@CrimsonianKing
It's all about caloric and carb intake as well. The most common myth is that you can no longer eat anything with sugar in it, when in fact, some of the items that contain sugar substitutes such as Aspartame can actually be more harmful than natural sugar, because at the end of the day, the more natural and fresh food products that you eat, the better your body will feel, and the more manageable your blood sugar can be.
You just need to be careful as to what types of sugars you put in your body, and please make sure that it is moderation. Bananas are a great source of natural sugar, and their high potassium count is great for blood sugar control.
Stick to the script in regards to your medications. Do your best not to miss them for anything, regardless of where you are, or what you might be doing. You're doctor is correct when he says that it can take a few days for it to take effect, but being on a regular routine and then skipping a day or so can put you back at square one a lot quicker than you realize. What I would also do in your case, is supplement your medications with diabetic multivitamins (Available at Target), and a Diabetic supplement pack that is available at GNC that I use as well, as it contains such items as fish oil pills and cinnamon, which, ironically, is also great in controlling your blood sugar)
Do this now, before you become insulin dependent, because if that happens, well, I hate to tell you this, you are on it for life. I am currently on 1 type of insulin injection and 3 types of diabetic medication, and unfortunately I will be on the insulin for the rest of my days.
Sometimes, it can really be as simple as diet and exercise. I wish that I had taken my own advice, but certain things in life can lead you to make bad choices, and in my case, it was health and diet choices, and I ballooned back up to 274 pounds. Granted, I'm nearly 6'4", but that is 40-45 pounds more than what I usually am, so I had to do, again, what Greg had mentioned to you. I had to take accountability for my actions and do something about it, so in my case, I hired a nutritionist and a personal trainer, and in 2 weeks doing both, I have lost 4 1/2 pounds, so I am on the right track. But the reason why I am saying this to you is not to speak of myself, or to turn this into a conversation about me, but to serve as a cautionary tale that if you don't take care of it now, or if you do take care of it, but decide that you want to go off track, that it only gets harder to get to the place where you need to be.
Make smart choices as to what you eat, and realize that what you may think is good for you and what you feel that you should avoid, could actually be the opposite. Check the food labels for calories and carbs, even moreso than sugar. I have a fitness app on my phone that is called MyFitnessPal, and my trainer set it up for me, but she told me that anyone can set it up, to obtain certain weight, body fat, caloric intake, sugar intake, basically anything that you want to do.
As important as blood sugar levels are, the more important level in your body is called the A1C level. Basically, and I may not be entirely accurate in my paraphrasing of what it is, is that your A1C level is an aggregate of the percentage of sugar that your body has during a 3 month span. Normal is 7.0. At one point earlier this year it was at 12.6 for me, which is extremely dangerous. And that isn't something that you can cram for, like an exam, in the hopes of getting that level down 2-3 days before your scheduled blood work. It doesn't work that way. You can't cheat on that test.
It is a shock to the system, both physically and emotionally, but you'll be fine. Just find a course of action and stick to it.
You want to do a lot of cardio, and exercises that involve your quads. That will pump the most blood through your heart and really get it pumping, and you will get a great nights sleep as a result, because the proper amount of rest is also vital to maintaining a healthy blood sugar level.
Life can be really cruel sometimes, but you get back up after being knocked down, and kick life in the balls, and move on.
Hope this helps
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