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Those levels put you in the diabetes zone but just on the first rung so making some dietary changes should enable you to reduce your levels.
With relatives with the condition you should have a good idea of what it's all about but thinking on how to manage the condition may have changed so you may benefit from looking at the Learning Zone to get a better understanding about what measure are necessary to bring blood glucose levels down.
Many people find a low carbohydrate regime successful that is less than 130g per day but many people settle on between 50g and 100g but determine what suits them by testing with a home blood glucose monitor. Testing before and 2 hours after meals will allow you to see what you can tolerate and adjust your carbohydrate intake.
Welcome to the forum by the way.
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Welcome to the forum @Lego3
Well done on making a good start to your diabetes management.
Sounds like you have quite a bit of experience of diabetes in your family, but just a quick scan around the forum will show you that everyone’s experience of diabetes is slightly different, and the most important thing is to discover what works for you as an individual, and gives you the results you are looking for with changes and strategies that you can maintain long-term.
Have you see foot problems in your family? These are not uncommon, but they are certainly not inevitable either.
What changes have you been making so far? Are you managing to reduce your total carbohydrate intake (as well as cutting back on the sweet things)?
Members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which may cover lots of ground you are already familiar with… but you might also make this a fresh start free from ‘family approaches’ to find your own way through the diabetes management maze.
Well done on making a good start to your diabetes management.
Sounds like you have quite a bit of experience of diabetes in your family, but just a quick scan around the forum will show you that everyone’s experience of diabetes is slightly different, and the most important thing is to discover what works for you as an individual, and gives you the results you are looking for with changes and strategies that you can maintain long-term.
Have you see foot problems in your family? These are not uncommon, but they are certainly not inevitable either.
What changes have you been making so far? Are you managing to reduce your total carbohydrate intake (as well as cutting back on the sweet things)?
Members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which may cover lots of ground you are already familiar with… but you might also make this a fresh start free from ‘family approaches’ to find your own way through the diabetes management maze.
Thank you sir. I appreciate iate your comments... feet problems? OMG you have no idea! Lol. Mine are ok at present. But my mother ended up with 4 toes in total before she died of a massive infection bought on by a blister on the sole of her foot. (She was in a care home and it was not cared for after I advised them twice- I checked her feet on every visit!)
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Ah I’m so sorry to read that Lego. Must have been very traumatic for you both 
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