| Welcome xtrememedic! Glad you found the forums.
I'm sure with your shift work, eating right will be somewhat challenging, but you can do it. You'll have to keep your work area stocked with protein shakes, cheese, nuts, salads, and s/f puddings and jellos....things that are quick and portable.
I've worked in the medical field for years, plus had a strong history of T2 in my family....yet I was still surprised when diagnosed. We just never expect anything to happen to ourselves.
Though you do have a medical background, diabetes is something you're probably that familiar with as far as day-to-day managementis concerned. There's a great book "The First Year, Type II Diabetes," by Gretchen Becker that I found very useful and informative. She's T2 herself and writes about all aspects of the first year of diabetes. A VERY worthwhile read.
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T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Metformin 500 mg twice daily
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets
Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (after dealing with shingles & bronchiti)
2/09: 5.5 | 
