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Hello @CoralAnne and welcome to the forum.
There is more information available on this link: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/preventing-type-2-diabetes/prediabetes.
It can be a shock to be diagnosed as pre-diabetic, but if make some changes now you can give yourself a great chance of a future free of diabetes.
As @Anitram suggests if you can give us a little more information about yourself we can try to give you some more ideas and information that may help.
There is more information available on this link: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/preventing-type-2-diabetes/prediabetes.
It can be a shock to be diagnosed as pre-diabetic, but if make some changes now you can give yourself a great chance of a future free of diabetes.
As @Anitram suggests if you can give us a little more information about yourself we can try to give you some more ideas and information that may help.
Hi Martin I'm on medication for thyroid and my yearly blood test picked up that im pre diabetic which was a bit of a shock. The diabetic nurse at my practice rung to explain that with changes to my diet will help and gave me a few internet sites to check where I found this group. To be truthful I'm still a little bit confused so any information would be welcomed.
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Hi Coral,
I was recently diagnosed with an HbA1c of 138. For a diabetic it should be under 48 and for a non-diabetic under 40, I think. It came as a shock. My blood glucose was 19 and should be between 4-7 (everyone's fluctuates during the day and that is seen as a reasonable range for Type 2s although for Type 1s the range goes a little higher).
It's been about 7 weeks since my diagnosis and I have found, through wading through lots of different information in different places, that this is the wisest forum.
I have cut my carbs to between 5-10% of my daily diet and increased my exercise by about 20%.
I was prescribed 2 x500mg of Metformin and 2 tablets of Gliclazide. I recently stopped taking the Gliclazide and my blood glucose ranges now ranges from 5.4 - 7.1.
I wish I had been found at prediabetes stage so its great news they've caught it at this point for you. You'll get lots of great advice on here by browsing the different forums and I think you'll find two key bits of advice regularly repeated - reduce your carb intake and test your blood glucose (BG) to see what foods cause your BG to spike so that you can design your diet to work best for you and prevent pre-diabetes becoming full-blown diabetes.
Good luck!
Susan
I was recently diagnosed with an HbA1c of 138. For a diabetic it should be under 48 and for a non-diabetic under 40, I think. It came as a shock. My blood glucose was 19 and should be between 4-7 (everyone's fluctuates during the day and that is seen as a reasonable range for Type 2s although for Type 1s the range goes a little higher).
It's been about 7 weeks since my diagnosis and I have found, through wading through lots of different information in different places, that this is the wisest forum.
I have cut my carbs to between 5-10% of my daily diet and increased my exercise by about 20%.
I was prescribed 2 x500mg of Metformin and 2 tablets of Gliclazide. I recently stopped taking the Gliclazide and my blood glucose ranges now ranges from 5.4 - 7.1.
I wish I had been found at prediabetes stage so its great news they've caught it at this point for you. You'll get lots of great advice on here by browsing the different forums and I think you'll find two key bits of advice regularly repeated - reduce your carb intake and test your blood glucose (BG) to see what foods cause your BG to spike so that you can design your diet to work best for you and prevent pre-diabetes becoming full-blown diabetes.
Good luck!
Susan
Thank you for taking the time to reply Susan you seem so clued up on your diagnosis. I think I will ring my surgery and ask to speak to the diabetic nurse I didn't really take anything in when she mentioned diabetes. Thanks for the advice I'm already trying to change my diet and I know more exercise is needed. Take care you sound like your on track to getting on top of it all
Coral
Thanks for the sound advice after only joining a few hours ago I feel so much more positive. Losing weight is definitely on my to do list as is more exercise this has been a shock but one I needed to get motivated. Thanks again I am so grateful for all the help I'm receiving.
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Hi CoralAnne and welcome from me too.
Like yourself my diabetes diagnosis was a shock to the system but it really was the impetus I needed to get a grip of my diet and there have been significant health benefits for me in cutting out a lot of carbs from my diet, not only as regards my Blood Glucose and hence diabetes management but also, amazingly, I no longer suffer migraines which were chronic and severe in my case and I can even enjoy a glass or two of red wine now without problems which was my main known trigger. The migraines literally stopped when I changed my diet and I haven't had one for over a year and a half. I also have much less joint pain despite being more active, so whilst diabetes is a pain in the backside at times, it has probably added to my lifespan and quality of life rather than detracting from it.
You are fortunate that it has been discovered at the pre diabetes stage and you should manage to push back into the normal range with just a few changes to your diet and lifestyle. I wish you luck with those changes.
Like yourself my diabetes diagnosis was a shock to the system but it really was the impetus I needed to get a grip of my diet and there have been significant health benefits for me in cutting out a lot of carbs from my diet, not only as regards my Blood Glucose and hence diabetes management but also, amazingly, I no longer suffer migraines which were chronic and severe in my case and I can even enjoy a glass or two of red wine now without problems which was my main known trigger. The migraines literally stopped when I changed my diet and I haven't had one for over a year and a half. I also have much less joint pain despite being more active, so whilst diabetes is a pain in the backside at times, it has probably added to my lifespan and quality of life rather than detracting from it.
You are fortunate that it has been discovered at the pre diabetes stage and you should manage to push back into the normal range with just a few changes to your diet and lifestyle. I wish you luck with those changes.
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Welcome to the forum @CoralAnne
Glad you have found us!
You’ve had some very practical pointers already about reducing carbohydrates in your diet to a level where your body can use them effectively, without leaving excess glucose in your blood stream.
Weight loss, and a little extra activity as part of your routine will make a great positive difference too.
Good luck, and keep asking questions!
Glad you have found us!
You’ve had some very practical pointers already about reducing carbohydrates in your diet to a level where your body can use them effectively, without leaving excess glucose in your blood stream.
Weight loss, and a little extra activity as part of your routine will make a great positive difference too.
Good luck, and keep asking questions!
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