[cjs5234]

Hey there, I am a 49yr old guy, not in too bad a shape, weight around 190lbs. Went for my annual checkup with the doc, which included a blood test. I told him before-hand that I feared I had low testosterone. Sitting with him going over the blood test, he said, "yeah, your results are not that good, in fact, you sugar is way too high." My glucose was 283 and my A1C was 11.5%.

He started me on Metformin and I've got my first diabetes council next week. I found this IPhone app to log my weight, BP and blood cnts.

Fortunately, my wife is a great support person who will help me to eat right and stay away from the sweets and my daughter is a registered nurse, so she's also helping with questions and support.

The doctor said that exercise is now my best friend and that I should be hitting the gym 5 times a week or exercising at least 30 minutes a day.

All in all, this is a new chapter of my life, like it is for all of us. Remember, if you fall off the wagon, don't beat yourself up, simply look at tomorrow as a new day and proceed from there. I wish you all good health and this forum is a good place for research, good to know you all.

Clint