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Curryluvver

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Hello - I haven’t been diagnosed with Diabetes yet.

I had a fasting test this morning at my local pharmacy (Been feeling tired and washed out). Nothing to eat or drink from 8pm last night. I had a reading of 7.4 and the pharmacist suggested I make an appointment with my GP.

Your thoughts please. Little bit concerned.
 
That is a slightly high reading in the circumstances you state, although it could be for a number of reasons.

It would be a good idea to do as the pharmacists suggests to try and find out the reason why.
 
britishpub said:
That is a slightly high reading in the circumstances you state, although it could be for a number of reasons.

It would be a good idea to do as the pharmacists suggests to try and find out the reason why.
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I have an appointment tomorrow, but my head is spinning with thoughts of a massive change in lifestyle. I’m a real foodie, and the thought of having to live without all of my favourite things is killing me
 
Curryluvver said:
I have an appointment tomorrow, but my head is spinning with thoughts of a massive change in lifestyle. I’m a real foodie, and the thought of having to live without all of my favourite things is killing me
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Could well be your liver just dumped some glucose into your bloodsteam because you hadn't eaten. Nothing's set in stone just yet. Go to your GP, ask for a HbA1c (an average of about 3 months will tell you more than an on-the-spot reading), maybe add a request for liver and kidney function plus cholesterol, all in one go, so you get results on the whole shebang, and you know where you're starting from. IF there is a starting anything.

Being a foodie actually helps with being a T2, should you get diagnosed as one. If you know your way around meals, it's easier to adjust them. Personally, once I went low carb/high fat to treat my T2, I discovered a whole lot of foods which make my meals a lot more enjoyable. So don't panic just yet. Your results could be anything, and if something does crop up, most of it can be solved by eating stuff that actually tastes great. (Honest, I'm not just being a fanatic here. Scrambled eggs with bacon, extra dark chocolate, meat and fish, above-ground veggies, those don't sound too bad, I hope?) Maybe check out dietdoctor.com for the do's and don'ts in low carb/high fat, and you might discover some meal-ideas that tickle your fancy, whatever the results will be.

We'll be here. If you have questions, or just need support.... You know where to find us.
 
JoKalsbeek said:
Could well be your liver just dumped some glucose into your bloodsteam because you hadn't eaten. Nothing's set in stone just yet. Go to your GP, ask for a HbA1c (an average of about 3 months will tell you more than an on-the-spot reading), maybe add a request for liver and kidney function plus cholesterol, all in one go, so you get results on the whole shebang, and you know where you're starting from. IF there is a starting anything.

Being a foodie actually helps with being a T2, should you get diagnosed as one. If you know your way around meals, it's easier to adjust them. Personally, once I went low carb/high fat to treat my T2, I discovered a whole lot of foods which make my meals a lot more enjoyable. So don't panic just yet. Your results could be anything, and if something does crop up, most of it can be solved by eating stuff that actually tastes great. (Honest, I'm not just being a fanatic here. Scrambled eggs with bacon, extra dark chocolate, meat and fish, above-ground veggies, those don't sound too bad, I hope?) Maybe check out dietdoctor.com for the do's and don'ts in low carb/high fat, and you might discover some meal-ideas that tickle your fancy, whatever the results will be.

We'll be here. If you have questions, or just need support.... You know where to find us.
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Thank you so much for that comprehensive reply. Can I ask what low carb/high fat means?
 
Curryluvver said:
Thank you so much for that comprehensive reply. Can I ask what low carb/high fat means?
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Practically all carbohydrates are turned to glucose once ingested. A T2's insulin can't effectively process that glucose back out of the bloodstream again, so it just floats around there, doing damage. There are 3 macronutrients: Carbs, fat and protein. If you reduce carbs, you have to up the fats and protein (but mostly fat, as that doesn't get turned into glucose at all, and protein can be, though not as sharply and dramatically as carbs) to feel satiated and still get all the nurishment and micronutrients/vitamins/minerals you need. Fat, as an added bonus, slows down the uptake of any carbs that are in a meal, so it can slow down a sugar spike, which is preferable. Ironically enough we've been told for decades that dietary fat makes us fat. It doesn't. It's the carbs. The glucose gets stored in fat cells. And since we've all been following out-dated advice on how low fat is better, there's currently a worldwide T2 epidemic. I started to eat LCHF, and didn't just get rid of my high bloodsugars (they're now that of a healthy person without T2), I also lowered my cholesterol and dropped 25 kilo's I really needed to lose. Plus, I could stop taking T2 medication, and the statins for my cholesterol, as that's now perfectly fine too. Not to mention my non-alcoholic fatty liver and kidneyfunction. It's not a cure-all, going low-carb, but it does fix a whole lot. And still tastes good. ;)
 
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