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Vix2000 · 2025-11-05T16:54:11+0000

Hi everyone, and thank you for adding me. I am a 69 year old woman, I've been pre-diabetic for a number of years and have just had borderline reading so awaiting a second confirmation test. Not overweight and relatively active, but know my diet is sugar and carb heavy so going to try a radical diet overhaul. Will have a lot of questions so hope I'm not a pain!!!

lovinglife · 2025-11-05T16:55:30+0000

Welcome to the forum @Vix2000

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Vix2000 · 2025-11-05T17:03:16+0000

Thank you. Which section should I post in for advice on checking food labels in the UK please?

Pipp · 2025-11-05T17:06:25+0000

You could try the food sub-forum

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Vix2000 · 2025-11-05T17:14:30+0000

Thank you very much

grantg · 2025-11-05T17:40:51+0000

Vix2000 said:
know my diet is sugar and carb heavy so going to try a radical diet overhaul.

welcome good luck with your dietry changes. tbh i wouldn't go with total radical diet change immediately. rather a couple of wee changes at a time. white to brown bread/smaller portions etc to begin with. your body will likely be used to the higher sugar levels, and bringing them down too quickly can have an effect on focusing on things. that should pass within a relatively short time frame. All carbs all convert to glucose some faste than others with the more complex carbs taking longer to digest wholewheat vs white. a blood glucose monitor can show you some trends of what foods agree with you and which don't.

slow and steady gets you there its a marathon and not a sprint best wishes to the future.

Vix2000 · 2025-11-05T17:43:01+0000

grantg said:
welcome good luck with your dietry changes. tbh i wouldn't go with total radical diet change immediately. rather a couple of wee changes at a time. white to brown bread/smaller portions etc to begin with. your body will likely be used to the higher sugar levels, and bringing them down too quickly can have an effect on focusing on things. that should pass within a relatively short time frame. All carbs all convert to glucose some faste than others with the more complex carbs taking longer to digest wholewheat vs white. a blood glucose monitor can show you some trends of what foods agree with you and which don't.

slow and steady gets you there its a marathon and not a sprint best wishes to the future.

Thanks for the advice. I’m doing loads of research in readiness for the results of my second test next week!

grantg · 2025-11-05T17:48:54+0000

Vix2000 said:
Thanks for the advice. I’m doing loads of research in readiness for the results of my second test next week!

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/newly-diagnosed.39/ should be very handy loads of really useful info contained in some of those threads. especially the "newly diagnosed read first", "basic info for new diagnosed" and "questions to ask at clinic"

Vix2000 · 2025-11-05T17:49:53+0000

That’s great, thanks

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