I had to take a call just now, so I didn't have time to finish.
Eating earlier is a bit of a dodge-- the longer interval between eating dinner and testing before breakfast keeps the readings low.
I found one other big dodge: Vitamin C. I've been taking over 2 grams of Vitamin C my whole adult life. It's a long story, but it comes from advice from a guy who spent 50 years learning how to live to be 100. He died of leukemia at 98. I figured that was close enough. A few weeks after they put me on Metformin, I read an article about how high-doses Vitamin C regimen play hell with A1C readings. Before I'm scheduled to get my A1C measured, I lay off the Vitamin C supplements for 2 weeks. A1C goes down accordingly. That may have been a huge contributor to the initial diagnosis.
I got a new doc a few years ago, and he decided to put me on Atavorstatin for my cholesterol. Long story short: after a year of struggling with bum A1C readings and out-of-control glucose readings, I decided to go off the statin and BINGO! My glucose was back to normal in under a week. Statins are bad ju-ju.
Given the Vitamin C discovery, I did some digging. Did I really want to be on Metformin the rest of my life? The answer is a resounding "YES!" This hasn't been spread around too much, but it's looking like Metformin may be the first real anti-aging medicine. Just like Viagra was originally a blood pressure med, there are unforeseen consequences with Metformin. Metformin has been shown in some studies to prolong life in humans. This ain't a for-sure thing yet, but there is a good possibility it's true. It kind of makes sense in that Metformin somehow screws with the metabolism in the same ways fasting does. At least that's what some folks are saying.
One other thing: My grandfather died of diabetes-related illness at 63. He went down hard and was missing a leg when he went. My best friend is currently in the latter stages of renal failure after a 30 year battle with diabetes. I'm watching him go by inches. He may be dead in a week. If there is anything you can do to keep this from happening in your life, do it.
