I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes 3 months ago and the excerise has been very helpful. I walk the dog 3 times a week and go to the gym 4 times a week. Even more than that is a change of diet. I've all but gave up meat and dairy products. I still eat a very little of these. Mainly a bit of butter on my grits and oatmeal, low fat yogurt with cereal, and a small amount of meat cooked with beans and soup. When I do eat a lot of meat and/or dairy my sugar and BP goes up. Also, no more processed food for me. Not only it was driving my sugar up, it's just plain unhealthy. I called over some friends and told them to take what they wanted, I'm done with everything on the table. The reward for all of this is my sugar level has dropped to an average of 117. Like I said in the intro my fasting is still a bit high but I'll get it down also. Against doctors orders I stopped taking metformin and some other medication he gave me. I also stopped the BP medication. I believe medicine should not be used as a long term answer. I'm not saying you should stop your meds. Just my own opinion. What I did was stop doing the things that got me here. Eating unhealthy, lack of rest, lack of excerise, too much stress. I still monitor everything, glucose, heart rate, and BP very closely and keep meds with me at all times in case I'm wrong. My doctor is a bit upset that I stopped the meds, but he is pleased with the results. I told him I wasn't going to eat another pill unless I absolutly had to. So far, So good.
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