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Message: <blockquote data-quote="meganne" data-source="post: 324355" data-attributes="member: 51121">Hi, I'm Meganne.  I joined this forum yesterday, as I believe I may have prediabetes.  I have had thrush on and off for years, and also my blood pressure was higher than normal, and I was gradually putting on weight.  About two months ago I decided enough was enough.  I have tried various diets in my life and have lost weight and then put on twice as much!I decided to cut out refined sugar (I was always a chocoholic, ice creamaholic, full sugar coke addict, dessert and sweet addict).  I also cut out processed food.  I refused to buy anything whose ingredients looked like a science experiment.  I buy organic as much as I can.  I have organic plain yoghurt sweetened with a little stevia, and drink PLJ in sparkling water sweetened with a little stevia.  I even make my own ice cream using stevia instead of sugar.  I'm losing weight slowly, and am not experiencing so much thrush itching.  All good!I went to my doctors over a week ago for a prescription review, and I told him about my diet change, and how my blood pressure was lower now, and that I still needed some cream for the itch, but that my symptoms showed improvement.  He decided to do a blood test foe glucose and cholesterol, my first ever tests for this!  I was so surprised and disappointed that my fasting glucose test was 7.4!  I dread to think what it would have been three months ago!  I had a re-test a few days after and it's still 7.4!  I am away from home at the minute until the end of November and I have made an appointment to see him on my return.  He advised me to avoid refined sugar, which is what I've been doing!  He advised me to see a doctor in Coventry if I felt unwell before then.I have the yeast infections, and am more tired than I used to be,and sleep for longer, but I am 61.  My thirst has not increased, and I'm rarely hungry after meals.  I have decided to get a monitor and see what's going on here.  I'm also starting to exercise a bit.  Am I doing the right things here?   :?  :?:</blockquote>

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