I highly recommend a keto, ketovore, or even carnivore diet. Carbs are not necessary for life, (my t2 father in law vehemently disagrees with me as he take more medicine so he can eat potatoes). I eat something pretty close to a keto diet (I probably do fudge on the carbs, I eat a fair amount of tomatoes, nuts, and avocados). Complex carbs are not better for you than simple carbs; they all turn into sugar in the body.
Cholesterol is not the enemy unless inflammation levels are extremely high. Statins are terrible and will raise blood sugar. Instead, a supplement like berberine can be added; it's effectiveness is similar to metformin without the side effects and it aids in lipid metabolism as well as blood sugar management.
Also, a huge part of being overweight and struggling to manage blood sugar is insulin resistance. Too much insulin stores fat which in turn, makes your body less sensitive to insulin, so you will store even more fat. That's why a keto helps; high fat/moderate protein/low carb keeps your blood sugar naturally lower and reduces the flow of insulin. Stop snacking and give the body time to rest between meals; every single bite of food, or flavored drink (even if it is sugar free) causes the body to release insulin which makes insulin resistance worse (think drugs...the more you take, the more you need). And build muscle; the more muscle you have, the better your body will utilize the glucose it has. Edit: It doesn't take too much of a time commitment; I work out 20-25 minutes a day (most days) with light dumbells and have seen really good results paired with the low carb diet!
Check blood sugar often (just a little cheap monitor from walmart is fine). If it's too high, too many carbs were eaten. After meals should be less than 140 (two hours after the first bite) but returning to baseline before your next meal is as important as the after meal numbers. Since July, I have never seen a "bad" post meal number, but when I first started on my journey to reverse prediabetes and insulin resistance, the number would take way too long to drop back to baseline (around 100).
Good resources are: Dr Ken Berry (carnivore, he's on yt and rumble), Neisha Berry (Dr Berry's wife, on YT, ketovore), Dr Boz (Keto, yt, not sure about rumble), Dr. Bikman (yt, maybe rumble), and any Callie and Casey Means interview you can find. It's hard but not impossible to reverse with a little motivation!
I highly recommend a keto, ketovore, or even carnivore diet. Carbs are not necessary for life, (my t2 father in law vehemently disagrees with me as he take more medicine so he can eat potatoes). I eat something pretty close to a keto diet (I probably do fudge on the carbs, I eat a fair amount of tomatoes, nuts, and avocados). Complex carbs are not better for you than simple carbs; they all turn into sugar in the body.
Cholesterol is not the enemy unless inflammation levels are extremely high. Statins are terrible and will raise blood sugar. Instead, a supplement like berberine can be added; it's effectiveness is similar to metformin without the side effects and it aids in lipid metabolism as well as blood sugar management.
Also, a huge part of being overweight and struggling to manage blood sugar is insulin resistance. Too much insulin stores fat which in turn, makes your body less sensitive to insulin, so you will store even more fat. That's why a keto helps; high fat/moderate protein/low carb keeps your blood sugar naturally lower and reduces the flow of insulin. Stop snacking and give the body time to rest between meals; every single bite of food, or flavored drink (even if it is sugar free) causes the body to release insulin which makes insulin resistance worse (think drugs...the more you take, the more you need). And build muscle; the more muscle you have, the better your body will utilize the glucose it has.
Check blood sugar often (just a little cheap monitor from walmart is fine). If it's too high, too many carbs were eaten. After meals should be less than 140 (two hours after the first bite) but returning to baseline before your next meal is as important as the after meal numbers. Since July, I have never seen a "bad" post meal number, but when I first started on my journey to reverse prediabetes and insulin resistance, the number would take way too long to drop back to baseline (around 100).
Good resources are: Dr Ken Berry (carnivore, he's on yt and rumble), Neisha Berry (Dr Berry's wife, on YT, ketovore), Dr Boz (Keto, yt, not sure about rumble), Dr. Bikman (yt, maybe rumble), and any Callie and Casey Means interview you can find. It's hard but not impossible to reverse with a little motivation!