Boo Boo Bear
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Just been given the news I'm Pre-Diabetes & I'm just in complete shock!
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Pre-Diabetes
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Welcome to the forum @Boo Boo Bear . Sorry to hear you’ve been told that you are at risk of diabetes.
Do you have members of your close family with T2 diabetes? Have you been under a lot of stress recently? Or been taking medications like steroids? Has your BMI been creeping up over the last few years? Or has this come completely out of the blue from a regular check-up?
It can feel overwhelming, but it can also act as a bit of a catalyst to make some changes to diet and activity. Some forum members later reflect that they haven’t felt so ‘healthy’ in years, and having made changes to help with rising glucose levels has also improved other conditions they live with such as migraines or sleep patterns.
Were you told the result of your HbA1c? This is likely to be a number between 42-47mmol/mol, and can help you understand how much your metabolism is struggling with the carbohydrate content of your meals.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with being at risk of 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 doesn’t mean you have to try to avoid all if those things entirely, but making careful choices and reducing portion sizes can be hugely helpful. As can finding lower carb alternatives and swaps, like cauliflower ‘rice’ or celeriac mash.
Good luck, and keep asking questions on the forum too! 🙂
Do you have members of your close family with T2 diabetes? Have you been under a lot of stress recently? Or been taking medications like steroids? Has your BMI been creeping up over the last few years? Or has this come completely out of the blue from a regular check-up?
It can feel overwhelming, but it can also act as a bit of a catalyst to make some changes to diet and activity. Some forum members later reflect that they haven’t felt so ‘healthy’ in years, and having made changes to help with rising glucose levels has also improved other conditions they live with such as migraines or sleep patterns.
Were you told the result of your HbA1c? This is likely to be a number between 42-47mmol/mol, and can help you understand how much your metabolism is struggling with the carbohydrate content of your meals.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with being at risk of 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 doesn’t mean you have to try to avoid all if those things entirely, but making careful choices and reducing portion sizes can be hugely helpful. As can finding lower carb alternatives and swaps, like cauliflower ‘rice’ or celeriac mash.
Good luck, and keep asking questions on the forum too! 🙂
Martin.A
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Understandable, but pre-diabetes doesn't mean that diabetes is inevitable. My sister has been pre-diabetic for several years but through managing her diet, broadly along the lines that @everydayupsanddowns has outlined, has so far managed to prevent any further progression. Many regard a pre-diabetes diagnosis as a wake-up call to fix their diet, to be more active, lose some weight (if necessary) and generally embark on a healthier lifestyle, so try not to see your diagnosis as only a negative.
Gildersleeve
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It's all to easy to repeat myself. My weight is reducing. Blood pressure readings. Heart rate is good. Small portions. Moderation. Not tempted by cakes, biscuits and sweets. Mainly salad. Grains. Nuts. Fruit.
Fish and chicken. Physical exercise is difficult. But I still sit around the 6-7mmol mark whatever I do.
And then some say...if you continue to sit around 7. Though not ideal. You will be fine.
As @everydayupsanddowns has said earlier i fell into the HbA1c reading at my test within the range he suggests. 42. And i am being left alone for a year.
I will keep trying but it may be out of my control. It may genetic or my pancreas is failing for whatever the reason including age.
Glad you are here for support and advice.
Fish and chicken. Physical exercise is difficult. But I still sit around the 6-7mmol mark whatever I do.
And then some say...if you continue to sit around 7. Though not ideal. You will be fine.
As @everydayupsanddowns has said earlier i fell into the HbA1c reading at my test within the range he suggests. 42. And i am being left alone for a year.
I will keep trying but it may be out of my control. It may genetic or my pancreas is failing for whatever the reason including age.
Glad you are here for support and advice.
s'nic
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Welcome to the forum. I'm prediabetic here too, I hit 42 on the test.
I've lost a lot of weight and reduced the sweet stuff and the carby stuff, but like Gildersleeve am on an annual blood test, so will not know how well I do til next year
I've lost a lot of weight and reduced the sweet stuff and the carby stuff, but like Gildersleeve am on an annual blood test, so will not know how well I do til next year
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