Thanks. I've read through the materials. I'm leaning toward using the glycemic load to guide my eating choices (although the numbers are harder to find - and likely less reliable since the GI comes from human tests which are not necessarily consistent). But it makes sense to me to look at the entire picture - the combination of the amount of spike caused by the GI, weighted by carbs, and adjusted for the positive impact of fiber.
And I know myself well enough (from prior weight losses) to know that if I count my way to a healthier weight (or better diet) I can't maintain it. So I'll have to internalize the characteristics of balancing choices so I am not relying on a daily tally.
So far, so good. Down 6 lbs in 7 days (mostly water weight in the first couple of days) & my highest reading today was 111 when I woke up, with 3 post meal/snack readings. Not bad for pre-Metformin really kicking in (although at a week, I suspect it is starting to), with a BMI that puts me hovering between Class I and Class II obese.
If I get down to the weight I should be, I may be able to keep my numbers in non-diabetic land for a few more years just by healthier eating. But even so, my time is coming. (My grandfather (the strong genetics in our family) was diagnosed more than a decade younger than me. My mother was diagnosed about 10 years older than I am - largely because she didn't realize doctors don't routinely check blood sugar so she didn't know she was diabetic likely for several years after she was. Her brother managed to fend it off until he was about 20 years older than me.)
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