| Welcome BigPete! Insulin resistance, if left untreated, will most likely lead to T2 diabetes. Treatments for insulin resistance include weight loss, excercise and metformin. Metformin is a medication that works by helping your body better use the insulin you're making.
I occasinally struggle with the constant hunger as well, and it is frustrating to eat and 30 minutes later feel as though your stomach is going to growl, knowing full well that you can't be hungry. I've found that limiting carbs and exercise helps the most with this.
Get a meter, test 2 hrs after your first bite of food (post meal #s are the first to become abnormal)....you'll learn which foods to avoid and make smarter food choices. Avoiding "white foods," such as potatoes, rice, pasta and bread is a good start. Eat lots of green veggies, lean meats, seafood (unbreaded), salads that type thing. If you want to lose weight, watch the calories as well. I lost weight with low carbing alone at first, but now I have to watch the calories too, as my weight loss dwindled.
Start walking...get a pedometer and see how quickly those extra steps add up. Take the stairs, park further away from your destination..anything to add more steps.
A great book: "The First Year, Type 2 Diabetes," by Gretchen Becker.
Hope you post often. There are lots of friendly, encouraging people with good advice here.
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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 | 
