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Pre-diabetes
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Northerner
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Hi Mags, welcome to the forum 🙂 Do you know what test results led your GP/nurse to tell you this? It may be that, whilst you fulfilled some of the conditions for a diagnosis of diabetes, you did not fulfill them all. For example, you may have elevated fasting blood sugar levels, but below those considered necessary for diabetes. Or perhaps you did an OGTT (Oral Glucose Tolerance test), and whilst this showed higher than normal levels, again, perhaps they were not high enough.
Whatever the reasons, you now have an excellent opportunity to nip this in the bid before you get a full diagnosis. I would suggest that you do, in fact, start thinking of yourself as having diabetes, controlled without medication but by modifications to your diet and activity levels. This doesn't mean that you will suddenly have to deal with a hugely restrictive diet or start running marathons! But small changes to your diet and daily exercise routines may be enough to normalise your blood sugar levels and keep you free from diabetes 🙂
I would suggest starting a food diary and writing down, in particular, the amount of carbohydrate (in grams) in everything you eat and drink. Do this for a couple of weeks, then review it, looking for areas where you might improve things by either reducing or replacing the carbs with more blood-sugar friendly items e.g. less potato, more green veg. I would recommend getting a copy of The GL Diet for Dummies, which describes a good eating plan for helping keep your blood sugar levels under control.
Please let us know if you have ANY questions - nothing is considered 'silly', and there are lots of people who would be very happy to help! 🙂
Whatever the reasons, you now have an excellent opportunity to nip this in the bid before you get a full diagnosis. I would suggest that you do, in fact, start thinking of yourself as having diabetes, controlled without medication but by modifications to your diet and activity levels. This doesn't mean that you will suddenly have to deal with a hugely restrictive diet or start running marathons! But small changes to your diet and daily exercise routines may be enough to normalise your blood sugar levels and keep you free from diabetes 🙂
I would suggest starting a food diary and writing down, in particular, the amount of carbohydrate (in grams) in everything you eat and drink. Do this for a couple of weeks, then review it, looking for areas where you might improve things by either reducing or replacing the carbs with more blood-sugar friendly items e.g. less potato, more green veg. I would recommend getting a copy of The GL Diet for Dummies, which describes a good eating plan for helping keep your blood sugar levels under control.
Please let us know if you have ANY questions - nothing is considered 'silly', and there are lots of people who would be very happy to help! 🙂
Northerner
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I just came across this article on the Diabetes UK website which might explain things more clearly 🙂
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Prediabetes-whats-it-all-about/
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Prediabetes-whats-it-all-about/
Hi, and thanks for responses. Northerner - thanks for the link, I typed prediabetes into the search box but it didn't show me that article - very interesting thanks. I'll check out the for dummies book too, but have found some great low carb recipes etc online.
I have already started on low carbs and walking daily, so hoping to avoid eating my way into a T2 diagnosis.
I use an app to record my food intake, and my exercise. I'm to be tested again in two weeks, so I'll see if it's had any impact.
Thanks again for the welcomes.
I have already started on low carbs and walking daily, so hoping to avoid eating my way into a T2 diagnosis.
I use an app to record my food intake, and my exercise. I'm to be tested again in two weeks, so I'll see if it's had any impact.
Thanks again for the welcomes.
Northerner
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That all sounds great Mags 🙂 The Diabetes UK search facility is a bit rubbish, I have found - the articles are there but often don't show up! 🙄
Hope things go well, let us know how you get on, or if there is anything we can help you with 🙂
Hello Mags55. I have just read your post and thought I might send you some information I have discovered for myself, as I cannot access diabetes support on the NHS re my pre-diabetes. Firstly, a book called Say No To Diabetes (piatkus publisher) 10 Healthy Ways To Prevent Or Reverse Diabetes. The book has lots of info on eating carbs, gi and gl tables for everyday foods, some really fab recipes and detailed ideas on daily eating plans etc. There is also a website - www.patrickholford.com
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