Greetings from a newbie… tips on balancing multiple conditions?

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NickyMac

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Hello
By sheer chance, whilst in hospital being treated for something else I was told am pre-diabetic with a score of 46. Took a while to get my head round what that means. Am very keen to stop this in its tracks and reverse if possible. I got Covid very, very badly when the virus first broke and my health has been progressively deteriorating since.

Previously I was fit, active, healthy person heading into my 50th year. Recovery from Covid is ongoing. Shortly after pre-diabetes diagnosis came angina, anaemia and most recently, last week, stage 3 NAFL - non alcoholic fatty liver - advanced fibrosis. This came as huge shock. It’s still being investigated so I’m unsure what the long term will bring.
From what I gleaned it seems that multiple diagnosis is not unusual. I’m trying to work out maze of dietary needs of NAFL and pre-diabetes. I’m currently signed off my work - I love and live for my job and am using the time to build up my fitness again and get my BMI down. Pre-Covid fitness and BMI were healthy. Liver specialist says the best thing I can do right now is get my BMI down and exercise daily. Have managed to drop 2 BMI points and 7lbs in last six weeks or so.

Am greatly encouraged by what I’ve seen on these forums and hope to learn more. Particularly wondering about folks’ experiences of duel or multiple conditions and their conflicting needs.

Many thanks!
 
Hi and welcome to the forum!

So sorry to hear about your experiences with your health since your covid diagnosis but its really great to hear that you're determined to prevent a diabetes diagnosis. Feel free to ask away if you have any doubts and I'm sure you'll find loads of tips on how to get your hba1c down 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum @NickyMac

Sorry to hear you had such a rough time with Covid, and the health problems that have arrived since.

Well done on your weight loss! That’s a great start.

Yes we have a few members who have multiple conditions. I’ll tweak your thread title to hopefully attract their attention.
 
It is always tricky to juggle multiple conditions when something is good for one but not so good for the other, but being aware that all carbohydrates will convert to glucose and by reducing your intake of those, it can make a big difference to your blood glucose levels. You are not quite over the threshold so some modest changes to your diet should really help and doing whatever exercise you can manage.
This link may help you with some good explanation and there may be some menu ideas that will help with a way forward. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
It is a low carb approach which was designed by a GP surgery to help their patients reduce blood glucose and lose weight as they found the standard NHS advise was not working for many of them being too high in carbohydrates.
There are many things that will increase blood glucose not just diet but infection and other illnesses and stress. Quite a few people have been pushed over that threshold by having had severe Covid.
 
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It is always tricky to juggle multiple conditions when something is good for one but not so good for the other, but being aware that all carbohydrates will convert to glucose and by reducing your intake of those, it can make a big difference to your blood glucose levels. You are not quite over the threshold so some modest changes to your diet should really help and doing whatever exercise you can manage.
This link may help you with some good explanation and there may be some menu ideas that will help with a way forward. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
It is a low carb approach which was designed by a GP surgery to help their patients reduce blood glucose and lose weight as they found the standard NHS advise was not working for many of them being too high in carbohydrates.
There are many things that will increase blood glucose not just diet but infection and other illnesses and stress. Quite a few people have been pushed over that threshold by having had severe Covid.
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One issue is that the dietary advice for NAFL is to eat a balanced diet high in fruits, vegetables, protein and carbohydrates, but low in fat, sugar and salt, and eating smaller portions. Unfortunately the high in carbohydrates and low in fat advice is at odds with what's recommended for managing BG. Sounds like a tricky balancing act, that's for sure.
 
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