Prediabetes symptoms and advice

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Your HbA1c isn’t “high”. Yes it’s higher than ideal perhaps but it’s not high.
Breathe.
Let the medicos do their thing and tell you what’s going on. Then look at any dietary recommendations.
 
ColinUK said:
Your HbA1c isn’t “high”. Yes it’s higher than ideal perhaps but it’s not high.
Breathe.
Let the medicos do their thing and tell you what’s going on. Then look at any dietary recommendations.
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Thank you. Yes, I appreciate it isn’t high, just increasing. The GP referred to me the diabetics programme as “someone at high risk of developing type 2” I’m not sure if that was to scare me into action. GP has said to lower my blood sugars and cholesterol through long-term diet changes and exercise (which I’m told also will lower my high blood pressure).

The plan is to drop the excess weight over the next 2 to 3 months, and then maintain a healthier life style from here on - yep, I know I should have done that before, but catching it earlier is a blessing.
 
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KenG said:
Thank you. Yes, I appreciate it isn’t, just increasing. The GP referred to me the diabetics programme as “someone at high risk of developing type 2” I’m not sure if that was to scare me into action. GP has said to lower my blood sugars and cholesterol through long-term diet changes and exercise (which I’m told will lower my blood pressure).

The plan is to drop the excess weight over the next 2 to 3 months, and then maintain a healthier life style from here on - yep, I know I should have done that before, but catching it earlier is a blessing.
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Better than my story.
I was told “well of course it’s like that because of your diabetes”.
I’d not actually been told I had diabetes and had had it for a number of years. The doctor just forgot to tell me.
 
KenG said:
Thank you, looking at this diet fills me with dread - I’m wondering how to do low carb but low residue / low fibre dieting. It looks like one almost a counteracts the other.
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Actually it was very manageable as many of the things he was supposed not to have we didn't have anyway because I am doing low carb.
 
ColinUK said:
Better than my story.
I was told “well of course it’s like that because of your diabetes”.
I’d not actually been told I had diabetes and had had it for a number of years. The doctor just forgot to tell me.
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That's ridiculous! I can't imagine how annoyed I would have been ...
 
ColinUK said:
Better than my story.
I was told “well of course it’s like that because of your diabetes”.
I’d not actually been told I had diabetes and had had it for a number of years. The doctor just forgot to tell me.
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That is terrible. I found out I had prediabetes with a text message from the GP for a medication review. I called to say I am not on any medication, and they said ”Oh, it’s needed because you have been identified as someone at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, as you are prediabetic“.
 
Have to add that the GP surgery is usually exceptionally good. I can get an appointment often on the day but certainly within two days if it’s needed. They also have no hesitation in referring on to specialists.
Yes the old GP dropped the ball spectacularly with my T2 diagnosis but he’s retired now so nothing would be achieved by my being angry about it. It happened. C’est la vie.
 
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