When I went to see doctors about the signs and symptoms I was having they would all say "But you don't look like a diabetic."  I didn't know what that meant.  I asked one of the nurses and she said that most diabetics are apple shaped.  Hmm I'm not sure if I still know what that means but anyway I kept complaining about how tired I was, my readings were always high over 150 and feeling so sluggish.  Metaformin was the first medicine I was put on.  That didn't really help.  Then when I had finally said no more I'm going to a doctor and get this figured out my A1C was 11.5 and it was recommended to go on shots.  I now take shots 4 times a day.  I feel alot better but not feeling totally up to par.