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Welcome to the forum
Prediabetic is an indication that your body is starting to struggle with carbohydrates and losing weight if you need to is suggested as a way to help.
Some people find WW helpful but do make them aware of your diagnosis and ask for a program that is not too laden with carbohydrates. Those high carb foods which some meals are based like rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, breakfast cereals and some fruits will do you no favours. There will be some substitutes which will work in their food options and be lower carb. Many find that if following a low carb approach then healthy fats are no problem even for weight loss.
But whatever you choose has to be enjoyable and sustainable long term.
What was your HbA1C that led to your diagnosis as that will indicate how much work you need to do; prediabetes will be between 42mmol/mol and 47mmol/mol so a bit more work needed if near the top of the zone.
Prediabetic is an indication that your body is starting to struggle with carbohydrates and losing weight if you need to is suggested as a way to help.
Some people find WW helpful but do make them aware of your diagnosis and ask for a program that is not too laden with carbohydrates. Those high carb foods which some meals are based like rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, breakfast cereals and some fruits will do you no favours. There will be some substitutes which will work in their food options and be lower carb. Many find that if following a low carb approach then healthy fats are no problem even for weight loss.
But whatever you choose has to be enjoyable and sustainable long term.
What was your HbA1C that led to your diagnosis as that will indicate how much work you need to do; prediabetes will be between 42mmol/mol and 47mmol/mol so a bit more work needed if near the top of the zone.
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My Gp surgery just sent me a text advising me that I am prediabetic with a link to diabetes uk. I have asked for an appointment to discuss my results as I need to know where I am.
Thanks for the support.
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Good, make sure you ask what your HbA1C result is as that is important. It is a good idea to have a list of questions to ask as it is easy to forget when you are there.
It is also a useful for then to agree to a repeat of the HbA1C in 3 months so you can see that your lifestyle changes are being effective.
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Welcome to the forum @Jan57H
Glad you have found us! And good to hear you were recommended to visit the Diabetes UK website for information and support 🙂
Well done on joining weight watchers 🙂
We have lots of members who have successfully lost weight with the support of Weight Watchers, Slimming World or other programmes. The support and encouragement of others in the group can be a real help to keep you motivated.
It may be, as @Leadinglights suggests, that you need to slightly adapt their advice to help your body successfully process the foods suggested in your plan. While there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
That doesn’t mean you have to try to avoid carbs entirely, but keeping an eye on portion sizes, and choosing types that are absorbed more slowly will help your metabolism cope with your new menu without the higher BG levels that have given rise to your ‘at risk of diabetes’ status.
If you’d like to cross-check your meal plan with a lower carb approach (which is often defines as aiming for 130g of total carbs per day) there’s a suggestion Diabetes UK here
www.diabetes.org.uk
Glad you have found us! And good to hear you were recommended to visit the Diabetes UK website for information and support 🙂
Well done on joining weight watchers 🙂
We have lots of members who have successfully lost weight with the support of Weight Watchers, Slimming World or other programmes. The support and encouragement of others in the group can be a real help to keep you motivated.
It may be, as @Leadinglights suggests, that you need to slightly adapt their advice to help your body successfully process the foods suggested in your plan. While there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
That doesn’t mean you have to try to avoid carbs entirely, but keeping an eye on portion sizes, and choosing types that are absorbed more slowly will help your metabolism cope with your new menu without the higher BG levels that have given rise to your ‘at risk of diabetes’ status.
If you’d like to cross-check your meal plan with a lower carb approach (which is often defines as aiming for 130g of total carbs per day) there’s a suggestion Diabetes UK here
Low-carb diet and meal plan
Eating a low-carb diet means cutting down on the amount of carbohydrates (carbs) you eat to less than 130g a day. But low-carb eating shouldn’t be no-carb eating. Some carbohydrate foods contain essential vitamins, minerals and fibre, which form an important part of a healthy diet.
Thanks for this advice. I feel, with the forum's advice and reasearch, i am now beginning to understand the carb thing.
As you suggested i will cross reference carbs with the weight watchers programme and hopefully symptoms, fatigue, blurred vision, thirst and headaches, which I have been experiencing and have attributed to stress/menopause may abate.
I was thinking about purchasing a blood glucose monitor for my peace of mind - any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Regards
As you suggested i will cross reference carbs with the weight watchers programme and hopefully symptoms, fatigue, blurred vision, thirst and headaches, which I have been experiencing and have attributed to stress/menopause may abate.
I was thinking about purchasing a blood glucose monitor for my peace of mind - any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Regards
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