Hi Stephen
I am glad what I wrote you was helpful. I see from a previous post that you trying to read up on things which is excellent, the only thing I would caution is that if you have any concerns about type 3c is that you bring them up with your doctor, this forum provides great information, but most of us are not doctors and even if we were no one can remotely diagnose someone. If your symptoms line up with type 3c diabetes, then I would insist that you have your doctor refer you to a specialist who is familar type 3c diabetes. Self diagnoses is never a good idea. The so much stuff on the web that can scare the #$#@# out of you, so it is always good idea talk about what you found here yes and again your doctor. It sound like you are already this, but you and your doctor are a team and if you have questions or concerns bring them up.
Personally I am type 2, but I have gotten my blood sugars to the point where I am off medication. What I did was closely monitor my blood sugars and recorded them three times day. I just made sure that I checked against previous days readings to see if my blood sugar was stable or not. If I thought they were starting to get out of control. Then I made changes to my diet or exercises to correct things. One thing I would say about monitoring blood sugar numbers there will be days when you will get spikes, especially in the beginning. You are going to make mistakes because you are learning, just learn from them. Someone told me a long time ago no body is perfect every time, it is better to try for perfection and miss by little than not not even try and miss alot. Translation: Try the best you can and treat the bumps in the road as learning opprtunities. When I got spikes I noticed that my blood sugars came back down reasonalbly quick. When I was off my meds I worked with my nutrinionist to help me to figure out what changes I needed to make to my diet. I exercise regularily and always take the stairs instead of the elevator. I have a glucose monitor at home, in my gym bag, and at work so I check blood sugar.
I can remember what it was like when I was diagnosed, did not have the faintist idea of what to do, but I did the best I could each day and made checking and understanding my blood sugars my highest priority. You are on the right track and if things dont seem right bring them up with your doctor or nutritionist. I really recommend that you should work with an nutritionist. Just let us know how you are doing.
I hope this helps