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Leadinglights
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I adopted the principals in this link https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/ and was able to reduce my HbA1C from 50mmol/mol to 42 mmol/mol in 3 months and to 38 in another 6 months. This is now my new normal way of eating.
Depending on your starting point it should be very possible.
Thank you so much for your reply I will check on the link.
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Welcome to the forum @Primmy
Were you told the result of the HbA1c that got you your diagnosis? Many newcomers find it a useful clue for whether modest tweaks, or more wholesale changes might be needed to their menu and lifestyle.
You might want to sign up for the Learning Zone (orange tab above) which is packed full of bite-sized modules that you can work through at your own pace. Additionally, for a more personal take, members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter to the Newly Diagnosed - one woman’s experience of coming to terms with her diagnosis.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with your diabetes is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
That’s not to say that you have to try to avoid all those things entirely, but trying reduced portion sizes, rebalancing proportions of meals with more good fats and protein, and leafy veg; plus looking for lower carb swaps like cauli ‘rice’, or swede / celeriac mash can make a big difference to how easily your body keep your glucose levels in balance.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on 🙂
Were you told the result of the HbA1c that got you your diagnosis? Many newcomers find it a useful clue for whether modest tweaks, or more wholesale changes might be needed to their menu and lifestyle.
You might want to sign up for the Learning Zone (orange tab above) which is packed full of bite-sized modules that you can work through at your own pace. Additionally, for a more personal take, members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter to the Newly Diagnosed - one woman’s experience of coming to terms with her diagnosis.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with your diabetes is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
That’s not to say that you have to try to avoid all those things entirely, but trying reduced portion sizes, rebalancing proportions of meals with more good fats and protein, and leafy veg; plus looking for lower carb swaps like cauli ‘rice’, or swede / celeriac mash can make a big difference to how easily your body keep your glucose levels in balance.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on 🙂
Hi yes I did get told when my blood test came back,
It’s all very daunting getting your head around it and where to begin! Not much help from Practice except purchase a book calories and carbs which I have.
I am trying to reduce the amount of carbs and calories, the Nurse wants me to retest in 3 months and try to get my level down.
This site has lots of useful information which I think will be very helpful for me along this journey. Thanks
Martin.A
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Well done your GP. That doesn't always happen. Presumably your HbA1c wasn't high enough for you to be prescribed meds then?
Drummer
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I got from 91 to 47 in 80 days, by eating no more than 50 gm of carbs a day.
I did not restrict calories, or anything else just concentrated on removing all the starches I had been told to eat and fining what I could eat that was low carb and convenient.
I think that a significant reduction in blood glucose, HbA1c and often in weight as well is an indication and second confirmation of ordinary type 2. It often resolves other problems, I suspect.
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Are you willing to share what your HbA1C is as that will help people know where your starting point is.
My HbA1C is 49, when I checked my patient access records I have been pre diabetic for over a year! I had a yearly birthday check up bloods etc that’s how I found out I am now type 2, if I had known I was pre diabetic I would have done something sooner.
Leadinglights
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Ok that is not so bad, just over the threshold so with some modest dietary changes it should be very possible to get it down. Have a look at this link for some good ideas. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
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Agh! What a shame you weren‘t told! And you aren’t alone - we see this fairly often on the forum.
I just can’t understand it. I suppose it might be because ‘prediabetes’ isn’t an actual clinical diagnosis, it’s only a shorthand way of saying ‘at risk of diabetes’.
But even so it would be a really helpful piece of information to know!
Thankfully as you are just over the threshold, it sounds like your body is just beginning to struggle, and hopefully no long-term damage will have been done.
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