Recent Content by GaryL-1957

Hi, Thanks for this - it's very interesting and helpful. I'll try experimenting. Just as an aside, I wonder how many other runners there are that don't realise they might be creeping towards being pre-diabetic or are already over the threshold. I hadn't given it much thought but have a good...

Hi Dan, That's really helpful, thanks. I've been low carb for a couple of months or so but only hitting 100g/day at the moment, so I need to try harder! On the muscle loss, presumably you're just doing weights regularly now? My running club has a fitness session once a week that generally...

Hi, I'm new to the forum, and to diabetes. I need some advice but before asking for that, I'm sure it would be useful if I gave my related background. I'm a 66-year-old runner: I've always run and still run competitively, to something like county level. Probably at least partly as a result, I've...

Thanks May.

Hi Paul, Thanks for getting back to me. My HbA1c was 6%, so I've only just crept into the pre-diabetes realm.

Hi, There is an article on the home-page that implies an FGT or OGTT is needed before a diagnosis of pre-diabetes can be made. My doctor has told me I'm pre-diabetic based on an HbA1c test. Is that not enough?