Hi
Wendy
Trink is right
It's sometimes possible to reverse the pre-diabetic condition and avoid diabetes developing, if dealt with early.
If you get yourself a meter and some test strips. ( your doctor won't probably give you these, but they can be bought from the manufacturers websites Try "Abbott Diabetes Care". They give good service)
check your blood glucose at different times during different days , before or after meals. Keep a record of time and reading and what you ate if it's after meals. And note if you hadn't eaten in the last 2 hours.
A non-diabetic reading is between 3.5 and 5.5 before meals and up to about 6 an hour after eating.( not much more and it drops back fast.)
If you also make a few lifestyle changes, you may swing it.
Try reducing your portion sizes of starchy foods and ditching sugars altogether.( watch out for natural sugar. It may not be added, but it is sugar.) Become a label checker! above 10% carbohydrates, Don't!
Increase your exercise. Walking is ideal. Get a pedometer,again inexpensive . Aim for 10,000 steps per day.
If you live near me, I can lend you a dog to accompany you.
That may well be enough.
If you have weight to lose, try something other than the low cal/low fat route. it tends not to work too well if glucose metabolism isn't perfect. Just the chanes I've suggested may help