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Deb.1973 · Jun 4, 2016

So a couple of weeks ago I posted about waiting for results of tests, I had an hba1c of 47, one fasting blood glucose test of 6.9 and now one of 5.9... Classing me as pre diabetic. An appointment was made for me with the diabetic nurse, who agreed with the doctor, not your typical type 2 diabetic, this is because I'm 42, and not massively overweight, I have about 5lb to lose to have a BMI of 25. So the nurse gets snarky when I say I have a monitor, and advises the nhs won't pay for strips, I wasn't asking them to. Then she goes on to say I do have high readings, 90 minutes after eating 11.3, 12.7 etc... Morning levels before eating are around 7.5 to 8.5, so I guess not too bad. The advice I was given was to eat 3 meals a day and if you must snack have a fun size banana... My mums diabetic so is my dad, and they've always been told to eat little and often to keep blood sugar steady... What should I be doing? I have to admit my experience of the diabetic nurse was not a good one, I kind of felt like I was wasting her time. Thanks in advance for all advice

Brunneria · Jun 4, 2016

Hi and welcome.

You may have sneaked under the diabetes diagnosis by a whisker, but only by a whisker. Pre-diabetes is in the 42-48 range, so you were right at the top. Plus if you are getting fasting readings at home, of 7.5-8.5 then they put you in the diabetic diagnostic range. I am surprised your nurse didn't pick up on that.

Sorry if this comes as bad news to you.

However, you can look on it as excellent news, if you like. You now have a few months before your next test to get a firm grip on this thing and potentially delay or avoid T2 for years. It is perfectly doable, as shown by the many success stories we get on the forum.

- but that means some lifestyle changes. Your after food readings are higher than I would be happy with, if it were me. Have a read of this website www.bloodsugar101.com for all the reasons why. And post dinner readings like that suggest that you are eating more carbs than your body can comfortably tolerate.

Have you heard of lower carb eating? It runs the full range from a few less carbs, to low carb, to VERY low carb, but we simply cut back to the level that our bodies tolerate. If you have a meter already, you have all the equipment you need, so just test before you eat and two hours later, and if your bg has risen more than 2mmol/l then you need to cut/reduce the portions or switch from the carby foods that caused the rise.

Hope that helps!

Oh, and that advice to eat a banana - bin it! Bananas are full of sugar and are quick release. Until you have tested one with your meter, I would avoid tropical fruit.
If you want low carb snacks that will help you last til your next meal, then these are better choices:
http://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/snacks

Deb.1973 · Jun 4, 2016

Brunneria said:
Hi and welcome.

You may have sneaked under the diabetes diagnosis by a whisker, but only by a whisker. Pre-diabetes is in the 42-48 range, so you were right at the top. Plus if you are getting fasting readings at home, of 7.5-8.5 then they put you in the diabetic diagnostic range. I am surprised your nurse didn't pick up on that.

Sorry if this comes as bad news to you.

However, you can look on it as excellent news, if you like. You now have a few months before your next test to get a firm grip on this thing and potentially delay or avoid T2 for years. It is perfectly doable, as shown by the many success stories we get on the forum.

- but that means some lifestyle changes. Your after food readings are higher than I would be happy with, if it were me. Have a read of this website www.bloodsugar101.com for all the reasons why. And post dinner readings like that suggest that you are eating more carbs than your body can comfortably tolerate.

Have you heard of lower carb eating? It runs the full range from a few less carbs, to low carb, to VERY low carb, but we simply cut back to the level that our bodies tolerate. If you have a meter already, you have all the equipment you need, so just test before you eat and two hours later, and if your bg has risen more than 2mmol/l then you need to cut/reduce the portions or switch from the carby foods that caused the rise.

Hope that helps!

Oh, and that advice to eat a banana - bin it! Bananas are full of sugar and are quick release. Until you have tested one with your meter, I would avoid tropical fruit.
If you want low carb snacks that will help you last til your next meal, then these are better choices:
http://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/snacks

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, I will check out the two links. Not sure whether I caught the nurse on a bad day, but I definitely left her office yesterday feeling more than a little confused... And not very supported...thank you again!

KevinPotts · Jun 4, 2016

Deb.1973 said:
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, I will check out the two links. Not sure whether I caught the nurse on a bad day, but I definitely left her office yesterday feeling more than a little confused... And not very supported...thank you again!

@Brunneria always responds with care and great advice

If you enjoy reading and want to get an even better understanding, I recommend the following:

1.Michael Moseley - 8" Week Blood Sugar Diet"

2. Phinney & Volek - "The Art & Science Of Low Carb Living" - probs the best book in the market IMHO

Diagnosed 13/4/16: T2, no meds, HbA1c 53, FBG 12.6, Trigs 3.6, HDL .75, LDL 4.0, BP 169/95, 13st 8lbs, waist 34" (2012 - 17st 7lbs, w 42").

2/6/16: FBG AV 4.6, Trigs 1.5, HDL 2.0, LDL 3.0, BP 120/72, 11st 11lbs, waist 30" (2012 - 17st 7lbs, w 42").

Regime: 20g LCHF, run 1 mile daily, weekly fasting.

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