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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 328906" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. Yes, it's stressful having to wait for more info. I guess you don't have any blood test results yourself yet? It's unlikely your diabetes is advanced so don't panic. If you had a fasting blood test it is a reasonable test for diabetes but a GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) is done by some GPs and is slightly more reliable if you are marginal. NICE provides diabetes guidelines to define diabetes blood sugar levels. What you can do before the 27th is consider your diet and reduce your carb intake where relevant and make any carbs low-GI where you can. A suitable diet, exercise and if needed some tablets will all help keep blood sugar levels down. If your GP should suggest a typical NHS balanced diet having plenty of starchy carbs with every meal, most of us would say No as carbs are immediately converted in the body to glucose. Fats are not the enemy just keep them unsaturated where you can; they don't increase your blood sugar and neither do proteins. BTW it's generally stated that stress doesn't cause diabetes but it can increase blood sugar levels a bit so don't panic. Daisy should be along shortly to give you a lot of good general advice and links to study. Do ask if you have any further questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 328906, member: 21149"] Hi. Yes, it's stressful having to wait for more info. I guess you don't have any blood test results yourself yet? It's unlikely your diabetes is advanced so don't panic. If you had a fasting blood test it is a reasonable test for diabetes but a GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) is done by some GPs and is slightly more reliable if you are marginal. NICE provides diabetes guidelines to define diabetes blood sugar levels. What you can do before the 27th is consider your diet and reduce your carb intake where relevant and make any carbs low-GI where you can. A suitable diet, exercise and if needed some tablets will all help keep blood sugar levels down. If your GP should suggest a typical NHS balanced diet having plenty of starchy carbs with every meal, most of us would say No as carbs are immediately converted in the body to glucose. Fats are not the enemy just keep them unsaturated where you can; they don't increase your blood sugar and neither do proteins. BTW it's generally stated that stress doesn't cause diabetes but it can increase blood sugar levels a bit so don't panic. Daisy should be along shortly to give you a lot of good general advice and links to study. Do ask if you have any further questions. [/QUOTE]
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