Appointment this afternoon

Hello and welcome @Yorkietoo

It's better to know and be aware if there is a diagnosis, it's living and not knowing which can be painful mentally and physically.

Good luck this afternoon and please let us know how you get on

I hope you are feeling a little more able to cope now?

My own mother was a lesson in what not to do as a type 2, although not the worst I've had to deal with. She carried on eating sugary foods, and although her GPs upped the drugs a few times her blood sugar was rarely under control plus she suffered badly from the side effects of metformin. Poor eyesight, neuropathy, double incontinence from nerve damage (and metformin), ...

I chose not to try metformin - it suits some but my family didn't do well on it and failing to reduce carb intake tends to lead to more and more drugs over time - so I went low carb instead.
Even though I am a chocoholic I've managed to stay low carb for a year and a half so far with only a few small blips. It is doable if you think about your triggers, favourite foods etc and find good quality replacements/alternatives.
Apart from dropping potatoes, rice and ordinary bread I switched to 85% chocolate, plus cocoa at bedtime made with coconut milk & double cream with water instead of milk. I preplan for stressful days with a few low carb treats in the freezer, 'allowing' myself an extra 15g of carbs rather than just eating the extra and giving up.

Yorkietoo said:

Thanks JuicyJ you're quite right the not knowing is pretty stressful. I'll definitely let you know the outcome but I expect I'll have to wait a while for the results if past experience is anything to go by. I've already started on my LCHF regime - I like to be ahead of the game and start as I mean to go on.

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Good luck with those results. Whatever happens LCHF is a pretty healthy way to eat. You are right up front with the consequences of having high blood sugars over a long time but do balance this fear against the improvements in knowledge and treatment of type 2 that we now have.

As it’s an afternoon blood appointment you probably weren’t told to fast. Any cholesterol readings WILL be effected by this no matter what they say. Hb1ac will be fine though. If there’s any cholesterol issues with the results ask for repeat full panel fasting for 12 hrs before taking any action.
Ask whilst there about online access where you will be able to see test results. Mine sometimes come through in a day or two, depends how quickly dr signs them off and admin load them up.

Yorkietoo said:

Potatoes are probably the thing I'll miss most but I'll be looking for inspiration on here for some tasty alternatives.

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More meat and veg
Roasted turnips or radish
Mashed cauliflower (with cheese?)

Yorkietoo said:

Hello
Finally got my blood results back today and I'm prediabetic. Hb1Acwas 42 so I'm at the low end. Cholesterol was 7.2 but the good stuff was 1.9. I'm positive with the help of this site and all you fine folks on the forum I can whip this old body back into shape. I'm 5.3 and 9st 8lbs so can lose a bit of weight but will be concentrating on exercise and of course sticking to a low carb high fat diet. I've already lost 4lbs last week having already started.
Doc says part of the problem could be the stress I've had this last 2 years - lost my dad and became full time carer for my mum. Bad habits crept in and finding time for me almost impossible.
I'm having two squares of 80% dark choccie tonight - my treat!!

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Sounds to me like you're going to be okay. You'll get this under control in no time at all.
*hugs*
Jo