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<blockquote data-quote="KennyA" data-source="post: 2568349" data-attributes="member: 517579"><p>Hi and welcome to the forums. You're right - there is a lot of conflicting information around and it can be very difficult to separate the useful from the problematic. "Prediabetic" was said to me years ago and I didn't understand it either. Surely, I thought, you're either diabetic or you're not? </p><p></p><p>What prediabetic generally means (simplified) is that your blood glucose is no longer in the normal range (38-42) which is where almost all non-diabetic folks are. This is checked by a test called the HbA1c. To be judged prediabetic you will be in the 42-48 range. At 48, the medics will say you're diabetic. </p><p></p><p>This means you're at the point where you can do something about it and achieve quick results. If you read around on the forums you'll see that a lot of people here (me included) have had great success with low-carbing. You may need to rethink some assumptions about what healthy food looks like: unfortunately the official advice for the last 30 years has been to eat lots of carbs, and call this healthy eating. Personally, I've come to realise that many of us simply cannot handle this quantity of carbohydrate/sugar and our systems suffer. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck. This forum is a great source of support and advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KennyA, post: 2568349, member: 517579"] Hi and welcome to the forums. You're right - there is a lot of conflicting information around and it can be very difficult to separate the useful from the problematic. "Prediabetic" was said to me years ago and I didn't understand it either. Surely, I thought, you're either diabetic or you're not? What prediabetic generally means (simplified) is that your blood glucose is no longer in the normal range (38-42) which is where almost all non-diabetic folks are. This is checked by a test called the HbA1c. To be judged prediabetic you will be in the 42-48 range. At 48, the medics will say you're diabetic. This means you're at the point where you can do something about it and achieve quick results. If you read around on the forums you'll see that a lot of people here (me included) have had great success with low-carbing. You may need to rethink some assumptions about what healthy food looks like: unfortunately the official advice for the last 30 years has been to eat lots of carbs, and call this healthy eating. Personally, I've come to realise that many of us simply cannot handle this quantity of carbohydrate/sugar and our systems suffer. Best of luck. This forum is a great source of support and advice. [/QUOTE]
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