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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 1660783" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Kia ora, [USER=463733]@Jared1[/USER]. Fellow Kiwi here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Local health authorities run Diabetes Self-Management Education courses, which are definitely oriented to prediabetics also. At an HBA1c of 49 (but probably dropping - well done!) you will be entitled to go to one, if you live in an urban area? Don't go for the nutritional advice (all about low glycemic index choices - egads! - who could stand eating like that?) (few it seems), go for the blood glucose meter and the tutorial on using it. That makes the whole thing well worth it! Comes with the course. No cost, naturally, outside of the taxes you pay. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. I found the course wonderful for talking with and listening to other diabetics and prediabetics. The nurses were terrific, as they often are. And very patient with me going on about nutrition. I didn't visit this wonderful forum back then, or know about low-carbing exactly (I was just moderate carbing back then) - now I do of course. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Once you have your blood glucose meter, you can monitor your food choices, and see what works for you and your body, carbohydrate and blood glucose level wise. Also with the exercise. This is how I know, for instance, that weeding the garden does not do much for getting excess blood glucose into my muscles, but using the weed-eater sure does! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">If you are not urban, then you can get a meter through your medical centre/doctor's/via the medical centre's nurse. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">You can get test strips for the meter on prescription, if you can talk your doctor into seeing you as a special case. I am very sorry that NZ does not see eating to your meter as a standard measure (as I certainly do) but it doesn't, as yet. How you talk about it is you are using diet and exercise as your treatment method, and in order to not be one of the statistics for prediabetes developing into diabetes, you want to make a good go of it (which you certainly are already - well done again!) You can make a good case about this to your doctor, as you are literally on the border. (Or were at your last blood test.) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">And as extra encouragement - I have quite a few friends and family who have been diagnosed with prediabetes who have dropped to normal levels with even only what I see as minimal intervention on what they eat and how much they move. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Starting to read the ingredients list on bought food products, and avoiding the high carbohydrate food is the first port of call. And if you need support for making what can be a surprisingly overwhelming diet change, this forum is excellent. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I hope to meet up with you more here in this forum, Jared. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 1660783, member: 150927"] [FONT=Arial]Kia ora, [USER=463733]@Jared1[/USER]. Fellow Kiwi here. Local health authorities run Diabetes Self-Management Education courses, which are definitely oriented to prediabetics also. At an HBA1c of 49 (but probably dropping - well done!) you will be entitled to go to one, if you live in an urban area? Don't go for the nutritional advice (all about low glycemic index choices - egads! - who could stand eating like that?) (few it seems), go for the blood glucose meter and the tutorial on using it. That makes the whole thing well worth it! Comes with the course. No cost, naturally, outside of the taxes you pay. :). I found the course wonderful for talking with and listening to other diabetics and prediabetics. The nurses were terrific, as they often are. And very patient with me going on about nutrition. I didn't visit this wonderful forum back then, or know about low-carbing exactly (I was just moderate carbing back then) - now I do of course. Once you have your blood glucose meter, you can monitor your food choices, and see what works for you and your body, carbohydrate and blood glucose level wise. Also with the exercise. This is how I know, for instance, that weeding the garden does not do much for getting excess blood glucose into my muscles, but using the weed-eater sure does! If you are not urban, then you can get a meter through your medical centre/doctor's/via the medical centre's nurse. You can get test strips for the meter on prescription, if you can talk your doctor into seeing you as a special case. I am very sorry that NZ does not see eating to your meter as a standard measure (as I certainly do) but it doesn't, as yet. How you talk about it is you are using diet and exercise as your treatment method, and in order to not be one of the statistics for prediabetes developing into diabetes, you want to make a good go of it (which you certainly are already - well done again!) You can make a good case about this to your doctor, as you are literally on the border. (Or were at your last blood test.) And as extra encouragement - I have quite a few friends and family who have been diagnosed with prediabetes who have dropped to normal levels with even only what I see as minimal intervention on what they eat and how much they move. Starting to read the ingredients list on bought food products, and avoiding the high carbohydrate food is the first port of call. And if you need support for making what can be a surprisingly overwhelming diet change, this forum is excellent. I hope to meet up with you more here in this forum, Jared. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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