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Thanks for taking the time to reply in such depth, very informative.

Yes, I'll keep an eye on things, it's been a great wake-up call. While I have been low carb for a while, I was definitely eating way too much sugar without really paying attention to it (4 or 5 portions of tropical fruit a day + 1 or 2 Burmese sweet teas + all the sugar Thai people tend to add...

I took another morning reading this morning, 79! Firmly in the normal range. While that's great news, I don't even know whether to think I am prediabetic or not now. I have been extra careful for a week, can this be solved so quickly? It seems crazy!

Yes, maybe half an hour or so.

Thanks, good idea. I have read in some places that it takes months or even years to make the transition, and that the literature from paleo experts is really quite over-optimistic on this... I have a low carb diet, but not VERY low carb. I mainly fuel with fat before races though (nuts...

I was diagnosed with prediabetes last Sunday because of a reading of 102 (sorry I'm not sure what this is in the more commonly used measurement in the UK). I bought a meter to find out more about what triggers me. Saturday morning, my fasting blood sugar level was 100. OK, all made sense so...

Thank you. Heat and starting too fast all sound familiar... I think that because I was diagnosed last week, I was almost looking for symptoms, to be honest. It's really scared me and put me off balance. I had a great recovery run today and felt wonderful, so I think I'll be fine. Are you...

I am no diabetes expert as I have just been diagnosed myself, but I can make running suggestions :) It's great that you have decided to start running. It's a wonderful, therapeutic form of exercise, and the freedom it affords makes it very attractive for many of us: no timetable, no gear apart...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with prediabetes last week (not very severe, but I need to be careful as my mum has type 2) and I am a casual runner. I used to take gels before and during races but realised this weekend that they are full of sugar and carbs, so I stopped using them. I had a race...

It's weird, the Thai doctor said over 100 is prediabetic, and I showed the results to my Australian doctor friend who said the same thing. Do you think there are different official limits in different countries? That's possible, right? In a way, I'm glad the limit is low, as I can keep a good...

I really appreciate you taking the time to write a reply, thank you so much. I went out to buy a meter yesterday. My fasting blood sugar was 102 on the day I got diagnosed, and 100 this morning, so perhaps getting better already (although I guess it fluctuates a lot). I didn't have any of the...

Thank you!

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with prediabetes a few days ago and I am determined to turn things round! It was a big shock and disappointment because I am healthy in many ways, which makes it hard to "make a fresh start" as advised. I have a normal BMI, I eat well (low card already, lots of veg...

I guess this was the wrong place! I will post again in Newly Diagnosed...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with prediabetes a few days ago and I am determined to turn things round! It was a big shock and disappointment because I am healthy in many ways, which makes it hard to "make a fresh start" etc. I have a normal BMI, I eat well (low card already, lots of veg -...