I just got my results from my medical check last week.
From past experience, I know that I don't get a call from my doctor's office within a couple days after the tests, then there is nothing "unusual" in the results.
It has been over a week.
It was a pleasure reading my stats again: - A1c (5.
3%), - total cholesterol (143 mg/dL), - triglicerides (51 mg/dL), - LDL (85 mg/dL), - Liver and kidney functions normal.
Hey, I feel like drinking...
Well, water is the only drink I have had since November 2004.
Earlier this week I tried 100% cranberry juice (unsweetened) because I felt so good and I have not had a high glucose reading for "I-can't-recall".
For more than a year and counting...
my A1c remains at 5.
3% without even the "look" at a diabetes drug.
No one can truly say that a diet and lifestyle change will not help to control blood sugar levels.
These are the four principles that I have used and have been sharing on my personal website.
They work in combination, of course.

1. Regular exercise - daily 1-hour walks at first, now it 30 minutes strength training, aerobics, or flexibility training
2. Proper diet - the more "vegan" the better.
   Don't ingest cholesterol or animal products if you don't have to.
   Who "must" anyway?
3. Sleep - this is not after midnight sleep.
   Sleep early (latest 10 pm).
   Explanation here.
   
4. Food supplementation - only because when the body has already succumbed to conditions like type 2 diabetes, we really need "extra" help.
   I haven't tried a lot of supplements - only two, which I also describe on my site.
   

It really motivates us when we receive good results from a medical examination.
You do feel encouraged to continue to practice the good health habits and avoid the harmful ones.
It's the way I am feeling, and every diabetic should remember these four key principles.
When implemented, you really lose something - your diabetes medication (most likely).
But that is a very good thing!