[Evermont]

If your numbers are close to good - and you're committed to doing what must be done, you should go for it.

At Dx my doc was getting out the Rx pad, I told her "I want to try diet and exercise - no meds". She said; OK. If it doesn't work out, then meds. Of course.

I think that running slightly bad numbers, for long enough to tell if efforts are working, won't usually cause problems. How's that for weasel words?

My doc is simply stunned by what I have accomplished with what she terms "behavior modification". I'm stunned that more people don't choose to do it. Alas, there are those among us, and too many of them, that could not get all the way there with just exercise and diet. For them, exercise, diet and meds are the way. Sadly some cannot exercise, meds for them are a lifesaver.

More of us CAN do this THAN do this. But if you can, then do!