Back in August last year, I was informed by the Practice Nurse at my GP surgery that I was Prediabetic with an HbA1C of 42. I was a severely overweight 57 year old man with a BMI in the high 30's. I was already on medication for high Blood Pressure and high Cholesterol. She sent me on a Diabetes Prevention Program run by ICS Health & Wellbeing, which I started early October. There was no 'selling products' or endorsements, etc, just the facts. After the first couple of weekly sessions I understood diabetes, carbs, fat, cholesterol, etc. etc. I researched both here and on the web and started LCHF in mid October.
I recently had a blood test and followed up with my GP who gave me some good news. HbA1C down from 42 to 38. Blood pressure down and medication halved. Cholesterol down from 3.3 to 3.2, statins medication halved (though I wanted to come off them altogether, he wouldn't agree to it). But more significantly I'd shed nearly three stone in weight, feel better than I have for over 30 years and not a roast potato passed my lips over Christmas!
I found the program useful and am still attending the sessions (one a month now). Perhaps it's down to who runs the sessions as to whether it's useful or not. I found it a trigger to go and find more information and take control myself, rather than be told what to do. It wasn't all plain sailing. Going low carb after a lifetime of rice, rolls, porridge, etc, wasn't easy and it felt like I had carb-flu for weeks. But now, eating LCHF comes very naturally and I enjoy it.