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Hello forum folks, and hi from NW England, UK.

I've dropped in and out of prediabetes but got confirmation my HbA1c was in the diabetic range this week. Still another test before its confirmed, but I think it's inevitable at this point!

Having a lot of strong feelings right now. I'm ADHD, probably also ASD, perimenopause and cPTSD, with a terror of weight talk and food restriction. Managing feels like it will be impossible. But we'll see how we go.
 
Hi @Mez and welcome to the forum. First off, there a lots of ways in which diabetes can be managed and amongst them you should be able to find a way that suits you and we will help you to find it.

Read around the forum and check out the "Learning Zone" on the red tab at the top of the page. That will give you a start. Alternatively you can join in with any of the conversations on the forum or maybe start a topic on something that is high on your particular agenda. We are a friendly bunch and you will always get some knowledgable comments.
 
Hi and welcome.

Sorry to hear you have just breached the diabetic threshold. Can I ask what if anything you have done to keep it in the prediabetes range till now? Just wondering if that may give us some ideas of things to suggest.
I note your terror of discussing food restriction/weight loss and therefore the only thing I can say is that medication and increased exercise/activity may be your way forward with this.
Wishing you lots of luck.
 
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Hi and welcome.

Sorry to hear you have just breached the diabetic threshold. Can I ask what if anything you have done to keep it in the prediabetes range till now? Just wondering if that may give us some ideas of things to suggest.
I note your terror of discussing food restriction/weight loss and therefore the only thing I can say is that medication and increased exercise/activity may be your way forward with this.
Wishing you lots of luck.
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I know that weight loss is the recommended thing, but it provokes a lot of overwhelm, panic and complex emotion. I have managed before by exercise and managing my food a bit better, but the circumstances of my life are different now.

There's a ton of uncertainty about what's going to happen in the near -never mind distant- future and I struggle with that a lot. But I also know all I can do is hang on until I've had more appointments with GP etc.

I'm not confident at all that I can get the level of psych support I'd need to tackle this properly (with the other stuff I have going on) and that's the scariest bit of the whole thing.

Thank you for being understanding.
 
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Hi @Mez and welcome to the forum. First off, there a lots of ways in which diabetes can be managed and amongst them you should be able to find a way that suits you and we will help you to find it.

Read around the forum and check out the "Learning Zone" on the red tab at the top of the page. That will give you a start. Alternatively you can join in with any of the conversations on the forum or maybe start a topic on something that is high on your particular agenda. We are a friendly bunch and you will always get some knowledgable comments.
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Hi!

I'm lucky (or unlucky) my background is in biology/medicine adjacent. I'm pretty genned up on diabetes facts (not so much on the personal front) and I like finding stuff out.

I probably will do a search for / start threads on who else out there has diabetes and ADHD/ASD and what might help. Or just sympathy *lol*.

Right now there's a ton of uncertainty about what's going to happen in the near -never mind distant- future and I struggle with that a lot. But I also know all I can do is hang on for now until I've had more appointments with GP etc.

Thanks for saying hello!
 
Mez said:
with a terror of weight talk and food restriction
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Would it help you to turn this on it's head, and look at this as an opportunity to explore new food opportunities?
When you find a diabetic friendly food you like, then you can choose to make a swap with an existing food. This would mean no explicit restriction, just you exercising a choice to swap a food.
 
By having a look at this link then you will see that actually there is not very much restriction and there is a great variety of foods you can eat. Making good decisions on portion size of the foods you have, just a much as what you have, will help you manage your blood glucose levels. There is no need to eat foods you do not like.
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