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xxnicolaxx

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after having a fasting glucose test (due to gd 2 years ago) i have been told by my doctor i am in the pre-diabetic range (6.5). he did not seem at all concerned and just said to have another test next year, but i thought i would read up on things. I am not overweight (9st7) but have not been particularly active since having my son and am a bit of a comfort eater.

I am glad to have found this forum and look forward to finding out how to manage this condition and hopefully prevent its progression. I am thinking of following a low gi diet and would welcome any suggestions on recipe books and any other advice in general.
 
Hi and welcome, plenty of info here on low gi food and lower carb recipes, have a looksie.

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No problem, think there is a topic headed food and nutrition.

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Hi

it's a shame that your doctor didn't seem concerned. Obviously, having pre diabetes is something about which there should be concern as it will have a bearing on your future well being.

Luckily you have the instinct to find out more in spite of the doctor's laissez faire approach.

It is great to know that you are pre diabetic because it means you can get a head start and begin to make some changes that may delay the onset of type 2 for a good few years, or if not that, then at least keep the type 2 in a very well controlled range for many years. So, you are doing the right thing by taking an interest at this stage.

Here on the forum there are many differing opinions and approaches to controlling Blood Sugar so there's lots of research for you to do. Obviously how far you take things at this stage is up to you, but you may want to start thinking about your diet/ weight and exercise. I was also about 9st 6 on diagnosis (type 2) but less than 6 months later I was a stone lighter due to diet and exercise changes.

I had been told I had Impaired Fasting Glycaemia 10 years ago, but like you, I was given no advice about what that might mean for my future and how I may take steps to mitigate the damage that raised Blood Sugars can do over long periods of time. I really wish I had known then what I know now. I would have taken action a long time ago, and I may not yet have been diagnosed with type 2.

Good luck with your research and I hope you do make some changes. It's great that you have this window of opportunity.

best wishes

CathyN
 
xxnicolaxx said:
I am thinking of following a low gi diet and would welcome any suggestions on recipe books and any other advice in general.
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That's a very good first step and, if you increase your exercise with some extra walking everyday, you'll find that helps to drop your BG levels. I was 6.5 for years and the doc never said anything. Then all of a sudden I was 9.8. I eat low GI foods, pulses, barley and other whole grains and do 2 x 15 mins per day and I'm back in the 5s again. You haven't got far to go.
 
thank you all for your comments. it is reassuring to know there are people here who are so prepared to offer support and advice, and as i learn more i hope i will be able to do the same. :D
 
My last MOT blood test was about 4 years ago. My latest was about 3 weeks ago.

4 years ago I was told everything was normal except my cholesterol was 7.6 and I was put in Simvastatin at 40mg per day.

I was also told that I was just about to become a Type 2 diabetic and to 'take care of my diet and exercise more'.

That was it. No mention of any websites or diet sheets.

I was 10 stone then and had never had to watch my weight so it didn't really sink in at the time.

4 years on I am now diabetic Type 2. Apparently I am just over the lower limit of Type 2 and I thought it could be reversed.My weight has shot up to 15 stone and I had a diagnosis of Emphasyma 2 years ago which has inpaired my exercise big time which I have to get over somehow as exercise is crucial in managing COPD.

I had my blood test on the Tuesday and Wednesday morning my doctor rang and said she wanted to discuss my blood test results. I thought she was going to say my cholesterol was through the roof but when I saw her she told me about my diabetes.
My cholesterol is now 5.2 which I am happy with. Simvastatin obviously works....

So now I have COPD and diabetes Type 2. I can only grasp my ever increasing knowledge from this fine site and lose some weight...Monitor my blood as much as I need to. My main concern is weight loss.It will help my breathing and help with my diabetes.

Might sound a bit strange but my diagnosis was a blessing really.
 
zolabud said:
I was also told that I was just about to become a Type 2 diabetic and to 'take care of my diet and exercise more'.

That was it. No mention of any websites or diet sheets.
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Well the NHS only has about 1.4 million employees. How do you expect anyone to find the time for that? :-)

You are right though, these things can act as a spur to make changes. I had a heart problem in the 'very severe' category and was told that if I was careful, I could live with it. But, it disappeared altogether within a few years, much to the surprise of the cardiology team. Now I have diabetes and am losing weight, eating better and becoming much more active. I know couldn't have carried on as before but it took a diagnosis to make me make those changes. I had developed osteoarthritis in my ankle so it made the question of exercise a little more problematic. Going for long walks was out of the question. But, once you put your mind to these things, you can work out a solution. Somehow, you find a way to break the viscious circle.
 
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