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- Thread starter Sugarless
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Hello @Sugarless ,
Welcome to the forum! There is loads of information on here so please free to ask us anything.
goodybags
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- Type 2
Hi @Sugarless
welcome to the forum, it’s a friendly place
hope you get some support and advice on whatever your looking for
welcome to the forum, it’s a friendly place
hope you get some support and advice on whatever your looking for
Vonny
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- Type 2
Hi @Sugarless, you're in a good place being pre-diabetic as you have every chance of reducing to levels below that. My mum was also Type 2 as is my son, and my sister has been pre-diabetic for a number of years.
Buoyed by my success at reducing my hba1c to below my hers, my sister reduced the number of carbs in her diet a few months ago and is now at 41, just below the pre-diabetic range. Hopefully with some tweaks to your diet you'll be able to do the same. Just remember that carbs are the bad guys, so anything you can do to reduce the amount of bread, potatoes, rice and pasta (plus obviously cake!) is a Good Thing 🙂
Buoyed by my success at reducing my hba1c to below my hers, my sister reduced the number of carbs in her diet a few months ago and is now at 41, just below the pre-diabetic range. Hopefully with some tweaks to your diet you'll be able to do the same. Just remember that carbs are the bad guys, so anything you can do to reduce the amount of bread, potatoes, rice and pasta (plus obviously cake!) is a Good Thing 🙂
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Welcome to the forum @Sugarless
Were you given an HbA1c result as part of being told you were at risk of developing diabetes? Those at risk usually have a result above 42, and if above 48 they get a diagnosis of diabetes.
The HbA1c checks how much glucose has stuck to red blood cells over the past 3-4 months, and the higher the concentration of glucose in the blood stream, the more haemoglobin will have been affected, so an A1c gives a sort of ‘average’ of blood glucose over that time.
As someone at risk of developing diabetes, and with diabetes in your family, it is the carbohydrates in your diet that your metabolism is beginning to struggle with. So reducing the proportion of carbohydrates in your menu can really help. 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 avoid all these things altogether, but just that you need to balance the amount and types of carbs that you are eating with your individual body’s tolerances.
Many new members also find it can be really helpful to keep a food diary for a week or two. Be brutally honest! Note down everything you eat and drink. It can be especially helpful to estimate the amount of carbohydrate in the meals and snacks to give you an idea of which foods and meals are the main sources of carbs in your menu, and are most likely to be raising your BG levels 🙂
Were you given an HbA1c result as part of being told you were at risk of developing diabetes? Those at risk usually have a result above 42, and if above 48 they get a diagnosis of diabetes.
The HbA1c checks how much glucose has stuck to red blood cells over the past 3-4 months, and the higher the concentration of glucose in the blood stream, the more haemoglobin will have been affected, so an A1c gives a sort of ‘average’ of blood glucose over that time.
As someone at risk of developing diabetes, and with diabetes in your family, it is the carbohydrates in your diet that your metabolism is beginning to struggle with. So reducing the proportion of carbohydrates in your menu can really help. 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 avoid all these things altogether, but just that you need to balance the amount and types of carbs that you are eating with your individual body’s tolerances.
Many new members also find it can be really helpful to keep a food diary for a week or two. Be brutally honest! Note down everything you eat and drink. It can be especially helpful to estimate the amount of carbohydrate in the meals and snacks to give you an idea of which foods and meals are the main sources of carbs in your menu, and are most likely to be raising your BG levels 🙂
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