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<blockquote data-quote="Helen100%" data-source="post: 2446008" data-attributes="member: 549301"><p>Hi and good to find this thread.&nbsp; I was told a couple of weeks ago that I was pre-diabetic after routine blood tests (can&#039;t remember the figure at the moment) and have been giving it some thought since then.&nbsp; I&#039;m 60 and was a bit shocked as I&#039;ve been lucky to have always been fit, active and healthy...although on reflection I&#039;ve been deluding myself that I eat a healthy diet,&nbsp; When I eat a meal it is generally healthy, but a lot of the time I don&#039;t actually eat meals - I either just don&#039;t eat, or&nbsp; I eat whatever is going at the time (biscuits in the office, cake with friends, ice cream treat with daughter), and I always thought I &quot;got away with it&quot; as I don&#039;t put on weight.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got a phone appointment on Monday with my local medical centre, where I&#039;ll hopefully find out more, but in the meantime I guess it&#039;s a case of being honest with myself about what healthy eating is and cutting out all the sweet stuff, and making a point of eating regular healthy snacks - is that right? I&#039;ve been trying to do this but I&#039;m not sure whether I&#039;m eating the right kind and size of snacks, or how often I should eat.&nbsp; If anyone has got any tips I&#039;d be grateful.&nbsp; How will I know that I&#039;m doing the right thing?&nbsp; Thanks!&nbsp; Helen</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Helen100%, post: 2446008, member: 549301"] Hi and good to find this thread. I was told a couple of weeks ago that I was pre-diabetic after routine blood tests (can't remember the figure at the moment) and have been giving it some thought since then. I'm 60 and was a bit shocked as I've been lucky to have always been fit, active and healthy...although on reflection I've been deluding myself that I eat a healthy diet, When I eat a meal it is generally healthy, but a lot of the time I don't actually eat meals - I either just don't eat, or I eat whatever is going at the time (biscuits in the office, cake with friends, ice cream treat with daughter), and I always thought I "got away with it" as I don't put on weight. I've got a phone appointment on Monday with my local medical centre, where I'll hopefully find out more, but in the meantime I guess it's a case of being honest with myself about what healthy eating is and cutting out all the sweet stuff, and making a point of eating regular healthy snacks - is that right? I've been trying to do this but I'm not sure whether I'm eating the right kind and size of snacks, or how often I should eat. If anyone has got any tips I'd be grateful. How will I know that I'm doing the right thing? Thanks! Helen [/QUOTE]

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