| Welcome Jilly! Sounds like you've got the right attitude and should do very well.
Hope you're testing your blood sugars often, its the best way to get good control. Testing 2 hrs after your first bite will show you how different foods affect your blood sugars and will help you make smarter food choices.
Watching carbs (esp. potatoes, rice, pasta, breads--all that good "white" stuff) will help a lot.
Regular exercise is VERY important. As a fellow "big-girl," I know its hard to start exercising, esp. if you've been sedentary. At first, I just started taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator, and parking further away from stores and then started going for a walk after dinner or lunch. As you get used to it, add a little more/different exercises. I have a couple of Pilates DVDs and its a good workout.
A great book for you is Gretchen Becker's "The First Year, Type 2 Diabetes." Its full of great information.
Hope you post often, and ask lots of questions.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
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 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  | 
