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Hi there!

First of all i want to say i am not diabetic atm, but on my last health checks my doc has told me that i am at increased risk of getting diabetes. I am 43 years old so it seems too early for getting diabetes i thought. 😳 Thats basically why i am here. It seems to be a vere nice forum!

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Hi @Andy_me and welcome. I assume the "at risk" comment was on the back of a blood test called an HbA1c. Do you know what the number was? It should have been between 42 and 47. Maybe you could tell us a bit about yourself? Typical diet, do you have weight to loose, are you active? That way people can tailor their responses to your situation
 
Hi Andy, age doesn’t really come into things but as Adrian mentioned, if you could share more details about the test results and lifestyle and also any symptoms you may already be displaying that would help us advise.
 
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Yeah sure i can tell some more about myself, 42 year male. After i grew up i have progressively been putting on weight. Been more or less overweight since my 20ies. In my 20ies i gained up to i guess 190 lbs or so from around 150-160. Then during my early 30ies i went up to around 230-240 lbs. last years i have been hovering 255-270 lbs. She also told me that of course my waist size did not help either since i got a bit of my weight located in my belly. Last few years also my blood pressure has gone up whish she said was a risk too.
 
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Yeah sure i can tell some more about myself, 42 year male. After i grew up i have progressively been putting on weight. Been more or less overweight since my 20ies. In my 20ies i gained up to i guess 190 lbs or so from around 150-160. Then during my early 30ies i went up to around 230-240 lbs. last years i have been hovering 255-270 lbs. She also told me that of course my waist size did not help either since i got a bit of my weight located in my belly. Last few years also my blood pressure has gone up whish she said was a risk too.
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Do you have the HbA1C figure to hand? That’s the test for a sort of the month average blood glucose level.
 
Well what i remember now is that my last blood pressure was like 154/99. I think i must log on to the health portal to access my lab results, but i can look into that and see what i can find!
 
Have they prescribed you any meds for the diabetes or for your blood pressure?

I'd suggest buying a blood glucose monitor and also a blood pressure monitor so that you can track them yourself and see how various foods impact your levels.
 
No at that point they did not give me one which surprised me but i have had white coat hypertension too.
I did not have diabetes, i was only at risk for it as far as i have understood.

I found some data online from a check in january this year!
Total cholesterol: 5.9 mmol
LDL-chol (direct): 4.7
HDL-chol: 1.2
Triglycerids: 2.4 mmol
Fasting glucose: 6.0 mmol
 
Be useful to see what your latest test results are, especially the HbA1C.
 
Hi and welcome. I was diagnosed T2 age 20 so I don’t think 43 is too young! Its good you know about it now as hopefully with a few changes you can improve your levels
 
Hi again @Andy_me

The best approach is probably to loose some weight and to have a look at your diet. Carbohydrates are the problem for diabetics. This includes starchy things (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes) as well as obviously sweet, sugary things. The body rapidly breaks down carbs into glucose. As you are only at risk of diabetes then a few tweaks to reduce the amount of carbs you eat (smaller portions) should get you sorted. Some gentle to moderate exercise will also help. A combination of reduced portions of carbs and some exercise should see the pounds drop off as well which will help further.

I was nearly 20 stone last year and weighed in at 13st 6lbs this morning and I feel fitter and healthier than I have done in years
 
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Hi again @Andy_me

The best approach is probably to loose some weight and to have a look at your diet. Carbohydrates are the problem for diabetics. This includes starchy things (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes) as well as obviously sweet, sugary things. The body rapidly breaks down carbs into glucose. As you are only at risk of diabetes then a few tweaks to reduce the amount of carbs you eat (smaller portions) should get you sorted. Some gentle to moderate exercise will also help. A combination of reduced portions of carbs and some exercise should see the pounds drop off as well which will help further.

I was nearly 20 stone last year and weighed in at 13st 6lbs this morning and I feel fitter and healthier than I have done in years
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Did you do this all through strict low-carb? If so what's your carb limit on an average day?

It's a great result and it must make your tailor very happy!
 
Hi @ColinUK
I was dieting when I was diagnosed. Low calorie and I had bought a peloton. Then when I was diagnosed I went low carb. I don't count carbs so don't know how many I eat but I have cut out bread, potatoes, rice etc. I never had a sweet tooth so no changes there. Celeriac mash and spaghetti, Courgette Spaghetti, turnips in stews, cauli rice and mash etc are my usual substitutions or I just have a bigger portions of the sauce part of the meal e.g. a big bowl of curry rather than a bowl of curry and rice.
 
Oh - and pork scratchings have replaced crisps as a snack
 
That's the one. Your HbA1c is a measure of your average blood sugar over (approximately) the last three months. It measures the amount of glucose bound to your red blood cells and red blood cells live for approximately three months. Below 42 is normal 48 and above is diabetic and the bit from 42-47 is pre-diabetic or at risk of diabetes. You're pretty much bang in the middle so hopefully you should be able to bring it down with a little effort.
 
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