Quote from: WatChe on Today at 02:23:23 PM

Quote from: philipma1957 on December 30, 2024, 10:15:17 PM

No my natural methods were Ceylon cinnamon with keto diet and exercise. Which was good for 5-6 years.

Now I do keto diet and some pharmaticals. works better then the cinnamon

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A lot depends on your age.

the younger you find the problem the better off you are with no drugs if you can make it work with a decent number. say 110 daily sugar number and 5.7 a1c

I have eaten the American/English chestnuts which are merely okay.

I did have good numbers with this cinnamon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00416T8Q6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1BZKRV4BRWPE1&th=1

has to be Ceylon not Vietnamese.

and a lot of plain greek yogurt. https://www.target.com/p/fage-total-5-milkfat-plain-greek-yogurt-32oz/-/A-46778312? full fat not low fat.

diet is tough as you age. If I had figured my issue out at 50 vs 60 maybe diet would have worked longer.

But I had some eye damage and some other damage before I figured out the diabetes diet was good from 2018 to 2024 I went on meds feb 2024

Thanks philipma for such an elaborative answer. This reply deserve merits, unfortunately I have only one merit left in my bank which I mistakenly sent to your previous post. Hope you will consider that for this post.
Marinating a1c below 5.7 is really hard for Diabetes patient. I was able to control it under 5.7 for few years but then it shoot up to 6.3. The main reason is my casual behaviour towards diet and weight.
The ADA guideline of 5.7 was challenged by American College of Physicians (ACP), they have there study which says:

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Philadelphia, March 6, 2018 – Patients with type 2 diabetes should be treated to achieve an A1C between 7 percent and 8 percent rather than 6.5 percent to 7 percent, the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based guidance statement published today in Annals of Internal Medicine. Source

How you consume "Ceylon cinnamon" for controlling blood sugar? You take Cinnamon tea ?

my typical breakfast was the

greek yogurt
a teaspoon of the powdered cinnamon stir it in the plain yogurt looks like it is chocolate color.

then drop some nuts say walnuts or almonds or brazil .

this is a very high protein high fat meal with very little carbs.

you can vary it with a few blueberries or a small banana.

I could list what fruits work for me, but you could be different as body chemistry matter.

Bad fruit for me:

Oranges
Grapes
Raisins.

Good fruit.

Blueberries
Strawberries
Banana
Apples
Pears .

Worst foods.

Bread
Pasta
cereals.

As for a1c I was 12.1 when discovered which is basically dude you are dying do something.

With my a1c in the 5.3 to 6.3 range itmis much much much better.