When I was diagnosed my A1C was 9.2
3 months later is was 5.0

So; yes it can be done. A1C is basically your BG average over the last 3 months (the life of your blood cells). So you can predict your A1C over 3 months by frequently testing your BG. The rule of thumb is to not let your BG spike to or over 140 1 to 2 hours after a meal; and shoot for 100 or lower before meals or fasting. If you do this consistently, your A1C will reflect this. Most of us control BG by limiting/managing the # of carbs consumed.

Thank you. I am praying that I can get it down.

Yes! It can be done! I was diagnosed with a 10.7 A1C and a fasting of 317. I was another one who recognized I was allergic to carbohydrates, went on a very low carb and high fat diet, pretty low calories for a while, lost all my weight in 6 monhts and all my A1Cs since then (almost 2 years now) have been in the 4% range (mostly 4.7). I was put on Metformin 2000 mg a day and got off of that in about 9 months (should have gotten off at the 6th month or sooner). There were going to put me on insulin two or three weeks after I started metformin, but with LCHF, by the time I went back, my blood sugars were normal. I try to keep my blood sugars in the 80s or a bit lower (but I can visit the 90s and low 100s from time to time). My fasting is usually in the 70s now.

I encourage you to read "The Diabetes Solution" by Dr. Bernstein and visit bloodsugar101.com and read that from "cover to cover".

You can do this!!

I love all these inspiring stories! Ask your physician for a referral to a diabetes education program so that you can learn more about how to manage diabetes with a combination of exercise and healthy eating. You'll find the more you learn, the more confident you are about making healthy choices. ~Lynn /Glucerna

I have heard people reversing T2D altogether, just by following a strict diet and losing massive weight. I guess I could do the same.

cynbish3 ~ I've never had mine that high BUT i have had it high.. for me anyways at 8.1 at one time about a year or so ago or maybe little less? and now i got it down to 6.1 my last lab/blood work results! and i basicly just try to watch my carb intake and Dr. put me back on victoza, that helped me tremendously!

sooo hang in there and just try to watch your carb intake and drink allot of water and exersize as much as you can. plus there are supplements out there that help kurb the carbs if you do happen to eat a carb meal? but just still have to be carefull and not do that too much.

12.2% - at Diagnosis
7.0% - 15 weeks later (also lost 70lbs in that 15 weeks)
6.0% - 6 months after diagnosis (on < 30g a day carbs)
5.2% - 12 weeks after that (after starting basal insulin and 45-60g/day carbohydrate)

Maintained low 5.1-5.4% for 2 years now.

Awesome!! I'm a 10 right now, working to get it down.

You can absolutely do this. I have taken a slightly different approach than most posters to this thread. I was diagnosed a little over a month ago. Instead of counting carbs, I focus on low-glycemic foods. Some of these foods are very high in carbs, but due to the complex nature of them, they do not spike blood sugars. Examples are whole grains like quinoa, wheat-berries, Bulgar, brown rice and legumes of pretty much all kinds. Lentles in particular are very good for the BG spikes. These foods allow you to have a more balanced diet, get tons of fiber and also reduce meat intake which leads to high cholesterol (important since diabetics have higher risks of heart disease). At any rate, at diagnosis my A1C was 10.8. Overnight I began on the low-glycemic journey, cut out all processed foods and started eating about 80% vegetarian. I saw normal levels within one week of this change. Since doing this, my BG dropped to an average of 115 with after meals no higher than 140, but usually in the 120s. My fasting BG is not the greatest yet, but lately it has been around 105. My Dr. blames the liver on this. At any rate, before lunch and dinner BG is frequently in the 80-90s range.

The other tip is to walk 20 minutes an hour after eating and to add cinnamon capsules with every meal. These two tricks will lower your BG. I hope you find this useful! We'll do

...and also reduce meat intake which leads to high cholesterol (important since diabetics have higher risks of heart disease)...

FYI meat intake by itself does not lead to high cholesterol. A poor diet can, but a diet high in meat is not necessarily a diet that elevates cholesterol.

My total cholesterol is well-within normal range. My HDL-C is higher than normal. My Tg/HDL-C ratio is 0.696 as-of my last labs. Overall, my lipid profile is amazing - and this on a diet that is often anywhere from 65-80% of it's calories from fat - much of it from animal fats, including meat.

Prior to consuming the LCHF diet I now eat for diabetes, I ate LESS meat and had a much worse lipid profile

Also of note, high-cholesterol does not cause heart disease. Over 1/2 of all heart attacks happen to people with absolutely normal cholesterol.