[Skytrooper]

Yup, I have been a Type II Diabetic for 12 years. It was a contributing factor to my early retirement from the Army. Your A1C is just outside the parameters. The sawbones like it to be less than 7.0. Between diet exercise and medication I can keep mine around 6.5-6.6. If I travel a lot, which makes it tougher to regulate my intake, my A1C will rise.

As many have already stated it is very important to get your numbers lower and to stabilize them early on. The results if you don't are tragic (blindness, amputation, etc). Consulting with a dietician is critical to understand what the different foods will do to your levels. Life doesn't have to be boring because you have diabetes, you just learn to trade off different foods occaisionally.

Good Luck and keep us posted on how you are coming along. You are not alone.