Bit of a reality check. I hadn't even thought about diabetes, it happens to other people!!!! My number is 44. I'm a stone overweight. No idea about if it's in the family as I was adopted. I exercise/walk a lot as we have two young labradors, oh and I'm 63. Eat fairly healthily i think.
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Drummer
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Hello and welcome.
Diabetes is becoming more and more common - though I suspect that it is being detected more, as a result of testing being done.
Many people who eat a lot of carbohydrates do so as they are told it is healthy - it is hammered home, from every direction - one consequence of the advice to eat low fat, which was probably the single piece of advice which has done the most harm to the health of so many.
You could very well find that reducing your intake of carbs results in your weight reducing and your Hba1c to go down as well.
Diabetes is becoming more and more common - though I suspect that it is being detected more, as a result of testing being done.
Many people who eat a lot of carbohydrates do so as they are told it is healthy - it is hammered home, from every direction - one consequence of the advice to eat low fat, which was probably the single piece of advice which has done the most harm to the health of so many.
You could very well find that reducing your intake of carbs results in your weight reducing and your Hba1c to go down as well.
Eddy Edson
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Don't panic! Only a small percentage of "at risk" people progress to full-on diabetes every year. Your risk of diabetes-specific complications from yr current levels is sod-all.
Maybe treat it as a call to action: if your blood pressure or cholesterol levels are not great, that's a bigger problem than blood glucose at your levels, so don't fall into the trap of worrying too much about BG. Dealing with that extra stone would likely do good things for all three. Make sure you're eating a heart-healthy diet, but don't feel that you have to change everything overnight.
All the best!
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