You gotta exercise, too. My dietician says to take 10,000 steps a day (equals about 5 miles of walking) -- McDonald's had a step counter for USD 2.99 available earlier this summer, at least in the US. Other, better, ones are also available.

I long ago came to the conclusion that a strictly vegetarian (or vegan) diet was impossible in any country in the temperate zone which did not have a modern food distribution system.

Insulin resistance isn't diabetes. My friend PKN, who is mucho insulin diabetic, wonders what would have happened if she had started as insulin resistant all those years ago instead of being put immediately on insulin.