Yup reading stuff in other threads seems my numbers although high can be improved with diet.
I was diagnosed with levels of 91.
Within three months I had that down to 48 with diet alone. The Metformin they gave me didn’t agree with me. At first it felt daunting but actually with learning about foods and the effects they have on my body I developed new routines which I think are quite easy to follow.
The trick is education. I learnt to much from this forum but also from Dr Fungs books, ‘The Diabetes Code’. I highly recommend you read that book.
There is no reason why you cannot get those numbers down very low and quickly too, but it will take time and effort and a small change to your diet.
The testing of my blood before and then 2hrs after meals was also an important weapon. I logged this on the ‘MySugr’ app as this kept me focused and if you do it 4x a day for a while it gives you a predicted hba1c score.
Good luck!