[Loren_Q]

Yup, that would be me too.

When my doctor told me she said I was in an uncommon category. I wasn't overweight, I exercised regularly, ate well (lots of veg, not so much meat) and, other than fruit, didn't often eat sweets. My dad was also type II, he was thin but muscular and pretty much a vegetarian, so it looks like genetics played the biggest role for me.

The doc wanted to start me on medication because I was already doing most of the lifestyle changes recommended. But I didn't want to go that route.

So I changed my exercise to more weight training and started keeping a closer eye on what I eat and when I eat it.

The hardest part was not eating fruit on an empty stomach. Fruit is my favorite snack, but now I eat some healthy fat/protein before I chomp on whatever fruit is in season. Usually some type of nut butter that will go well.

When I changed the exercise and what/when I eat, my fasting blood sugar dropped to a consistent 110 (from 120). BTW I do fasting blood sugar because I had a few years of existing records.

The the end of last year I made 3 changes and now my fasting blood sugar is consistently 101.

Those 3 changes were:
-Increasing my vitamin D
-Adding a niacinamide supplement
-started using e-cigs for smoking cessation.

I have no idea if any (or all or some combination) is what really made me turn the corner, but whatever it is, I'm just going to stay the course.