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<blockquote data-quote="Chronicle_Cat" data-source="post: 1937667" data-attributes="member: 486327"><p>Your husband's reaction is one of denial - it's very tempting to think that the problem will completely resolve itself and you'll not have to make permanent changes - we all hope that at the beginning. However, the truth is that you are always going to have to watch your carb intake and avoid sugar even after you bring your levels down to the normal range. Your body will always have trouble handling certain foods. Have your husband come to your appointments and have him google diabetic complications (the consequence of prolonged high levels) so he can understand why it's important to keep those levels down in the normal range. Hopefully with dietary changes, you'll never get the diagnosis. As others have stated, you are fortunate that you were caught in the prediabetic stage.</p><p></p><p>Like others in this thread, my diagnosis was a blessing in disguise. I'm so much healthier than I was previously and I feel so much better than I have for many, many years. I was fortunate to be diagnosed with a fairly low number so I've never taken medication. The additional benefit for me was that I've lost quite a bit of weight so far (a lifelong problem as I've been insulin resistant for many years.) My husband eats low carb himself about 80% of the time (he wanted to get healthier too), he's managed to lose the extra weight that put him into the slightly overweight range and is now normal weight. Both of us are so much healthier than we were 6 months ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chronicle_Cat, post: 1937667, member: 486327"] Your husband's reaction is one of denial - it's very tempting to think that the problem will completely resolve itself and you'll not have to make permanent changes - we all hope that at the beginning. However, the truth is that you are always going to have to watch your carb intake and avoid sugar even after you bring your levels down to the normal range. Your body will always have trouble handling certain foods. Have your husband come to your appointments and have him google diabetic complications (the consequence of prolonged high levels) so he can understand why it's important to keep those levels down in the normal range. Hopefully with dietary changes, you'll never get the diagnosis. As others have stated, you are fortunate that you were caught in the prediabetic stage. Like others in this thread, my diagnosis was a blessing in disguise. I'm so much healthier than I was previously and I feel so much better than I have for many, many years. I was fortunate to be diagnosed with a fairly low number so I've never taken medication. The additional benefit for me was that I've lost quite a bit of weight so far (a lifelong problem as I've been insulin resistant for many years.) My husband eats low carb himself about 80% of the time (he wanted to get healthier too), he's managed to lose the extra weight that put him into the slightly overweight range and is now normal weight. Both of us are so much healthier than we were 6 months ago. [/QUOTE]
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