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I also agree it starts early in the home. My sisters both have grown up kids. One sister brought her kids up on lots of fresh fruit and veg, no junk food, and they also played lots of sports—football, tennis, swimming, skiing, basketball. They were mad for sport as both an activity and as an...

Agree, BMI is only part of the bigger picture. Waist circumference, waist to height ratio and waist to hip ratio are also important markers, as are many other things. Body fat scales are a good idea in theory but may people say they find them unreliable, at least the scales that are affordable...

Hey Q, so great you're back online. It a lonely place to be, any chronic illness does that, but you're not alone. You have the support of everyone who replied, and more, I'm sure. When you feel brave enough to get the meter out, don't be afraid to report back online, regardless of how high (or...

But he does say that maintaining the weight loss is essential to stay out of the diabetes range, doesn't he? So, if people put the weight back on they'd revert to their diabetic state, wouldn't they? I have a few issues with the definition of 'normal' weight anyway. I mean, my partner is about...

I don't think they can diagnose on just one blood test result. You need to make an appointment ASAP, though. It's always at the weekend when you can't do much about it… :-( Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Sodium should be 135-145 so you're right in the middle. Apologies for the typo. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I have my most recent blood test results that show acceptable ranges, so I'll compare your figures with what I have from the lab print out. GFR calculated abbreviated MDRD > 60 / mL Low, ideally should be >90 Serum urea level 7.9 mmol/L High, should be 3.30–6.70 Serum sodium = 140 mmol/L...

Not really talking about famine situations but our rather pampered and well fed bodies. Nobody in this country is emaciated from lack of food, unless they are anorexic or have severe illness. But people with a lot of padding can lose weight on these shakes, like the ND used. So if people are...

Thanks for your lengthy explanations, Yorksman. In other words, we can't really tell whether our bodies are in the process of breaking down body fat from our BG readings, because it may well be our livers breaking down its glycogen stores. Something like that? I'm confused by the fact that...

The good thing is that you know now rather than later. According to the medics, prediabetes means you are 'at risk' of developing diabetes in the future, but you can make changes now to get back into 'normal' blood glucose levels. Invest in a meter, any brand will do. If you are short of cash...

Very impressive! I used to have around 60g brown rice or wholewheat pasta uncooked weight before I discovered I had a problem with blood sugar. I'd be in double figures with those amounts, and I always considered my diet to be good with few vices. That's why I'm completely flummoxed by it. In...

Blimey, 30kg! If you're enjoying your food then you're going to keep any weight gain at bay. So many people can make big changes through weight loss but I don't have that option. When you say 4.8–5.2 is that after eating? Are you "reversed" in that case? You'd better keep those numbers quiet...

Bariatric surgery isn't without risks, so I'm not convinced it's a good idea as a routine treatment for diabetes. If the ND had the same outcome (we assume), then it seems a safer option that bariatric surgery, surely. BTW, Yorksman, you seem to have studied the ND experiment in great depth...

Hey Q007 The loss of your brother is still very recent and you are still at an early stage of grieving. Please give yourself the time and self-care you need to get through this. If you need more support, there are bereavement helplines and organisations that can help, so don't feel too uneasy...

I think the signs are good. You have your sugar habit to give up, and that will help. By all means eat fruit in moderation. I can manage 1 portion a day, but avoid bananas, mangoes, grapes, and tropical fruits, so stick to berries or the occasional apple if you can tolerate it. Fruit does...

No, the GP gives me no advice whatsoever. As for managing ME/CFS I've attended a specialist unit so I know what to do re lifestyle management, but I attended before I knew I had BG problems and funding for re-referral is scarce. I just have to keep on bringing the matter up with the various GPs...

Well, the thing is Yorksman, I wasn't consuming large amounts of carbs to begin with. As explained elsewhere—and at the risk of repeating myself—I'm literally housebound due to severe ME/CFS, so I need very few calories to begin with as I don't burn them up. There wasn't the scope to "cut my...

I wouldn't have called Michael Mosely 'slim'. He looked to me just a little bit rotund in that middle-aged man way. He's no Andy Murray, you could say. He had a bit of middle-age spread to lose, which is one part of the picture but didn't he have a diabetic father too? Actually, I had an...

Yes, but it all seems to depend on weight loss and the assumption that most T2s are overweight by at least 15-20%. From what I have read on this forum, many people report weight loss in terms of several stone and even those who self report as not overweight are actually at the high end of...

The problem is, for the rest of us, we don't have access to the MRI scanners at Newcastle University and we're not part of that study, so we don't really know how much fat we have in our liver and pancreas, nor do we have access to the same range of blood tests. How can we as a laypeople know...