Hello AVIATOR and welcome to the Forum!
You will have to make some changes to your diet and the way you live, but don't worry too much as these won't be too drastic or terrifying
It helps if you have an understanding of diabetes, even at a simple or basic level
Put simply, diabetes is the inability of the body to deal with carbohydrates properly
When we eat carbohydrates they are broken down into the smaller glucose molecules in the gut, which then pass through the gut wall and into the bloodstream
Then the blood carries the glucose around the body and it passes into the cells and organs to be used
The hormone insulin enables the glucose to pass from the blood, across the cell walls, and into the cells
When we don't make enough insulin for this to happen, the glucose accumulates in the bloodstream, and it is this accumulation that causes the problems we call Diabetes
That is why diabetics take tablets to increase their production of insulin, or sometimes inject with insulin as their levels are still too low
But if you are pre - diabetic you can improve things by making some changes
Diet - if you reduce the amount of carbohydrate you eat you will reduce the amount of glucose floating around in your blood
Note that as all carbs are broken down into glucose this reduction includes starchy things like cereals, potatoes, pasta, rice & bread, as well as the obviously sweet things like cakes & biscuits
Yes, eat a reasonable amount of protein, but the main aspect of your new diet should be to reduce carbs
Don't be afraid of fat! Latest ideas are that it is not as bad as we used to think, as long as it's good fat like olive oil and oily fish
Consider a Mediterranean diet. Yes, it can include meat, but not so much, and there is more emphasis on veg & fish
And vegetarian of course, but for any new recipes you will need to consider the carb levels. Fortunately there is plenty of advice & info.
For more advice and information -
Go to the Home Page and click on 'Living With Diabetes', then follow the subsections. There is advice, meal plans, recipes, and so on
Look through previous Threads in the Newcomers and Food & Carbs sections
A low carb diet is also known as a ketogenic diet, or keto for short. Search YouTube accordingly, there are loads of videos, in fact it can be a bit overwhelming
I've just Searched 'keto for pescatarians' on YT and there are several videos.
Just play around with the Search box and see what turns up - keto/vegetarian/mediterranean/fish/diabetic
You may well find that as you change your diet and get a bit of exercise you will lose weight, and your blood sugar, blood pressure, & cholesterol levels go down
In fact many people take the opportunity of a diagnosis to change things like weight, booze, smoking, and all the rest of it