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Hi and welcome.

When you say you have been diagnosed as high risk, is this from a blood test or some sort of questionaire? If a blood test, do you know the actual result? I am guessing it may be a number between 42 and 47... does that sound familiar?

Being at risk of diabetes means that with some small lifestyle changes (dietary/exercise/weight loss if appropriate) you should be able to avoid a diabetes diagnosis and perhaps push your levels back into the normal range again.

There are plenty of inspirational people here on the forum who have managed to get into remission from full blown diagnosis with very high Blood Glucose (BG) levels and there is lots of info about how they set about it, so we should be able to help you get back on track.
 
Yes, the number was 47. I was also told that I have an over active thyroid aswell (waiting to see a specialist regarding medication) so I've got quite a bit to get my head around at the moment! I've just received a call from my surgery booking a telephone consultation with the Diabetic Nurse for 15 November. I will most probably get dietary advice then. I'm not overweight and have a BMI of 23 and I take exercise every day by walking my dog for an hour.
I'm hoping to be able to control this and get my levels back in the normal range.
 
Hello @Evies Nanny. With the right advice you should find that diet will be very effective in getting back into normal numbers.
 
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Hello @Evies Nanny. With the right advice you should find that diet will be very effective in getting back into normal numbers.
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Lets just hope the dietary advice from the nurse is "the right advice" then! 🙄
The reason I say that is because sadly, the standard NHS dietary advice for Type 2 diabetes has been found to be unhelpful for many people and may be why Type 2 diabetes is considered to be progressive by many health care professionals, when it doesn't necessarily need to be in many cases.
 
rebrascora said:
Lets just hope the dietary advice from the nurse is "the right advice" then! 🙄
The reason I say that is because sadly, the standard NHS dietary advice for Type 2 diabetes has been found to be unhelpful for many people and may be why Type 2 diabetes is considered to be progressive by many health care professionals, when it doesn't necessarily need to be in many cases.
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I suppose I'll just have to go with the dietary advice and see how it goes.
 
Yes, sorry, I didn't mean to be negative, and hopefully you will have a switched on nurse who has had some recent training and is aware of new ideas. The important thing is to do your own research and figure it out for yourself, rather than follow the advice blindly, or be prepared to change things if following their dietary advice doesn't work.

Many of us started out following that advice but realised through comparing notes with folk here and by checking our BG levels that it wasn't working or wasn't sustainable long term or left us feeling hungry. Just so you know that there are other options, so come back to us if it appears that what you are doing isn't having the desired effect or you are struggling.
 
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Yes, sorry, I didn't mean to be negative, and hopefully you will have a switched on nurse who has had some recent training and is aware of new ideas. The important thing is to do your own research and figure it out for yourself, rather than follow the advice blindly, or be prepared to change things if following their dietary advice doesn't work.

Many of us started out following that advice but realised through comparing notes with folk here and by checking our BG levels that it wasn't working or wasn't sustainable long term or left us feeling hungry. Just so you know that there are other options, so come back to us if it appears that what you are doing isn't having the desired effect or you are struggling.
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Ah! Thank you. This is very overwhelming and a bit scary for me. I really am open to any and all advice presented to me. I really thought I had a reasonably healthy diet so to be told I'm high risk for diabetes came as rather a shock.
 
Evies Nanny said:
Ah! Thank you. This is very overwhelming and a bit scary for me. I really am open to any and all advice presented to me. I really thought I had a reasonably healthy diet so to be told I'm high risk for diabetes came as rather a shock.
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We all know how overwhelming it is, because we have been through it and I am sorry to be a bit cynical about NHS advice but it is a well discussed controversy here on the forum. A healthy diet for a normal person and a healthy diet for someone at risk of diabetes can be quite different but the NHS doesn't really seem to acknowledge that.
I think the use of the term "high risk of diabetes" is a bit inflammatory and may be making you panic a little more than is necessary. The fact of the matter is that there are people on this forum who have been diagnosed with diabetes with an HbA1c of over 100 (Diabetes diagnosis red line is 48) who have got there levels back down into the normal range and come off medication with the "right dietary advice" and are enjoying a new lease of life and enjoying their new way of eating. many health care professionals have no idea how effective the right dietary changes can be in effecting dramatic HbA1c reduction, because they don't give the right advice.

If you read around the other threads on the forum you will learn and understand more.
 
Welcome to the forum @Evies Nanny

Sorry to hear you’ve been told you have been told you are at risk of developing diabetes.

You are not alone in finding this an overwhelming experience, and to be shocked at the news. Hopefully you will get some good help, support and advice from the nurse.

If you’d like some extra support, you might be able to refer yourself to the National Diabetes Prevention Programme
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As part of a pilot programme, people at risk of developing T2 diabetes in England can now refer themselves for additional supoort as part of the NHS diabetes prevention programme. (If you live in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland you will still need contact your GP if your risk is moderate or...
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If you would like an overview of the ins and outs of diabetes, you might find some helpful modules in the Learning Zone (there’s a link in the main menu). Additionally, forum members often recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year , which you might find offer a helpful overview.

Good luck, and let us know how you get on 🙂
 
Thank you. I've just read Maggie Davey's letter and found it to be not only useful but also quite inspiring.
 
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