Keep it simple. You don't have to count anything. I woudn't know how to count a carb if my life depended on it. (and I take chromium picolinate two times a day)

This is what I did. I cut out ALL REFINED SUGARS, this means anything white. No pasta made from regular flour. No rice. No candy, no cake, NO SUGAR.

If you eat sensibly, eat protein, eat vegetables, you'll get all the carbs you need. This means no big portions. Eat a good breakfast. Oatmeal, or scrambled eggs, with some whole grain toast. That should hold you.

I do NOT eat fruit. It doesn't like me, it doesn't bode well for my sugar readings.

Some people can eat an apple as a snack between meals. I dont' snack. I've learned not to.

But all diabetics are not the same. You have to find what works with your body.

If you want to tweak it a bit in your favor, just cut out EVERYTHING THAT IS REFINED. Don't eat any packaged items. Make sure everything you put in your body is freshly made. If you are a meat eater, make the portion no bigger than the palm of your hand. Have two sides of veggies instead of one side and the baked potato.

I don't eat potatoes, or any starches whatsoever. My body is much better for it. And save the treats for a special occasion, like a birthday party.

Believe me, if I'm going to a wedding or a birthday party, I'll have one piece of cake. That way, my body had something a bit different that day, and my metabolism get's a little kick to it.

If we eat the exact same way every day, the metabolism slows down. They taught me this at Cornell. So one day for lunch, I'll have grilled chicken over a nice bed of greens, (and yeah, I use grape tomatoes). I love them, and a handful doesn't impact my sugar.

It's when you sit down at the tv and begin with the chips and the popcorn, and little snack cakes, well we get into the habit of doing this, and it sabotages us.

Drink plenty of water, cut out the refined carbs and starches.

See how this makes you feel.

If I put any sugar in my body now, I feel the effect. It makes me sluggish. I don't like the feeling.

I didn't do this overnight. I just made one change. I stopped eating after dinner. Just that one change, set me up for better eating habits.

I wish you well.

Melody