glipizide which made me sick and have very low blood sugar so I took myself off of that which my doctor agreed on my decision to do so. Long story short three months later my A1C is 6.3 I lost 20 pounds by exercise and carb counting. I look at food differently now. Being a diabetic takes being smart and educating yourself. As my doctor told me I can give you the tools but you have to use them. My goal is to live med free and I know it can be done. I come from a family of this grandmother, father, brothers, sisters. My siblings control theirs by diet and exercise and no meds so I know it can be done. I will be praying for you be encouraged stay in the fight and you will see things change for you. Blessings!!
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