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Eliminating cake and chocolate is I suggest reducing carbs. Eliminating Potatoes and Bread is again, unless I am mistaken also lowering carbs. I therefore fail to see how I have ignored peoples advise. I have also discussed the very low carb, high fat diet with my GP and they have told me it...

I'm new to all of this, pre-diabetic and certainly still eating what I like [except cake, chocolate] with some moderate reduction in carbs [potatoes/bread] sort of following a lower carb mediterranean diet with plenty of veg, fruit, nuts, cheese, olive oil. But, but but after years and years...

Just modified my breakfast from 1 Oatix with chopped Nuts which was giving me readings of about 7.0mml 1.5 hours afb and for the last few days tried yogurt and berries. The first day added Olive Oil [to delay Gastric emptying] and my readings were: 6.3 1hr afb/ 6.7 1.5hr afb / 7.0 2 hrs afb...

Many thanks for your replies - just to add a little more confusion to the mix. I normally take Bisoprolol [beta-blocker] when my wife gets up for work at 6.30am but stay in bed for a few more hours. She is on holiday today and we got up later and as a result I took the tablet 2 hours later at...

Thanks for your replies. I don't disagree with the comments about reducing carbs and I have made some effort [in fits and starts] to reduce them. I genuinely do feel I am somehow wired different to most people though because so many things make no sense and seem to have an opposite effect to...

I was diagnosed as prediabetic a while ago and although I have always exercised and I am only slightly overweight I have mostly disregarded the advise regarding carb reduction and consequently seen my reading progressively getting worse over time. My main issue is fasting sugar levels which have...

Yes with gravy - you making me feel guilty now! My Doctor told me to restrict carbs to 150g/day so have been allowing 45g breakfast/ 35g lunch and the rest for dinner. Sunday dinner is the exception rather than the rule and I don't snack between meals. I explored low carb diets but the...

Hi. Thanks for your input. Yes, although I have lost weight I still have about another 12-14 lbs to go to get to my 12 stone target. I am not on the Keto diet - just observing that a low 45g carb breakfast of oats see's my readings over 8 at 2 hours, whereas a dinner with potatoes. meat...

Hi Hoping someone will have some advise for me. Was told about 2 years ago was pre-diabetic and to be honest after some initial action regarding diet and exercise I then slipped back into my old ways and really did nothing about it. In January I started taking my blood readings again...

I keep reading articles and postings on this forum about reducing Carbs but this is a problem for me I think. I have reduced carbs- not a lot- but after a low carb meal exercise becomes a major problem for me. Twice now in the last 10 days whilst doing aerobic exercise [about 10 minutes in]...

After a HbA1c of 43 I was told I was pre-diabetic about a year ago but have not really done anything about it. Recently after buying a monitor and started taking readings I have been taking things more seriously. I have lost 6lbs in the last 4 weeks although I am not too over weight anyway. My...

HI. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but new to all of this so apologises in advance. After a HbA1c of 43 I was told I was pre-diabetic about a year ago but have not really done anything about it. Recently after buying a monitor and started taking readings I have been taking things...

I am really confused. I am prediabetic [but only just right on the margin]. I have been taking readings for about 3 months or so and getting variable readings on different days from exactly the same meals - sometimes very high [9-11] and other times lowish [less than 5.5]. I realise mood...

Hi This is my first post. I have been recentky told by my GP that I am pre-diabetic with a hbc1a reading of 43. The GP says I should restrict carbs - not low but limit of 50g per meal [150 a day]. That seemed reasonable until I started looking at labels. The problem is I am not over weight...