Been told I’m pre diabetic.

[Dare]

My diet is actually quite good. But being older it’s exercise that I find difficult re pain.

 

[JITR]

How does your diet compare with:

Dr Unwin's diet sheet:
https://phcuk.org/wp-content/uploads/A_5_page_low_carb_diet_leaflet_Unwin_2021-converted.pdf

Zoe Harcombe's handy table:

https://theharcombediet.com/assets/downloads/pdfs/fats_and_carbs.pdf

Plenty of experience and good advice to guide you here on this forum.

 

[Leadinglights]

My diet is actually quite good. But being older it’s exercise that I find difficult re pain.

Welcome to the forum.
A prediabetes diagnosis is a wakeup call to make some changes to your lifestyle, yes exercise helps but the most impact can be found from dietary changes. Many people feel they have a healthy diet and so might it be but not id your body struggles with metabolising carbohydrates as all carbohydrates convert to glucose so reducing your intake of foods like potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, pastry, breakfast cereals, and tropical fruits as well as the more obvious cakes, biscuits and sugary drinks including fruit juice if you have them.
Have a look at this link for some ideas for modifying your diet and well as the very helpful information to guide you on some dos and don'ts. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
How much you need to do will depend on how close to the top of the prediabetic zone you are which is 42-47mmol/mol.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Dare

Some members here find lower-impact exercises such as swimming or seated exercises. Is your pain related to an injury or condition like arthritis or similar?

As you have beej told you are ‘at risk’ it’s quite likely that a few fairly modest tweaks to your menu might help a great deal 🙂

Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a thorough food diary for a week or two. Note down everything you eat and drink, along with a reasonable estimate of the total carbohydrate content (not just ‘of which sugars’) in all your meals and snacks.

It might sound like a bit of a faff, and will involve weighing portions, squinting at the fine print on packaging, and possibly looking up things on the internet, but it will give you a really good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu - Once you can see which meals or snacks are your ‘big hitters’, and where carbs might be unexpectedly lurking, the process might also suggest some likely candidates for swaps, portion reductions that can help your metabolism keep your glucose levels in range.

Good luck, and let us know how you get on 🙂

 

[JITR]

About food diaries:

I use Cronometer to record what I eat. Works out all the carbs and a host of other nutrients so you can see at a glance. There's a free version, worth a try.

LieB:
I just gave this a go - it’s brilliant. Thank you very much for the pointer!​