I was having big problems about 15 years ago, mostly with eyes and constant thirst, I was able to mostly fix things by switching from sugary soda to diet soda. Now my A1C is creeping back up with me getting older. It's climbed up to about 8 after hovering around 6 for years, they are taking about putting me on some more expensive drugs ($75/ month with insurance) to lower it. I'm due to a physical soon, having missed last year's due to covid where I will consider them again. I'm taking Glipizide now.