Hello: I thank you all for your input, but I mistakenly left something out of my posting that you all should be aware of and why I have the concern. It should have read: "It has been 2 weeks since I saw my doctor and he put me on Glucophage (1000 mg a day) and Toprol for the heart rate and Altace for the blood pressure" and when I said cut way back -- I mean to almost nothing -- no pop, no bread -- just fruit and grains, and even those in moderation. My thing is -- even after doing all this for now almost 3 weeks, it is not making much of a difference and I don't know what that means so if someone could shed some light on whatelse I should be doing, I would appreciate it. Thank you.