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Can anyone tell me what actually determines pre-diabetes please? Thanks :)

Hi, can anyone tell me why there is no target range for Non-diabetic & Type 2 on the NICE chart?

Apologies in advance for the long post! I've been pre-diabetic for a few months. I got all the kit and completely turned my diet around and lost about 10 pounds. I monitored my blood and other than first thing in the morning when it was nearly always slightly high it was invariably normal. I...

I have a couple of queries about this. My readings are nearly always normal except first thing in the morning. Some people have suggested a carb snack before bed but I have just been reading up on this and everything points to NOT having carbs before bed? Can anyone clarify this please? When I...

I was diagnosed with prediabetes almost 2 months ago and am following the keto diet plus fasting. My BG levels, because I rarely have anything I shouldn't, are 99.9% in the normal range so I'm quite chuffed. However on a Facebook forum someone said just because my BG is OK it doesn't mean my...

I haven't had much alcohol at all in the past 2 months, in fact I'm becoming a cheap date! Yesterday I went out for lunch and had two glasses of wine. I had told the waiter to give my fries to my husband but when our meals came, I thought I'd just try a few of them to see how it went as I've...

I've whinged at length on here about not being to lose weight, so I apologise for doing it yet again but I just don't know what to do next. It's been nearly two months since my prediabetes diagnosis and despite doing low carb, low carb high fat, low carb high fat moderate protein, low carb...

I've just read something on another forum stating that though sweet potatoes are lower carb they have more sugar. Can anyone clarify which is best please? Also I'm going to try cooking/cooling and reheating to increase resistant starch. Has anyone any thoughts on this too? Thanks a lot :-)

I had a late breakfast of flaxseed muffin (including Ceylon cinnamon and walnuts) and coffee with cream. I just took my blood and the reading was 4.9!! Is that too low? Surely the cinnamon can't make that much difference??

Has anyone done this and had good results? I'm getting desperate now! I have lowered my carbs to 20g, am only eating two meals a day and STILL can't lose weight. I have never wanted to lose weight as desperately as I do now but nothing is working. My blood results (other first thing in the...

Since getting my meter a couple of weeks ago my readings have been consistently good. However, this morning (and it was a late one as I had a late night) my reading pre breakfast was 6.7. Can anyone tell me why this happened please? I've read about the dawn phenomenon but this was nowhere near...

I'm sorry for going on about this but I can't lose weight and can't work out why. I am not a person who loses quickly, I know that, but 6lbs in a month is ridiculous considering the amount I was eating before...and I don't seem to have lost a single ounce in well over a week. I am testing with...

I used my meter for the first time today. I'd had some carbs but got a pretty good reading (5.5 mmol before breakfast and 6.5 2 hours later. However, I'm a bit unsure when I should actually be testing. It seems pointless testing when I'm not having carbs (not sure if that's right?) and I have...

Hi...yet another question! Got my monitor today and my husband is currently trying to set it up for me. Apparently there are three settings for low blood glucose but I'm not sure what to set it at? Can anyone help please?

I am so disappointed. I have thrown myself into this wholeheartedly and yesterday started a new tough exercise regime too so was expecting great things on the scales this morning but...zilch. Not a single ounce. I feel slimmer and I know the thing about muscle weighing more than fat but could...

To make sure I'm doing everything properly I've put all my goals into Myfitnesspal.com. I allowed myself 20% carbs, 50% fat and 30% protein. However this equates to 85g of carbs which sounds like way too much! I know everyone is different but what would be a good amount for me? I am trying...

I've been eating low-carb (ish) for 2 weeks now: no grains, no white potatoes, no sugar etc but I've only lost a few pounds. I'm not a fast loser but coupled with the exercise I've been doing I would have normally lost a bit more. I'm still having sweet potatoes, nuts & seeds so obviously what...

This will probably have you all laughing but I'm going to ask anyway! I moved to Spain just before Christmas and my diet, which is normally very good-I am gluten free, don't have much dairy and just generally try to eat well, went completely out of the window big time. I have been drinking...

Hi everyone :-) I recently had a blood test and the doc mentioned that my "sugar" was "slightly high". I live in Spain so the results are a little different : 115mq/dl (60/105) As I am over the upper limit I would say the situation is more serious than my levels just being a little high? I am...