btm66, you said what i was gonna say! lol About fasting or non fasting....also, VGANMOM, was this an A1C test or just a glucometer reading (AKA: done in the docs office on the spot) What was the number he gave you? A lot of people do not realize that ANYONE will test higher right after a meal. It's all about CLEARING the glucose...diabetics do not CLEAR it. AND I don't really believe that any special diet will CURE diabetes....ok with the exception of this new Type I and 1/2 diabetes....WHATEVER! Just my opinion of course...no toe stepping intended! :)
I think certain diets can help tremendously at lowering the glucose w/o much or ANY meds....but it is still a treatment (diet that is) isn't it...go off that diet and the glucose returns...ok so you eat primarily veggies...am I right...(I'm not real familiar with the vegan diet) Thing is EVERY FOOD besides meat and fat are carbohydrates...meaning they effect the blood sugar. So if that helps you to understand....not sure, but let me know what "reading" he /she gave you, and whether or not it was fasting...I may be able to give MORE info.
BTW I've been Type I diabetic for 25 years...incase you hadn't seen any of my other posts.... NYSSA