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<blockquote data-quote="Greyhoundwalker" data-source="post: 1969199" data-attributes="member: 499205"><p>Hi, I'm new here. 54 yr old female, was told two days ago I am prediabetic with fasting blood glucose of 5.8. The advice from the nurse was to try to lose weight, reduce free sugars and white bread/ pasta/ rice and to come back to be re-tested in 6 months. </p><p>After the excesses of Christmas I was sick of the sweet stuff anyway, it's no hardship to continue avoiding it, I don't like pasta or rice. I'd already made a half hearted attempt to lose some weight but more focused on that now (2 and a half stone to a healthy weight) Ive a couple of questions I didn't think to ask at the appointment </p><p>1. The nurse didn't mention exercise but this website does, I go to one Pilates class and two Aqua fit classes per week, done this for nearly two years and will continue indefinitely as it's keeping a back problem at bay, also I walk my dog daily. Is this enough? </p><p>2. I do like potatoes and wholemeal bread and would find it difficult to give them up entirely, is the glycaemic load of a meal still a thing? Would the impact of those carbs be less if I ate a small amount with fat and protein? </p><p>Thanks in advance for anyone who can give me advice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyhoundwalker, post: 1969199, member: 499205"] Hi, I'm new here. 54 yr old female, was told two days ago I am prediabetic with fasting blood glucose of 5.8. The advice from the nurse was to try to lose weight, reduce free sugars and white bread/ pasta/ rice and to come back to be re-tested in 6 months. After the excesses of Christmas I was sick of the sweet stuff anyway, it's no hardship to continue avoiding it, I don't like pasta or rice. I'd already made a half hearted attempt to lose some weight but more focused on that now (2 and a half stone to a healthy weight) Ive a couple of questions I didn't think to ask at the appointment 1. The nurse didn't mention exercise but this website does, I go to one Pilates class and two Aqua fit classes per week, done this for nearly two years and will continue indefinitely as it's keeping a back problem at bay, also I walk my dog daily. Is this enough? 2. I do like potatoes and wholemeal bread and would find it difficult to give them up entirely, is the glycaemic load of a meal still a thing? Would the impact of those carbs be less if I ate a small amount with fat and protein? Thanks in advance for anyone who can give me advice [/QUOTE]
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