COMMENT BY EDITH

 As regarding type 2s....it a choice. We are not judging. We are just saying what happening with us.. Of course, it is upsetting to me hear that people don't even research diabetes and test to stay in the normal range. A lot of us who are in the first stages of diabetes try to control by diet and exercise. I choose not to eat certain foods that I know will spike me...I choose not to be on insulin. Not to say I will never be on insulin if my pancreas stops working. But if I can control my type 2 by eating the right foods, that is always the healthiest choice. No food is that important to me. Especially since there are so many good alternnatives. Research and learn. I had steak fajitas for lunch. I did not eat the rice, beans, and tortillas because they will spike my sugars. I ate the steak, the lettuce, the cheese and all the condiments that came with it. Eating what you want and then cover with insulin is never a good choice.,..Eventually you will need more and more insulin to cover. I got myself off metformin with diet and supplements. Yes, I test a lot...before and 2 hours after I eat. I am still not perfect. I am at 6.2 my doctor still wants me to lose 20 pounds and get my A1C under 6. I know what I have to do to lose weight(as most of us do). I have lowered my carb intake, but I would also need to count my calories and watch portion size and exercise. Right now I guess I am not willing to do that. None of this is easy..but I am a cancer survivor and I do everything I can to prevent cancer from coming back and to keep my diabetes in check. Edith, founder and administrator