I found out i was diabetic at the beggining of February and my hab1c came back at 83 so they wanted to put me on Metformin straight away but i said can i try with diet and exercise, which they agreed to reluctantly,had my bloods done again last week and my hab1c has come back at 41,i know i will end up on tablets but at the moment i have managed to get it down by myself ,so 2 stone lighter and a lot fitter ,long may it continue.