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Alvescot333

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Hi
My doctor recently called me after a blood test
He said you are nearly boarderline diabetic
I asked what does this mean ?

He said it was nothing to worry about but my blood sugar was in the danger zone at 44 and that I had to watch what I was doing
I asked if I needed to make an appointment to see him and he said no just book another blood test is 12 months

This has left me confused and not knowing what I should do
I have stopped eating all sweet things
My husband is going mad because the Dr left us not knowing what I should do

Can someone please tell me what a high blood sugar is
And what my blood sugars should be

Thanks in advance

Ange
 

paulus1

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consider yourself a prediabetic. if you dont alter your eating it willturn into type 2. if you control your carb intake you can avoid this. your best to read upon the risks you will face it will help you to become motivated.
 
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Hi Alvescot and welcome to the Forum. You’ve made a good move coming here. Your result of 44 is an HbA1c result, a clever test which averages your blood sugar levels over the last 2-3 months, 44 is considered pre diabetic, see the levels here:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html
You’d be wise to cut carbs as a whole not just the obviously sweet things, as all carbs convert to sugar once you’ve eaten them.
To be left 12 months without assessment leaves you working blind, so you might want to invest in a blood glucose monitor and test yourself to see how well you tolerate certain meals. Home testing meters give you a snapshot result of your current blood sugar. Here are the levels to aim for:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html
Let me also tag @daisy1 who’ll post loads of useful info for you.
 
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Take heed to what your Dr has said to you, for it's an early warning to you that if you continue as you are with what you eat and your present lifestyle than your likely to cross the threshold and become classified as a Typr 2 diabetic. You are in the early stages of reaching this point (pre-diabetic) and have the oppertunity to reverse this situation if you do all the right things.
Read all that you can about pre-diabetes from this excellent site, follow a sensible low carb diet with controlled regular exercise, sports, walking, swimming, dancing and avoid all the things that you will discover can help push you towards becoming diabetic. Do things right and you'll avoid diabetes all together. Learn a little more each day and you'll soon become the master of your potertial diabetes and not its slave.
Please ask any questions that you are puzzled over and we'll all try our best to help you.
 

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@Alvescot333

Hello Ange and welcome to the Forum :) Here is the Basic Information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask as many questions as you need to and someone will help.


BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you'll find well over 235,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

The role of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.

If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.

The bad news

Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.

The good news

People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.

Controlling your carbs

The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.

There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
  • Reduce your carbohydrate intake
  • Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates
Reduce your carbohydrates

A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.

The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.

Choosing better carbohydrates

The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.

Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes.

Over 145,000 people have taken part in the Low Carb Program - a 10 week structured education course that is helping people lose weight and reduce medication dependency by explaining the science behind carbs, insulin and GI.

Eating what works for you

Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.

To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.

The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:

Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
  • Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l
Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (adults)
  • Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l
Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (children)
  • Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l
However, those that are able to, may wish to keep blood sugar levels below the NICE after meal targets.

Access to blood glucose test strips

The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
  • structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
  • self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education

Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.

You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic.

Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
Take part in Diabetes.co.uk digital education programs and improve your understanding. Most of these are free.

  • Low Carb Program - it's made front-page news of the New Scientist and The Times. Developed with 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes; 96% of people who take part recommend it... find out why

  • Hypo Program - improve your understanding of hypos. There's a version for people with diabetes, parents/guardians of children with type 1, children with type 1 diabetes, teachers and HCPs.
 

Alvescot333

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Hi Alvescot and welcome to the Forum. You’ve made a good move coming here. Your result of 44 is an HbA1c result, a clever test which averages your blood sugar levels over the last 2-3 months, 44 is considered pre diabetic, see the levels here:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html
You’d be wise to cut carbs as a whole not just the obviously sweet things, as all carbs convert to sugar once you’ve eaten them.
To be left 12 months without assessment leaves you working blind, so you might want to invest in a blood glucose monitor and test yourself to see how well you tolerate certain meals. Home testing meters give you a snapshot result of your current blood sugar. Here are the levels to aim for:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html
Let me also tag @daisy1 who’ll post loads of useful info for you.
Thanks Rachox
I have always only drunk diet pepsi and nothing else no tea or coffee
But since I have spoken to the Dr I have stopped the pepsi and stayed away from sweet things even managed no chocolate over Christmas
I drink lots of water now and fresh fruit and my kidneys are seeing the benefit from doing this
I have an appointment tomorrow just to talk over what my options are
thanks for the info I will defiantly look into this deeper

Ange
 
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Alvescot333

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consider yourself a prediabetic. if you dont alter your eating it willturn into type 2. if you control your carb intake you can avoid this. your best to read upon the risks you will face it will help you to become motivated.

Thank you
Hopefully by acting now I can bring my sugar levels down
 

Alvescot333

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Take heed to what your Dr has said to you, for it's an early warning to you that if you continue as you are with what you eat and your present lifestyle than your likely to cross the threshold and become classified as a Typr 2 diabetic. You are in the early stages of reaching this point (pre-diabetic) and have the oppertunity to reverse this situation if you do all the right things.
Read all that you can about pre-diabetes from this excellent site, follow a sensible low carb diet with controlled regular exercise, sports, walking, swimming, dancing and avoid all the things that you will discover can help push you towards becoming diabetic. Do things right and you'll avoid diabetes all together. Learn a little more each day and you'll soon become the master of your potertial diabetes and not its slave.
Please ask any questions that you are puzzled over and we'll all try our best to help you.

Thanks
I have booked an appointment tomorrow with the Dr
I have tried to reduce the sugar intake I have and I feel a little better for doing so
and I am looking in to a low carb diet to help to
Hopefully I will have more f a bigger picture tomorrow
 
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Rachox

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Thanks
I have booked an appointment tomorrow with the Dr
I have tried to reduce the sugar intake I have and I feel a little better for doing so
and I am looking in to a low carb diet to help to
Hopefully I will have more f a bigger picture tomorrow
Please don’t be surprised if your Dr poo poos low carbing. It is not NHS policy, it is relatively new thinking, but it works! I’m lucky my GP is forward thinking and is on board but a lot of NHS staff aren’t!
 

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Most fruit is high in carbohydrates (fructose). Berries in small quantities and with greek yoghurt or double cream will satisfy any sweet cravings you may have but bananas and grapes are a no no.

Welcome to the forum.
 

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dbr10

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Hi
My doctor recently called me after a blood test
He said you are nearly boarderline diabetic
I asked what does this mean ?

He said it was nothing to worry about but my blood sugar was in the danger zone at 44 and that I had to watch what I was doing
I asked if I needed to make an appointment to see him and he said no just book another blood test is 12 months

This has left me confused and not knowing what I should do
I have stopped eating all sweet things
My husband is going mad because the Dr left us not knowing what I should do

Can someone please tell me what a high blood sugar is
And what my blood sugars should be

Thanks in advance

Ange
NHS treatment - wait until the patient gets worse before doing anything about it. Completely useless.