[BriOnH]

Man what I wouldn't give to be able to eat 4 doughnuts and cola lol, to test if i had diabetes or not!. No matter how I bolused for that I would be paying for it with a massive high or a massive low (man imagine being low after eating and drinking that? That could be torturous!). Maybe that's why I have this disease cause that could be one **** good breakfast if I wasn't diabetic. If i eat 1 doughnut in the morning the next few hours suck. If it's the afternoon I can get away with it for some reason though.

You know what you have to do brother. Change your lifestyle or diabetes will be the least of your problems. We all have to do it in someway of another and it's a b!@Tch, but its just breaking those routines so we can recondition ourselves so we don't salivate at the sound of the bell. (Pavlogs <sp?> dogs reference).

[Tropo]

To be honest Jerry, with your extreme overweight condition and your bad eating/drinking habits, pre-diabetes is likely to be the least of your concerns.

What you need is a healthy calorie controlled diet along with exercise to get your weight down to under 200 lbs.

At your weight I would recommend for you to start off with a swimming program to build up your fitness. This will keep the load off your joints and keep your body in an efficient position (horizontal) to allow your heart to pump blood more easily to your muscles. With the amount of fat you carry you'll be very buoyant which will make swimming a lot easier.

Swimming will also be very gentle on your bad back.

When you've lost about 150 lbs you can start adding some land based exercise to your program such as walking or bicycling.

And please give up the sodas ASAP.

[didi1]

Exactly. Why wait? Do a diet low on carbs and eat a lot of veggies and salads with your protein meals. Exercise and you will feel great. You will be seeing lower numbers with these changes. Plus, you will feel and look great and don't see it as a diet really. Everyone should be eating healthier and you will be by no means considered on a special diet. Eat well and you will be healthier than the others who are "non diabetic" and eat all those unneeded loads of carbs. Best of luck!