Hello Carol,
Diabetes is a silent crippler and yes you must change your lifestyle in order to manage diabetes correctly. Even though your A1c is normal you should be careful to also manage insulin resistance. There are tests you can take and measure insulin resistance. Read the post How To Test For Insulin Resistance.
Thanks for dropping by and reading.
Jimmy.

Hello Nuttanee,

I am glad that you appreciate the information. Sorry to hear about your aunt. There is always hope for your aunt by changing her lifestyle and working with her doctor and nutritionist that can get the blood sugar and insulin levels down to reverse and put type 2 diabetes into remission. 

I recommend you read my post Lose Weight Keep it Off, and What does Insulin Resistance Mean.

Thanks for reading and your comments.

Jimmy.

Cheers!

Hello Parameter,

I am sorry to hear about your father, try to limit his sugar and processed food intake. The problem is he does not want help from the medical system and he is slowly poisoning himself. High blood sugar is toxic. Unfortunately you cannot help people if they don’t want to be helped. 

Take care of your self so you can take care of him. You seem to be healthy so keep doing what you are doing.

Thanks for reading and your comments.

Jimmy.

Hello Lee,

All of the tests that I mentioned in this post to measure insulin resistance are the minimum tests you should be asking your doctor for.  Along with a test to check your liver (ALT, and AST) and kidneys (Albumin/Creatinine ratio – urine) . You should also have a complete physical and get your eyes tested. Recommended by the American Diabetes Association. 

Now that you have been diagnosed as being diabetic you will need to adjust your lifestyle and lower your blood sugar to normal levels and get your insulin resistance down.

Thanks for reading and your comments.

Jimmy.

Hello Mugalu,

I am glad this article is useful to you and your family, please do come back and read my other posts too. I have a huge list of Recommended Books To Read page for some excellent reading, please check that out too.

Thanks for dropping by and your comments.

Jimmy.

Hello Enrique,

I agree that you have to be aware and prevent if you can. Being diagnosed with insulin resistance means that you will have to make an adjustment to your lifestyle. Insulin resistance means you are prediabetic, which means you are diabetic. 

As I stated before your blood sugar can be normal or above normal for years or even decades, but your insulin will slowly be creeping up above normal levels to the point that you become insulin resistant.

Thanks for dropping by and your comments.

Jimmy. 

Hello Rhain,

The test for insulin resistance is important for everyone because there are so many undiagnosed cases of both diabetes and insulin resistance. The sooner you get tested the sooner you will know.

Thanks for dropping by and your comments.

Jimmy.