Pre diabetic

I am not a doctor but as far as I know, saying 6.2 is prediabetic is jumping the gun a little. 6.2 is not particularly high and getting a single fasting reading is like taking your blood pressure once. Some days it's higher and some days it's lower so maybe it was just a bad day. A glucose tolerance test is a much more accurate indicator.

EDIT: Sorry the above assumes it was a fasting BG, not HbA1c. I suppose it probably was HbA1c which does mean you're prediabetic.

Even if you are prediabetic, don't panic. There is a huge difference you can make, especially if you start early, as to how fast it progresses or even in some cases reverses.

Please don't worry! If you have recently lost weight then give your body time to recover. The HbA1c is influenced by your blood sugars from several months ago, and if you were insulin resistant before you lost weight then that may reverse in time.

Diabetes is not about the short term but the long term. You don't have to figure it all out this week. Keep reading and learning. Different approaches work for different people, and you have to see what works for you. You may want to get a glucose meter to see how different things affect your body, but at this stage I wouldn't rush.

Nick jones13 said:

I have lost that much weight know look unhealthy and I'm uncomfortable with the way I look and don't want to loose anymore weight.

Click to expand...

Losing weight is also a symptom of T1/LADA, so I'd want to check that this is not what's happening. Ask your GP whether this is a possibility, as though T2 is more common among older people you need to eliminate the chance that you are just not producing enough insulin. (There are antibody GAD tests and also c-peptide tests which measure the amount of insulin you produce.)

Nick jones13 said:

Hi guys I have just been told I'm pre diabetic with blood reading of 6.2 am I doomed or is it possible to stay below the diabetic range. I am slim which isn't the norm with type2 and don't eat unhealthily any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Click to expand...

Hi @Nick jones13 and welcome to the forum. Please don’t panic. You’re in absolutely the right place to get advice and support.

As a starter I’m linking to,some useful information for newbies. Have a good read and ask as many questions as you like.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.26870/

It would be helpful for you to understand whether the 6.2 reading you mention was a random, one-off finger prick or an HbA1c. The former is a snapshot in time, the latter an average of your blood glucose over the past 2-3 months. As had been said above it’s likely the latter as you’ve been given a diagnosis of pre-diabetes.

You also mention that in cutting down carbs you’re feeling hungry. One way to overcome that would be to increase your fat intake. I highly recommend checking out the dietdoctor.com website and the low carb program on this site for more detail around diet.

Dr Jason Fung’s book the Diabetes Code is also well worth a read.

Nick jones13 said:

Hi guys I have just been told I'm pre diabetic with blood reading of 6.2 am I doomed or is it possible to stay below the diabetic range. I am slim which isn't the norm with type2 and don't eat unhealthily any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Click to expand...

Not all T2's are overweight, some are SOFI (slim outside, fat inside; fat being packed on the pancreas and liver, which you can't see when looking at you). Thing is, when did you start losing weight? Before, or after you started low-carbing? Because if it was before, go back to your doc and request C-peptide and GAD tests to rule out the onset of a different type. You really do need to know for certain what type you are (becoming), because treatment's different. Do you have a meter? Can you check your own blood glucose? If not, I suggest you get one. Check your blood sugars before and 2 hours after first bite, see what they're up to. If they're up more than 2.0 mmol/l, the meal was carbier than you could handle.

And if you're not eating to satiety, you really need to up the fats and protein some. More eggs, no lean meats but fatty ones, avocado's your buddy, so's bacon, nuts, olives, full fat cheeses.... You might be starving yourself if you're hungry all the time and dropping weight you can't afford to lose. I don't just mean starving in the sense of getting skinnier, but also starving in the sense of not getting enough nutrients (vitamins/minerals). That doesn't make a body happy either.. Fats don't adversely influence blood sugars, protein only a tiny little bit.
This may help some: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/ But ah.... If I were you I'd really get onto getting the GAD and C-Peptide tests done. A lot of people are misdiagnosed, because tests are expensive and most docs just guess, based on age and/or weight. Diabetes shouldn't be a guessing game.

Good luck!
Jo