Good afternoon

[doingmybest]

I was diagnosed as prediabetic last November and was offered Metformin by my GP.
I refused as I thought I could avoid full blown Type 2 diabetes by diet.
I had before the test started myself on a strict diet regime of fish salad five days a week and a bit calorie laden supper. I have not eaten/drink anything with sugar for a long time as I realised early on in the menopause that sugar would make my hot flushes worse.My reason for my diet was I wanted to loose weight as I was gaining.
Suffice to say I'm nearly 12 months into my diet and not lost a pound!
I do try to do light exercises even though I have degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis in my right knee.
I had to go for a blood test today to check my kidney function I have stage 3 kidney disease as my blood pressure medication had recently been increased by my cardiologist. I asked the nurse if the doctor had requested an hbc1 blood test as I last had one in November 2023 she said he hadn't but would put some of my blood into a separate vial and request it. As it may be refused, I have today after reading some other posts from prediabetic posts ordered myself a home testing monitor.
I am currently waiting on an appointment from the diabetic dietician which my GP had referred me to and a gym prescription.
I am looking forward to any advice or guidance on the above. Thank you.

 

[Antje77]

Hi @doingmybest , welcome to the forum.

I have not eaten/drink anything with sugar for a long time as I realised early on in the menopause that sugar would make my hot flushes worse.

What kind of foods are you usually eating?
It's not just sugar that makes blood glucose rise, but all carbs.

Here's is an informative piece by one of our members with the basics on how T2 works and how diet changes can help: https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html

As it may be refused, I have today after reading some other posts from prediabetic posts ordered myself a home testing monitor.

Way to go!

You can use it to test how different foods affect you by testing before eating and two hours after first bite. This gives a lot of insight on which foods may need some tweaking.