Everyone is different, but most of us do well
when we drastically reduce carbs and exercise.
What are you eating? Maybe we can help you with that?
I ‘only’ walk, but usually an hour or two a day.
It seems for ME that I can lower my numbers with a low carb (circa 30g) diet, to get them in the pre diabetic range, but I need a good hour or two of walking to get them in the ‘normal range’ 45 minutes, for me, wouldn’t do it.
My body responds quite well to dropping numbers if I walk a lot. I’m in France at the moment and I’m allowing myself a bit of food I wouldn’t normally eat and although I’m getting high numbers (9-11’s) after, I seem able to walk them down. (Getting them in the first place is bad and I shouldn’t, but I’m choosing to enjoy things I don’t normally have while on holiday - personal choice and all that)
Part of the reason they’re going so high is my insulin resistance isn’t good again after leaping off the wagon earlier in the year, I’ve only been back on it about 15 weeks (and this is a definite two week holiday, NOT another leap off the wagon.)
Sometimes it just takes time and patience for the numbers to catch up!
As I said earlier, let us know what you’re eating and maybe we can help
And try walking more. Or HIT is good (lots online) and weights too - but walking is easy, free and convenient.
Do the right things and your meter will catch up!