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Thank you so much! I understand now

Oh thank you! This is very helpfu. By 2 mmol, do you mean, say, 6.5 mmol to 8.5 mmol is 2 mmol higher or is it 6.5 mmol to 6.7mmol is 2 mmol higher?

Thank you for your advice. So do you test yourself just before you eat, eat your meal and then set an alarm to test 2 hours afterwards? Then ideally what should the results show , below 6?

Start a new thread so the main people on here like Kenny can help you. Have you been offered the Diabetes Prevention Course? It’s very frightening isn’t it. I’ve got use to my new diet now but I think I need to be even stricter. I’m just sick of feeling exhausted all the time and I want to...

Wow! That’s a really good video. My fasting levels are still from 6.2 to 7.2 so I’m going to really cut down on carbs even more!

Thanks Kenny, you’re so helpful

Great advice Melgar. Thank you. It sounds like this site could be more useful than the healthier living diabetes prevention course I’m going on. I guess it all depends on the coach you get. Trouble is there are just SO many diets on line or diets friends or people I know telling me I must do...

P.S. my previous reply should say GP not go

Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m now using a meter. No, I haven’t started statins. Interesting that maybe had that effect on you. Oh go not bothered at all, just text me a letter and that I could join diabetes prevention course. When I said I wasn’t coping well and still feeling shaky I was...

Thank you! You’re all so helpful particularly at a time when im finding this diagnosis of pre diabetes so hard and my body is really reacting to cutting out sugar and lowering carbs, so thank you all of you!

Thank you for all your help Kenny

Hi Admin sorry to be a pain but I’ve just joined. I started a thread and it just won’t let me reply to these wonderful people that have helped me. It says inappropriate elements or spam also, I just can’t see where or how to contact an administrator, please could you explain Thank you so...

Hi Kenny Thank you SO much for your wonderful reply. So helpful and so much advice there for me. I thought I replied yesterday but know I look there is nothin there. Weird. How long did it take you to feel better? When you first cut out sugar and carbs. Thanks Jo

Hi I am Jo, a 58 year old retired Primary teacher. I’ve just been diagnosed with pre diabete. My HCa1 test was 46. I had the test because I am so exhausted, often feel and shaky. I have drastically changed my diet and am making sure I swim 20 lengths each morning. I have been doing this for...