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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4272099" data-attributes="member: 45773">That.&nbsp; Right there.&nbsp; Exercise, keeping your body moving, is likely just as important as anything else in keeping glucose in check.&nbsp; I know it was for me.&nbsp; About 3.5 years ago my A1C went from 5.7 to 8.6 in the span of about 6 months.&nbsp; I was in a pretty bad place and that was a wakeup call.&nbsp; I nearly cut out sugar completely, and made a drastic cut to carb consumption.&nbsp; I also started walking.&nbsp; The first several days I couldn&#039;t make it further than 2 houses down the block because my back pain was so bad.&nbsp; It gradually improved the more I walked until about 3 months later I was able to walk and jog around my short block (only about 1/4 mile around the block) for 2 miles.&nbsp; I lost 65 pounds in 6 months.Now, the more I&#039;ve learned, the less strict I am with diet.&nbsp; I still try to eat right but I know I didn&#039;t have to completely eliminate sugar.&nbsp; I don&#039;t overdo it, but I&#039;ll occasionally have a cookie or two...or some other treat with a smaller amount of sugar.&nbsp; I can do that because I still exercise and keep moving.&nbsp; In my case the exercise seemed to be more of a glucose controller than not eating sugar.I still take metformin but only took glipizide for 6 months.At my annual checkup last month my A1C was 5.4 and we may just eliminate the metformin.You gotta keep that body moving.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t have to be anything drastic...walking is FANTASTIC medicine.I&#039;m not saying you can just walk a little bit and eat all the Twinkies and cupcakes you want.&nbsp; Just saying it&#039;s an equally important part of the wellness equation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4272099, member: 45773"] That. Right there. Exercise, keeping your body moving, is likely just as important as anything else in keeping glucose in check. I know it was for me. About 3.5 years ago my A1C went from 5.7 to 8.6 in the span of about 6 months. I was in a pretty bad place and that was a wakeup call. I nearly cut out sugar completely, and made a drastic cut to carb consumption. I also started walking. The first several days I couldn't make it further than 2 houses down the block because my back pain was so bad. It gradually improved the more I walked until about 3 months later I was able to walk and jog around my short block (only about 1/4 mile around the block) for 2 miles. I lost 65 pounds in 6 months. Now, the more I've learned, the less strict I am with diet. I still try to eat right but I know I didn't have to completely eliminate sugar. I don't overdo it, but I'll occasionally have a cookie or two...or some other treat with a smaller amount of sugar. I can do that because I still exercise and keep moving. In my case the exercise seemed to be more of a glucose controller than not eating sugar. I still take metformin but only took glipizide for 6 months. At my annual checkup last month my A1C was 5.4 and we may just eliminate the metformin. You gotta keep that body moving. It doesn't have to be anything drastic...walking is FANTASTIC medicine. I'm not saying you can just walk a little bit and eat all the Twinkies and cupcakes you want. Just saying it's an equally important part of the wellness equation. [/QUOTE]

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