pre diabetes

I was diagnosed as being pre diabetic in December and immediately altered my diet. I am attending a NHS diabetes course at present. I am losing weight steadily and generally feeling well if a bit tired at times. l have been doing as much exercise as possible but am limited to a certain extent...

Hi y'all, I'am a 22 year old Filipino Guy who lives in the Philippines and i wanted to share some of my experiences from the past 2 years of me having these symptoms that are VERY similar with people that has a high glucose level/s. So, at around June of 2020, i had a huge headache but the next...

Hi All, So Diabetes (Type 2) pretty much effects most members in my family. My Dad has recently been in hospital and now has to use insulin. It looks like it is only time until my Mum will be diagnosed as diabetic. I have recently tested my blood glucose in a fasted state and the result was...

Hi all, Although I'm not diagnosed with diabetes I have been experiencing some of the symptoms of late. I have recently purchased a blood monitor do check my levels daily before approaching my GP. I have taken a week's worth of fasting tests and the results generally float around 6.0 - 6.2...

Hi, I’m writing this on behalf of my dad. He‘s 64, lives on his own and was told by his GP that he‘s ‘pre-diabetic‘. His HBA1C is between 40 and 45 over the last 2 years. Since then he‘s been rather panicked with what he should be eating and „getting it down“. But what‘s the aim? Is it OK to be...

Hi, I’ve been ‘diagnosed’ with prediabities/ hyperglycaemia however my doctor also suspects that I could be something else entirely and I wanted to ask if anyone has symptoms like me? I’m a female 32, 5.5ft, 8.3 stone. I’ve been suffering from this for over 10 years. I can not eat anything...

Last summer I came onto this website for support after I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. Since most of my relatives over 60 have diabetes I was very upset but not totally surprised. I made an appointment to see my GP and got a small rise in my thyroid medication which enabled me to sustain...

Hello! At the start of the year I had my annual Hba1c test having had two Gestational Diabetes pregnancies which both involved Humilin I and Novorapid from week 8 of pregnancy with weekly increased doses. Anyway, hbA1c came back as 6.5%, right on the cusp, I wasn’t told that I was prediabetic...

3rd July 2019 is the 1st anniversary of me starting a Ketogenic diet, which has enabled me to successfully lose 4 stone. Also, I have reversed pre-diabetes and no longer have high Blood Pressure. People on this forum have been a great help and truly inspiring - Thank You! :) I tried really hard...

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 have now published an update on the following which includes some corrected medical info and can be found here ========================================== A big "Thank You" to those who host/run the Low Carb community forum and to all those on the forum who have helped me personally with advice...

So I guess I never hoped I would post on here but think I might possibly be prediabetic or maybe even type 2? I haven't formerly been tested. I remember possibly a year ago having a few of the tell tale symptoms such as increased thirst, frequent urination etc. which prompted me to buy a blood...

Hi all. My husband has recently been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. I have been on a ketogenic diet for a few years due to PCOS, insulin resistance and obesity with excellent results. He has decided to emabark on a low carb lifestyle with me. Our only concern is that he is already very slim and...

Hi. First post. I was diagnosed either diabetes last week and started to sort my food out immediately. Its been just over a week now and the last few days have been some what difficult. Tiredness, dizziness, nausea, tummy cramps, constipation then sudden dihoria. Is this normal? I...

Hi. Can someone shed any light on what is happening to my BS levels. I am pre-diabetic - fasting BG is usually between 5.8 & 6.3 and occasionally up to 6.7 and 3 hr after evening meals is between 6.5 & 7.5 and very rarely up to 8.2. I have recently had a steroid injection into my hip to try and...

Although my starving blood sugar level has hovered around the 6mmol mark for the past 12 years my doctor has now decided I should seek help. I have been enrolled on the newish govt programme 'Healthier you' run by Independent Clinical Services Health & Wellbeing. I have had my first 1 hour...

I have just been told that I am pre-diabetic, and have spent the last fortnight researching the condition. Diabetes UK pushes the low carb approach but the NHS guidelines are opposed to this, advocating eating wholemeal carbs whilst cutting back on fat. Please can someone advise me as I am...

hi all. 13 years ago, I had my first wake up call, but I hit the snooze button...I had uncontrolled blood sugar during my first pregnancy. After the birth, I dropped from a UK 18/20 dress (pre-pregnancy size) down to a 10/12 (breastfeeding & lifestyle changes). Gone for annual fasting blood...