prediabetes

Hi, I'm a bit confused at the moment. Having posted a thread on here about failing to find a control solution for my meter to check it's accuracy a very bright person suggested that I go to a lab to simultaneously have a fasting glucose test and use the same sample to test my meter. So that it...

Greetings from rainy California! I am a woman in my early 40's with a strong family history of type I AND II diabetes, both. I guess I got double-whammied. I've had gestational diabetes in the past, but that was 20 years ago, and it went away afterwards. It also went overlooked until nearly the...

Hi , I am new to all this but I am hoping someone will have more knowledge to advise. I have not been diagnosed as diabetic but I have several of the predictive factors- overweight, in my 50's and my father developed it in his 50's. My sister was also diagnosed as pre-diabetic 2-3 years ago (in...

Greetings from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. I am 58, female, diagnosed as prediabetic, HbA1c - 37, Fasting BG - 6.0 at diagnosis. Regular GP said no worries, stop eating sweets, outside system doctor put me on metformin due to my Dad being diabetic and Mom approaching...

About 5 weeks ago I posted a thread on this site saying "confused over conflicting advice". I had just been told by my doctor that I was T2 diabetic. I had no symptoms and had undergone a simple yearly health check. Needless to say this came as quite a shock. She went on to say that I must...

Hello in the last 8-9 months or so i gained a lot of weight. Also have people with type 2 diabetes in my family, so i am very anxious about this. Im only 18 which makes things worse. So recently i got checked and my fasting blood sugar was 89 and A1C was 5.03. But HDL was 44 and protein c was...

My fasting blood glucose 6.5 from last two week,what's this means? And my random sugar level is 127 mdl,I also hand joint & muscular pain I lost almost 12 kg weight in three month,I also feel tingling on feet & hands,should I start medicine at this level?

Hello, had a prediabetes hba1c result of 45 mm in February.Due to have follow up blood test next week. Have lost 2 and a half stones since Feb. Still more to lose. Can you tell me your experiences of how losing weight and doing more exercise affected your hba1c levels.

Hi All, I've been lurking and posting occasionally for the last few weeks whilst waiting for my GP to confirm pre-diabetes or Type 2. Thankfully today she has confirmed pre-diabetes, although my blood sugars are all just below borderline. It's been brilliant to have been able to read all the...

I was told i was pre diabetic a month ago with a GP test at 6.4 borderline, I have cut out most sugary foods now. although for the first 3 weeks i was having a "treat" per week (chocolate bar or cream cake slice) I got myself a monitor 2 days ago and have been pricking myself 5 times a day and...

Hi, Would a diabetes test, find insulin resistance ? or can one miss the other ? Would be good to know because I've had diabetic tests and it came back normal, however when I eat I becomelethargic, nauseous and cant concentrate (foggy) and have developed black knuckles. All of which seems to...

I like many I'm sure have come to the point of acknowledging that there is a problem! Thankfully i am in the Pre diagnosis bracket qith a sugar level of 5.8 So having read around this forum last night till past 0300 this morning, after seing doc yesterday, my eyes are starting to open to my...

Has anyone else experienced this? I've been diagnosed pre-D for almost a year and been able to keep things within the pre-D range with a combination of LCHF diet and eventually metformin. (Was already thin and active, so that kind of advice was not helpful.) Seems like things have gradually been...

I'll start with the generics. I'm a 22 American Male. I'm obese—290 lbs., 6'3", 36 BMI. My grandfather is a type 2 diabetic who controls with light medication and a low carb diet, but does not regularly test. There's much to say but first I suppose you should know I'm a bit of a...

Hi there, I am a second year clinical science student and we are currently studying diabetes and metabolism. Part of the project is to change the common (mis)perception of diabetes. The reason I am posting is because I would appreciate if people would let me know what everyday myths they have...

Hello everyone! I've had diabetic blood tests for some years, and they've always been clear. I moved to where i live now in 2014 and not had one from the current surgery. 2 weeks ago I had a really serious reaction to a drug the doctor gave me for 'depression'. I'd had 4 bereavements last year...

For about 3 weeks I have had dry mouth and frequent trips to the loo - decided to get an accurate test meter and start tracking blood glucose - shock horror highest result 13 mmol Lowest 8.5 Started weight reducing low carb diet and within a week all results around 5.5 - given my earlier...