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That's interesting reading, I'll do some more research , I really would like to get to the bottom of this.

Ok, that's interesting, if not a tad alarming.. I am completely baffled to why my HbA1c aren't moving more dramatically, I have looked at symptoms of type 1 and I can relate to most of those listed, but isn't that always the case?! You have certainly given me a lot to think about.

Yes I do, but generally upon waking and returning home from work in the evening prior to eating. As an average at breakfast 5.8-6.1 In the evening average 5.6- 5.8 Out of interest today's was 5.8 had my standard course rolled porridge with water and a cup of tea, two hours later after a...

I'm pleased with my cholesterol levels, no intention of taking statins, its my HbA1c levels I would like to minimise further.

I drink tea, with a dash of milk, no snacks apart from Almonds I really could be a Monk!

Maybe I will have to drop it, I have stuck with it because of the Cholesterol benefits .

High Cholesterol runs in the family, I would prefer not to take statins, I appreciate that porridge is not good for BS but its good for Cholesterol, balancing the two evils I guess!

I should be able to maintain this diet summer and winter. Obviously I would like to see my HbA1c drop below where they are now, however without dropping my porridge for breakfast I'm struggling to see what else I can do to make the bigger change you mention.

Breakfast - Porridge (course ground) with water Lunch - Mackerel with following vegetables Spinach, Broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, celery, tomatoes, pepper, tofu, chia seeds, olive oil, cider vinegar ( fills a medium lunch box) plus a handful of Almonds. Evening meal - Either Salmon/...

So, just to re-cap I had some blood tests 6 months ago primary for my Cholesterol, as generally they are on the high side. The results were the following : Serum cholesterol 6.3 mol/L HDL 3.0 mol/L LDL 3.0 mol/L Triglyceride 0.6 mol/L More alarming however I was diagnosed pre-...

Thank you! I'm also using cider vinegar as a salad dressing each day. Interestingly my blood glucose levels we up by 1 today for no good reason, same diet, My only explanation is that I have been stressed with a late delivery at work?!

Sorry My headline was in reference to my HbA1c of 42 so just in the prediabetes guidelines, and I was trying to keep my blood sugars in the normal range, my apologies for the confusion. In all honesty my doctor was pretty good, we agreed to retest in 6 months for both HbA1c and cholesterol, so...

So, just to re-cap, I had a shock diagnosis of pre-diabetes when I picked up my Cholesterol test results just over a month ago, with a Hba1c of 42 mmol/mol. I say shock as I had always eaten a healthy diet, exercised, wasn't over weight. After my initial post on here and following the advice...

Thanks, well thats good news! I have to say I do feel better now that I have got over the initial shock of pre- diabetes. Hopefully with the blood glucose meter I should be able to structure a better diet. I appreciate your help, thank you .

My Triglycerides are 0.6 mol /l I don't have any guidelines, so I would welcome your help? Is that high?