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I think this is what I have to do to get my blood sugars down. They always go way up high after eating bread, potatoes, white rice and pasta, all my favourites. Doctor gave me a prediabetes pamphlet that included carbs in every balanced meal, even suggested baked beans on toast for...

Everyone thank you so much for taking the time to send me your replies. I really appreciate your advice. Think I will follow the guidelines in here and aim for lower. I had to ask as I looked at three different sites (here, AMA, Blood Sugar 101) and all had different answers to the question I...

Hi All My doctor told me I am prediabetic but dont need to test my blood sugars. I disagree. I want to test them everyday to prevent getting Type 2 diabetes (strong family history), plus get them down as much as I can to avoid things like heart attack (I've been reading Blood Sugar 101 and I...

Thankyou so much you two! Your feedback means a lot to me. I've made dietary changes and more to come. Bread is not my friend, esp the white stuff. Weight loss is a struggle but I won't give up. Enjoying the walks and will return to the gym in the new year. Testing my bsl still trying to...

Hi, this is my 1st post in here. Forgot to ask my GP this but with diet & exercise, am I able to get my blood sugars back to the nondiabetic range? I don't just want to prevent getting T2, I want to go back to being "normal" again, is this possible? Strong family history and also need to lose...

Thankyou SWUSA! Trying to get it back to nondiabetic range if that is at all possible

I cook once, eat twice i.e. I don't include carbs for dinner & I don't sulk about it either lol as I put it away for lunch the next day and allow myself carbs for breakfast and lunch. I also walk at least 10mins after every meal esp if meal contains carbs and this lowers my bsl to the normal...

6.1, prediabetic, is this good?

Try sourdough! 1 thick slice then test 1 then 2 hours afterwards, it's a godsend to me [emoji5]