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Hi There, I am waiting to see the nurse, taken 2 weeks, after the docs phoned me and said they wanted to discuss my Diabetes results, so i guess at this moment i am pre-diabetic, will find out Thursday if i am Diabetic, so been a bit stressed over the past 2 weeks, have started a low carb low cal diet. Oh im Simon, nearly 62, thought i was fit and healthy, but well, bit of a shock.
 
Hi Simon, welcome to the forum 🙂 The first thing to say is that, although diabetes is a serious condition, should your concerns prove to be true, it is a condition that can be managed very well and doesn't need to have a negative impact on your life or the things you enjoy doing 🙂 I'd also suggest that you don't go overboard from the beginning, although I appreciate the tendency to immediately want to try and get on the right track. You need to find a diet that helps you to maintain good blood sugar levels, but is also sustainable as this is a long-term situation.

Have you been having symptoms of diabetes? Are there any close family members with diabetes? Despite a lot of the media coverage, anyone can be affected by this - around 20% of people diagnosed with Type 2 are not overweight and lead what they feel are healthy diets and lifestyles. The catch is that many things we consider 'healthy' can in fact place a great stress on our bodies - smoothies and fruit juices, for example, are very high in fast-acting carbohydrate and your body has to work overtime to try and overcome the impact they have on blood sugar levels. I'd suggest having a read of Maggie Davey's letter which gives a good introduction and lots of practical information about how to learn how to manage things 🙂

There's a lot more information in our 'Useful Links' thread, so have a good browse 🙂 Please feel free to ask any questions you may have and we will be more than happy to help out 🙂

Good luck on Thursday, and please let us know how you get on 🙂
 
Thanks, No, no family history, or symptoms, which is why i am a bit shocked, but thank you for the advice 🙂 will let you know Thursday
 
Hello Simon.
- and welcome from me as well.
@Northerner as given you some very useful advice.
I know that it isn't easy to do but try not to get too stressed about it. You are already taking some sensible steps, and when you have your results you can see how much you may need to adjust things, and make a plan. There is plenty of help and information on the forum to help you if you wish.
The positive is that if there is a need for adjustment it is now identified and the changes you may need to make are something that many of us have learnt to do. Many, including me end up with a much healthier lifestyle than we did pre-diagnosis.
 
Hi @Biffothebe - Welcome to the forum. Its is a shock isnt it! Mine came out the blue too, went to see the Dr with a completely unrelated thing and ...Ooops. I blame the modern Western reliance on carbs.

You can see my history below. I've pretty much gone back to the meat and 2 veg approach of yesteryear. More accurately protein and half plate of veg on my reduced size plate. I eat a salad each day and avoid the carbs where possible. I never had a sweet tooth, so giving up any obvious/hidden sugars in the diet has been easy. It seems to be working. I feel better, lost a bit of that 'middle age spread', (not that I was big to start with but defo a little heavier in my 50's than any decade before). I've gotten more active, BG levels seems not to go too astray these day. But my HB1Ac re-test in April will show me if it got it right! That's the trouble with the Big D its silent in the main. but all we can do is take our reading, make our adjustments,and hope it keeps us within our range. Finding out what suits and doesn't suit us personally is vital. And implement such changes as a life long commitment. It important to recognise that.

The site is great for inspiration, giving us a little push when we need it, reading people stories and roads they travel - its all so interesting. Welcome to the group.
 
Hopefully you are right - I had indications of an inability to deal with carbohydrate for so long it was my normal - I was almost spherical at diagnosis and my weight dropped by 20 percent without my realising as soon as I stopped the stupid starch filled diet I was put on to lower cholesterol.
No matter what the diagnosis - if you are a type two, and lucky you could swiftly reverse your fortunes by eating a lot fewer starches and sugars - and I have to say that it has done me the world of good to reduce my Hba1c of 91 to 42 - nearly normal, but it was not a journey of privation, starvation and dismay.
I suggest that you ask for the results to be printed out for you or take along a notebook to record them, to study later and to have them for future reference.
If you are told that diabetics don't see any changes very swiftly, just smile and nod - many HCPs don't see the sort of results many can achieve - it is only the internet which brings us together.
 
Welcome to the forum @Biffothebear - *love* your username :D

Feel free to ask away with any questions you have. We are a friendly bunch and have literally centuries of lived experience among us of all types of diabetes and all stages of life!

Hope your appointment goes well today. Let us know how it went.
 
Well got my results of 48 yesterday, My Cholesterol is 4.8 and though i weigh 126 kilos, i've lost over one stone and a bit, in the time i have been waiting, thanks to Carbs and Cal book, i'm on about 100 Carbs and under a 1000 Cal, do not need medicine yet, another blood test in 3 months, only concern is my BP isnt coming down but only on 10 gm of lisinopril.
 
Hi again, are you pleased with the results? Either way, you have only just started on this journey and with the current weight loss, that can only be a good thing - well done & keep going. Im sure you will accomplish more improvements as time goes on, remember, gently does it.

Regarding the BP - I get occasional problems with mine, self inflicted i suspect, especially when ive been a bit of a couch potato and have too much salt and coffee. I get these issues. But i take no meds, thankfully! And when i get a bit more mindful around those things it usually re-sets itself and i revert to normal again. Exercise if very beneficial for BP (as well as other bodily things) but may require upping protein in the diet to compensate if you are on low carb eating. You need to draw energy safely from somewhere to do this. thanks for posting your results. all the best.
 
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Well got my results of 48 yesterday, My Cholesterol is 4.8 and though i weigh 126 kilos, i've lost over one stone and a bit, in the time i have been waiting, thanks to Carbs and Cal book, i'm on about 100 Carbs and under a 1000 Cal, do not need medicine yet, another blood test in 3 months, only concern is my BP isnt coming down but only on 10 gm of lisinopril.
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Congrats on the great A1c! 🙂

Hopefully your BP will come down gradually as the weeks progress, particularly if your weight loss continues.
 
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