pre-diabetes

My GP called me in after a routine blood test and told me I am almost pre-diabetic, with a fasting blood glucose level of 6 (mmol/l presumably). I've since been scouring the internet to see what this means and it looks as though if I'd been in the US I'd fall into the prediabetic range (no...

Hi all! I just started my second week of Ozempic and today I have not felt hungry all day. Is it safe to skip eating completely today? Last week I stopped all sugar and carbs, and stuck to green leafy veg, meat, Greek yogurt and berries. Lost 7 kg over the week and Glucose is 4.6 this...

I want to understand what's the first thing I do. I'm worried I maybe be eating the wrong thing and what is the right thing to eat. Do I now eat like a diabetic does. On the text it advised me that I could develop type 2 diabetes. Now I've recently been diagnosed with vertigo and have...

Peter Attia, MD is one of the most brilliant physicians I've come across in my online wanderings on the topic of metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Did you know that insulinema, or high insulin levels, precedes pre-diabetes and diabetes by a decade but physicians do not typically check the fasting...

Hey everyone! So, a quick little background on myself before I start: around November last year (2017) I started feeling pretty unwell in general with just regular low moods, constant fatigue, etc etc. At the time I was in Fifth Year in school (Lower Sixth Form for the UK) and figured I was...

Hello, This post is about my 8 year old son. My son recently had a blood test, the HBac1 and it should slightly high sugar levels (6.3). The doctor ordered more tests, in particular the flashing blood test. My son did this and his fasting blood test was (6.1)... I’m assuming that’s...

Hi, Have recently be diagnosed as pre-diabetic and have not really received any advise from my GP. I have been enrolled onto a Diabetes Prevention Course and am attending but still feel bereft of information - I like to have as much info as I can get my hands on to make informed decisions as...

Hi friends, I was watching tv with my kids and accepted a little piece of cake and some pork jerky (which will have some sugar in it). I know that's not optimal, but it was tiny amounts. I did a quick test (probably about 1hr after eating) and was 8.9. That's a bit higher than I'd expected, so I...

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Copied from an article on the ModernMedicine Network site. (I am finding lots of interesting videos and articles on this site. To view the one I quote below you have to subscribe, but it costs nothing.) "Thwarting the progression to diabetes Weight loss and increased physical activity can...

Hi all, I am being tested for PCOS as a scan, and then follow up scan, show cystic ovaries. My bloods came back with HbA1c level as 40 mmol/mol which is within normal range (although, for me, worryingly close to pre-diabetic). My doctor is being great and has referred me on to a gynea but as...

Hello, I'm fairly new to these forums but was diagnosed with pre-diabetes some years ago. I've been inspired by the advice here and have recently adjusted my diet towards lower carbs. So far I haven't seen any reduction in my HBA1c level, but this may be because I need to take the carbs even...

Hi all! I’m 32 weeks pregnant, and I’ve been diagnosed with gestational diabetes for about a month. I was referred to a 2 hour glucose test on account of family members with type 2 diabetes. My 2 hour result was well within the normal range (5.8), but my fasting sugar was just over the limit in...

The pollen season is here in force and, along with the sneezing and sore eyes, I have noticed that my FBG and general levels through the day have increased quite a lot. Does anyone else with hayfever have the same response? :confused:

Hi - my 1st post here, very pleased to have found this group. I went to my GP a couple of weeks back as I'd been feeling generally unwell (not severe) and had some concerns about my circulation as I often wake up with tingling in my fingers and I've suffered from temple pressure for many years...

Hello I am after some advise before my blood test tomorrow please - in November 2015 my 1ac test came back at 46, pre-diabetic, but for some reason I was not explained by the Doctor how serious this could be, I was just told to keep an eye on it as it could develop into Diabetes in a few years...

Hi, I'm new here. I've been suffering from chronic fatigue, and my GP did a number of tests. Almost everything came back negative except severe vitamin D difficiency and blood sugar right at the top end of the pre diabetic level. I've been given Vitamin D therapy, but not given much advice yet...

I've had a sweet tooth all my 53 years. I was diagnosed pre-diabetic six years ago. And for the last six years the pattern has been: 1) I incrementally improve my diet... 2) I return for another A1c test (hopeful that I've "moved the needle" a little bit).... and 3) I'm STILL about 6.2%. It has...

Hello all, I'm maxine. i live in new york state. i'm 70 yrs. old and about 6 mos. ago was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. my A1C was 5.9. This was the first time in my life i ever thought about diabetes! I was quite alarmed altho dr. said most ppl would be very happy with 5.9. i looked at my...

Hi I am trying to understand my blood tests and sugar levels. I eat fairly healthily, am not over weight, but I do graze, and always have. My blood tests, as measured in HbA1c, come out at 4.9 so I am told I am pre-diabetic and very nearly diabetic. My own blood tests, with a Contour next test...