Before I start I don't want to have a conversation about Medication so please don't go there. I am not interested in being on any more medications than I already am

And yes I'm gonna see a dietician so you don't have to tell me that either

I was diagnosed with diabetes about a year and a half ago

I've made a zillion changes. The highest my A1C ever was was 6.9 It went down immediately to 6.2 4 months later it is 6.1

My diet has dramatically changed and I have lost weight incredibly slowly

I've also had high cholesterol for a probably 15 years but I've never dealt with it at all

In talking with my cardiologist the other day it's really clear that the diet that I need to lower my cholesterol is actually the opposite of what I need to do to at lower my A1C

So I have cut out almost all carbs but I think that eating as much meat and cheese as I meeting is actually really bad for me

I eat very few simple sugars at all

I am thinking I actually need to be eating more complex carbs like brown rice. And some beans

I'm wondering if anyone else is in this position and how you have managed it and what kinds of changes you've made in your diet

I also want to say that I've been on steroids on and off, As well as ibuprofen which I also know can raise your A1C

I've tried to live without it but I have arthritis and it's just too difficult make it impossible to do things like walk