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Hi, my names Di
I am pre diabetic.last test was 49 the other day but having to redo it next week .
looking forward to getting help with recipes . I have under active thyroid so my weight loss is slower &
too be honest I don’t understand the diabetes at the moment so any help would be grateful
thanks x
 
Welcome to the forum. If your HbA1C is 49mmol/mol then that would give you a diabetes diagnosis, the threshold is anything over 47mmol/mol. But non the less it does mean you have been given a wakeup call to make some lifestyle changes to bring your blood glucose level down.
Diabetes means your body is unable to cope with the amount of carbohydrates in your diet, so it is important to look at reducing your intake. Increasing exercise if you can and losing weight if you need to also helps.
This link might explain some things and give you some ideas for modifying your diet. Many find a low carb approach as described here successful. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
Other people go down a low calorie or shakes based regime to give then a kick start but whatever you do have to be enjoyable and something that you can sustain long term and the way of eating has to become the new normal not just something for a few weeks or months.
 
Welcome @Tommie49 🙂 Ask any questions you want here. Nothing is too trivial or ‘silly’.
 
Hi Tommie49, welcome to the forum.

Glad that you've found us as it really does help to have some support. Your numbers look promising so with some consistent tweaks , you should be able to get out of the diabetic range.

We've got lots of info on the site so do have a look around and let us know if we can help in any way. Here are a few pieces of info that may be helpful:

Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is high blood sugar levels due to your body not making enough of a hormone called insulin, or the insulin it makes not working properly, known as insulin resistance. High blood sugar levels over time can cause other health problems like heart attacks and strokes, as well as...
www.diabetes.org.uk www.diabetes.org.uk

Looking after your diabetes

Managing your diabetes, making changes and fitting the demands of diabetes into your lifestyle can be challenging at times.
www.diabetes.org.uk www.diabetes.org.uk
 
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