1. If you take anything other than metformin, do your research and really read up on the med.
2. If you're overweight, lose some pounds because it will decrease your insulin resistance. Regular exercise also helps to manage it.
3. I'm a fan of going pretty low carb at least initially. It will help with the weight loss. Many feel that the standard ADA carb guidelines are high, but at the very least control your carb intake. Eat the burger with 1/2 of a bun, skip the fries, and drink diet soda or unsweetened iced tea.
4. Eat to your meter...do a lot of testing initially and find out what brings your BG up. Also, go over all those food charts. For example, popcorn really has a LOT of carbs in it, and while tortila chips are good for some people, for me they are a quick BG high.
