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Hello Donna

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@A DiabetesTeam Member I believe you are confusing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Type 1 is an auto-immune disorder that almost always is diagnosed in children (with very few adults diagnosed) - it requires the immediate and lifetime use of insulin

Pre-Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that is just below the (line) where Type 2 would be the diagnosis

Type 2 is a metabolic disorder diagnosed when the persons A1C is above 6.5

An A1C is simply a blood test that tells what the persons average blood sugar has been for the previous 90 days

With an A1C of 6.7 that does not yet meet the clinical guideline recommendations for medication, BUT that doesn't mean it can't be prescribed

Below 6.9 the Doctor may give the patient the opportunity to try and manage without medication. That typically requires getting to "normal weight" (if overweight), starting an exercise routine and altering their diet

Sugars and Starches are the "enemy" of diabetics - and the white starches are the worst along with added sugars

So restricting the food we tend to eat the most - pizza dough, white bread, white potato, white rice, regular pop/soda, sugar in coffee/tea, fruit juices etc are the biggest enemies and tend to be what most diets include "before diagnosis"

If Hubby has not been to see a dietitian experienced in managing Diabetics that is the place to start

Yes, it can be a drastic change to diet for some

No, you don't have to do it but He would need to start taking the meds - you don't get it both ways. You either control it through diet/exercise or you take the meds or a little of both

Not controlling it is a sure fire way to reduce you life expectancy by a decade or more and the complications caused by continuous high blood sugar (A1C greater than 6.0) causes a host of vascular problems that are deadly

There may be a diabetic clinic in your area (your doctor can often advise) and a bit of education from a Diabetic Nurse or Counsellor can go a long way to understanding the disease

Just to make things interesting, since Type 2 is a metabolic disorder it can be as different from person to person as their DNA - so what works for Bob may not work for Mary

If the patient doesn't understand that being Diabetic means sometimes a significant lifestyle change and take it seriously it never turns out well. Diabetes complications are listed as the 8th leading cause of death in the US but since most diabetics die from Congestive Heart Failure or Stroke (caused by uncontrolled diabetes) their statistic usually get rolled into the "leading cause" (cardiovascular disease)

Diabetes is serious, uncontrolled diabetes is deadly (and sucks the life out of you before it takes you down) but nobody has ever dies simply because they are Diabetic - it's control that makes the difference

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