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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Em16" data-source="post: 2197529" data-attributes="member: 517867">Hi, this is my first posted question but I've been reading lots already on here....thank you to all.  I'm prediabetic, 43 mmol, aged 50, 5 ft 2 and have always been slim.  Having seen that carbs clearly spike my blood sugar eg. 25g brown rice (added to home made keto cauliflower curry) sent my readings from 4 mmol to 9.2 at 1 hour.  Small porridge, made with almond milk and few blueberries, sent reading from 4.4 to 12.9.  It would be straightforward then:  cut the carbs.....however, I have lost a lot of weight over the past couple of weeks (at least a stone).  I now weigh 47.2 kg and I really do not want to continue to lose weight.  Also, I'm scared to further raise intake of fats as cholesterol was also 5.7.    I've just been to GP and requested another cholesterol test, an oral glucose tolerance test, C-Peptide and GAD  (information I've gleened from being on this site).  She is phoning me later .....is there anything else I should request? Many thanks, Moira</blockquote>

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