6.6 in my advice is a pretty decent number. Increasing the dosage is not and option if u are exercising and diet planning. Insulin sensitivity is increased with exercise.

Take a second opinion

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Congrats Ray that is great, keep doing what your doing.

Ideal is under 6 but some of us will never see that number. So I think you're doing quite well. There are other benefits to taking the max dose of metformin. It works as a protectant as well as helps control blood sugar numbers, but some can't take the max dose. I can't.

Exercise all you can or be active all you can. Just keep moving I guess is what I'm saying. Sounds like you're on the right track. If you level out don't get discouraged.

After a year long ice cream binge, my A1C reached 7.2. I didn't know what that number meant until then.

I stopped eating ice cream (lots of it) comletely and in 6 months my A1C dropped to 6.5. Now it's 6.0 and I've never taken any medication to help me. I'd just rather not.

My Dr. never felt I needed to take Metformin and I'm glad he did not.

You're doing great! Mine went down to 6.3 a few months ago, so I started taking only one metformen daily. Now it's back up to 7.6. I'm going to increase to once metformen twice a day. I had also quit taking my glucose readings. Got cocky. Some stupid place in my brain told me I could eat cookies every day! NOT! Now it's back to checking sugars and being even more careful with diet. This disease is so confounding!!! But, my all time high A1C was 10.3, so I'm still doing better overall. Thanks for listening!

Keep up the good work!!

yes , i sometmes become lazy and feel that i donot need to check , but yes i do check now at least the fasting sugar.But i can never get my fasting below 100 it is always like 104 to 109 .
thanks for advice

Your numbers sound great to me. My last A1c was 7.2. My doctor said if I can get under 7 and stay there she will be very happy. It is good if you can get under 6, but you can still be healthy at 7.

I really watch what I eat, I am at ideal weight and have an exercise bike I can move to watch the news. My A1c last week was 5.4 I take 500 metformin twice a day.

it takes a lot of work everyday, but keep up the good work

Since Type 2 Diabetes is a progressive, dietary disease, eating carefully, exercising regularly, and keeping one's blood glucose numbers as low as possible merely slows the progression. That does not really battle the disease. Since meds merely stabilize or lower one's blood glucose level, they do nothing to stop the progression of the disease, and only slow the progression.

What DOES battle the disease is intermittent fasting. It lowers insulin resistance and raises insulin sensitivity. It is not dangerous for us to engage in. I encourage people to investigate low-carb-high-fat (this means GOOD fats such as avocado, olive oil, nuts, unsweetened nut butters, coconut oil), plentiful fiber, MODERATE protein (no more than 2 small servings of HEALTHY protein per day-- no bacon, processed meat, red meat) dietary lifestyle with intermittent fasting. I fast dinner to dinner the following day, twice per week. Since I eat the way that I do, I am NOT hungry. I can easily distract myself and maintain the fast when and if I DO feel a little hungry. I do, by the way, have coffee with plenty of full-fat cream every morning, even when I am fasting. (full fat products do NOT raise one's cholesterol levels, triglyceride level, or cause or prevent weight gain. They have FAR less sugar/ carbohydrates, and so do NOT trigger insulin production on one's body. Full fat products are healthy and, of course, delicious. They keep one feeling plenty satisfied, so that one does not crave sugar and starch-y foods or junk food).

I lost 40 pounds and have kept the weight off for nearly a year, thus far. My blood glucose numbers below pre-diabetes level and have stayed there. My lipid (cholesterol, triglyceride) numbers are back to normal. I no longer have high blood pressure. I feel much more mentally clear (didn't know that I DIDN'T feel that way previously). I have tremendous energy. I look and feel 20 years younger and LOVE the way the dietary change in lifestyle has made a difference in my life.

I am not and never have been interested in fad-based diets or popular pseudo-science. Evidence-based dietary plans are the ONLY things I consider. Then, I carefully and methodically try them out-- eating to my meter-- so to speak. That is WHY I adhere to this lifestyle now.

I encourage others to investigate, pour over the associated research, and then try it out IF interested.It beats trying to lose weight and failing miserably since triggering insulin production when eating carbohydrates and too much protein causes weight gain and weight storage-- a losing battle that correlates with the disease progression of type 2 Diabetes.