I have come to realize here with Type 2

Just a few things I have come to realize here with Type 2. First I am not on insulin, so I cannot write from that perspective. I'm 3 years dx and 4 months really working at this. My Aic is in the high 6's, so I am diligently trying to keep my BS numbers as low as possible with metformin and, now, Byetta, which is so helping.

I think the biggest thing in all this for me is that some things just do not make sense. You'd think that if you did 'this' that 'that' ought to happen and it just doesn't. Now 'that' happens to the next person and to someone else, too. But, not YOU!! Also, what doesn't happen one day might happen some other day. So, my advice is to expect the unexpected and do not try to make sense of it. Just go with whatever result happens to YOU. Comparing yourself with someone else is futile. I try to try the great suggestions folks here recommend work for them, but a lot of the time these things do not work for me. I think this may be true for others as well. This is just the nature of us as individuals, so you cannot really get down on yourself for something not working as well for you as it did for someone else. Keep on trying and you WILL find what works for you.

So, the stuff I have realized is:
1. Lot's of stuff makes no sense.
2. Keep learning about stuff you can try to control your BS numbers.
3. Keep trying stuff that may work for you and that you can include in your individual Type 2 way of life.
4. Do not get down because something may not work for you. There is always something that WILL work for you.
5. Do not compare yourself with someone else. Keep a positive attitude and ask for help when you can no longer keep that positive attitude.
6. Work closely with your professional team and keep on keepin' on.

I do not think these things can be stressed often enough because this is a hard row to hoe. I listen to all the great folks here willing to help us all through this job with suggestions and reminders and attaboys and attagirls. I listen to the tribulations of others because I can find out some valuable stuff that may pertain to me (or may not).