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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 2090901" data-attributes="member: 93179">Hello and welcome from another oldie who's just creeping up to a rather inactive 77.  I now do very little exercise and I reduced  my weight and cut my glucose levels down from well and truly diabetic  to pre-diabetic levels over a couple of months simply by cutting right down on carbs, and  as I've always eaten full fat foods upped these a little to balance the reduction in carbs.  Over the past 5 and a half years my HbA1c has varied between 40 and 43, with a couple of bumps up to 45 when I've been poorly ,in pain, or stressed.  As long as I keep within this range I'm happy and so is my GP, so I don't think you're doing too badly at all, but it is definitely worth cutting down on the carbs a bit more to stop any more upward creeps.Just take things steady and TRY NOT TO STRESS too much - I find this can create  more havoc with my glucose levels than eating a few too many carbs...  And remember your pancreas (like mine) has worked hard for you for over three quarters of a century, which is pretty good going, so allow it just a little leeway!RobbityETA Get yourself a glucose meter and test strips and then you can see what foods are best (or worst!) for keeping your glucose levels where you want them.</blockquote>

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