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Mum is no longer prediabetic!

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ShellyBeee

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Feeling very proud of my 90 year old Mum!
Her last annual review showed a BS result of 46 and she was told she was prediabetic (previously 42) and given suggestions on how she may make little changes.
The diabetes nurse wanted to review in 3 months and from the way she spoke I think the assumption was that her results would continue to rise and it was age related (no diabetes in the family at all).
Well Mum admitted she ate far too many sweets and cake and I know she has cut down considerably. She still has a couple of biscuits a day and is quite happy on her new lifestyle.
We have just had the results of her latest review and the results are normal with a BS result of 38 🙂
Way to go Mum, it just goes to show you're never too old to make changes!
ShellyBeee :D
 
Oh WOW that’s fantastic.

Well done mum.
 
Very well done @ShellyBeee 's mum.
That can't have been an easy thing to do, and she set's a good example for us all.
It also helps to dispel the view that diabetes is progressive with age (something I was told at my last review!)
 
ShellyBeee said:
Feeling very proud of my 90 year old Mum!
Her last annual review showed a BS result of 46 and she was told she was prediabetic (previously 42) and given suggestions on how she may make little changes.
The diabetes nurse wanted to review in 3 months and from the way she spoke I think the assumption was that her results would continue to rise and it was age related (no diabetes in the family at all).
Well Mum admitted she ate far too many sweets and cake and I know she has cut down considerably. She still has a couple of biscuits a day and is quite happy on her new lifestyle.
We have just had the results of her latest review and the results are normal with a BS result of 38 🙂
Way to go Mum, it just goes to show you're never too old to make changes!
ShellyBeee :D
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That’s great we’ll done mum
 
Also if you can’t have a few biscuits and treats in your 90s what a bore!

Good on her!
 
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