Hi, his score is similar to mine last year and I'm not on any meds either. I'm using lower carbs and more exercise to get mine down - next check up should be next month and I'm hoping to have got it much lower - would love to be back to pre-diabetic - and it can be done without meds.
Your partner will need to lower their carb intake slowly - bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, cake, sweets, veggies that grow under the ground, most fruits except berries, breakfast cereals, anything containing sugar or high in carbs basically. We can have full fat products, even cream is lower carb than milk, but we also test to see which carbs cause us spikes and for that most of us self-fund a BG meter - the GlucoNavii is currently the cheapest with the cheapest test strips, available from Amazon or HomeHealth website - DO click to say you/your partner has diabetes so there is no VAT to pay. We test before each meal and 2 hours after the first bite - if it is higher than 2 - 3 mmol, then we know to reduce the carbs in that meal, or find an alternative if all else fails.
Exercise can be a walk, dance around the kitchen, cycling, swimming, sitting down exercises - whatever suits the person best.
A lot of us keep an online food diary which logs our carbs, fats and proteins - those are the three main ones to concern us. Reducing your carb intake will help with any needed weight loss too - and it is a healthier diet at the end of the day, so in a way it is a win-win.
Ask any questions, maybe get your partner to read the forum and main site - he won't have to sign up or join in with the chat if he doesn't want to, that is optional - but it is good to know there are people here who understand what he is going through right now - we can help you both along the pathway.
