Since diabetes runs in my family, I started testing my blood sugar about a week ago, and before breakfast it was around 126 mg/dl [7 mmol/L] and two hours after a meal it was about 146 mg/dl [8.1 mmol/L]. I talked with a friend who has diabetes and was told to try to change what I eat and see what it does. Since then, it has gone down to 90 mg/dl [5 mmol/L] before breakfast and about 100 mg/dl [5.6 mmol/L] two hours after a meal. Should I still go to the doctor to see if it is diabetes? Could it be managed with diet alone?

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