NHS Preventing Type 2 Diabetes service

[Greenpatches]

That’s encouraging to hear. I’ve the double whammy of wonky blood sugars and high cholesterol, told surgery I’d pass on the statins at least until the next blood test when we’ll see what effect lifestyle/diet changes have had.

 

[geekesse]

That’s encouraging to hear. I’ve the double whammy of wonky blood sugars and high cholesterol, told surgery I’d pass on the statins at least until the next blood test when we’ll see what effect lifestyle/diet changes have had.

Hang in there. It’s a long, slow process and it takes willpower and patience to sustain the necessary lifestyle changes.

 

[Greenpatches]

Thanks, slow and steady, that’s me and so far so good weight wise. I’ve lost nearly a stone in two months.

 

[Pipp]

I’m stable (and in a good place) in terms of weight, bp and cholesterol. HbA1c was still ok last time it was done, and I must be due another one soon. Close monitoring of post meal blood sugar shows that it takes me about three to four hours to recover from carbs in a meal, rather than the two hours it should be, but I can reduce that by going for a brisk walk immediately after food.

My conclusion is that the insulin resistance remains an issue, but better lifestyle choices mean I am, at present, controlling blood sugar well enough to produce a safe enough average. Now I’m outside the danger zone of pre-diabetes, no-one is much interested.

I am sure there will be plenty of us interested in here, @geekesse .
We tend to hear from people who haven’t found the NHS courses offered to be of use. So refreshing to have a success story.
Well done!