Type II Diabetic here.........

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3. Several things work for me. . .

I take Metformin and follow a more low-carb diet than was recommended in my diabetes classes. I thought they were insane when they said to have 45-60 carbs per meal and 15-30 carbs per snack.

Cinnamon (a teaspoon mixed in cottage cheese) works.

So does a small glass of wine or beer -- the alcohol seems to have that lowering effect. You can't go overboard, of course.

Exercise is a biggie. When I go on vacation and take longer hikes and am more physically active, I regularly have to eat many more carbs just to stay around 90-100 BG.

Each person is different, but I've found that lots of people's blood sugar spikes with white potatoes, white bread, pasta, and rice. If you can minimize those four items (and ditch things that are straight sugar, of course), you can expect to have very good BG results.