That was an oops post. Fulmer - your A1c looks great and so do your fasting glucose. What are you doing between 7 and 10am? Exercising? When you reach a fasting 110 glucose reading most doctors will consider this state pre-diabetic. Fasting means no food or colored liquid 12 hours prior to testing. Are you saying you refused to take Actos?
"If one is insulin resitsant maybe that would cause a higher am reading." Makes no sense. If you're insulin resistant, you're going to be resistant no matter what time of day it is.
I consume ALA too. It helps promote the growth of healthy liver cells and recirculation of vit C & E. I also consume NAC (N-Acytel Cysteine) for liver health. I do this because I am a liver transplant survivor.
If your buddy is your Internist, why are you doubting him?
Jeff, I am suprised that your Dr call u prediabetic. The numbers of 114 I guess are what he is talkingabout. But putting u on Actos, hum, this is a jury out on this med, haven't u heard. U love your heart, right? Don't take it. Ther is natural stuff like cinnimon capsules, and chromium. I take both it hasn't really helped but its only been a few weeks. Maybe u can help me I go to bed and my BS can be 125, and when I wake up its 145. dawn Phenomenon for sure. I hear people say eat a piece of high % of dark chocolate with 80% cocoa. or drink red wine, or eat Almonds. I have also heard zinc help with pre-diabetes, but I don't know howmuch is ok, maybe your Dr. friend can tell u. I think if u eat a clean healthy diet and u exercise like u do, u should be able to ward it off but weight and health are a ? with it. I was in 1973 89ls, a swimmer (racing) pre Olympic's, and a gym rat. I got a virus and 4 months later I was diagnosed with type 2, there was no teen with it in the bay area. Talk about no information or help. I went on Diabetia, and from what I hear these day it was a bad, bad medicine. I had a rollorcoaster of the next 35 yrs. They think now Byetta is there answer to my 7.0 a1c, I am scared of it...I wish u luck, I sure hope u stay away from that Actos....Debbie