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My experience is similar to Flane's. Low weight and BMI of 17, normal visceral fat, active and in my 70s but family history of stroke, diabetes and heart disease, plus Indian background - so many risk factors. Have lowered my HbA1c to 5.9 over 3 years with low carb and high fat diet, BUT this...

Thanks to you both, I now have a few things to try.

Hi, I need advice please on fasting blood glucose levels and HbA1c readings. I have been pre-diabetic for 3 years and in January this year decided to try to achieve 'normality' through a low carb. diet. My readings in January were 43 and 6.1. My recent Hb1Ac results were 42 and 6.0, so down a...

Thanks to both of you above and the support. I can see that there are other threads I can search to find similar experiences, such as 'pre-diabetes' 'low carb diet' and 'don't want to lose weight', to help me on my journey (and deal with the tea gift!)

Thanks people for taking the time to reply and share. I am still trying to figure out what to do next. However, I have just been sent a gift voucher for afternoon tea by my daughter, so think I need to buy a glucose monitor before I go!

I have picked up on this thread from 2017 almost 5 and a half years later, as there are similarities with my situation, plus so much more evidence exists on diet and nutrition. I am a 72 year old woman who was diagnosed with pre-diabetes in December 2020, with a HbA1c of 4.1, and attended an...