@hazycook and @ahokay89 ... did your doc give you pamphlets about diabeties to read? Have you tried looking at the website from the American Diabetes Association? Actually, a lot of medical universities and medical centers have helpful information about what diabeties is, how it affects your body, and ways to stabalize your blood sugar.

A part of it will be lose weight if you have extra weight, and do some form of exercise every day for 30 minutes ... such as walking.

You can actually eat anything and everything as long as it fits into your meal and caloric intake plan. The suggestion is to have 3 meals plus a snack. Meals can have between 45-60 grams of carbohydrate and snacks 15-30 grams. The starchy carbs are the ones to limit ... like bread and pasta, rice and potatoes, sweets and liquor.

Measuring your blood glucose is important also, so if you don't have a glucose monitor it's work asking for a script from your doctor for and getting one. The testers themselves are relatively inexpensive and your might even be able to get one for free. It's the test strips that are horribly expensive ... so hopefully your insurance covers them. The recommended testing is first thing in the morning, before eating anything. and again before bedtime to see how your management worked throughout the day. Pre-diabeties and insulin resistance can often be 'reversed' through life-style changes, but once you cross that line it's a life-long disease that can be managed but not reversed ... So do what you can now to get it under control.

good luck

Diabetes is a very serious illness that you really don't want. The single most important thing you need to do is manage your carb intake. 45-60g per meal, 15-30 per snack. Avoid sugar, white bread and pasta.

Also if your blood pressure is high then sodium should be less than 2000mg per day. Heart disease is no joke either.

My family is ripe with diabetes, so far I'm doing okay myself, but I've seen nearly 20 years of special diets and carefulness. Some big things my family avoids are alcohol & mixers (besides straight spirits), watermelon, and white potatoes (among what else was added). You should also note that there is a LOT of sugar hiding in many condiments (Ketchup for example) and baked goods. The best thing that has helped many of my relatives keep their diabetes in check - including decreasing medication and even being able to stop it- is watching portion sizes and losing weight.

I say that a low carb diet is the way to go and always balance your meals. So if you eat carbs, add a good amount of fat and protein with it to slow the sugar spike. If you are interested in low carb and more info, message me.