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<blockquote data-quote="seadragon" data-source="post: 1132423" data-attributes="member: 195124"><p>Hi and welcome to forum. It's a bit of a shock to be told you have pre diabetes especially as the medical profession tend to insist it's a progressive disease and you will end up on insulin and at risk of all sorts of complications BUT - it doesn't have to be like that. I sort of ignored it when first told since NHS advice made no sense to me and would have had me adding carbs to my diet way more than I usually ate. Carbs are the problem so why would I follow that advice?</p><p></p><p>Anyway a year on and another test and Doc says she'll put me on metformin and I will have to take a statin for the rest of my life. Well I wasn't having that. Spent a couple of weeks on research, went through a period of food confusion and feeling sorry for myself but then found this forum, the low carb high fat lifestyle and the dietdoctor.com website which I highly recommend you take a look at, as it has loads of great info and links to the science behind what they recommend for weight loss and diabetes.</p><p></p><p>Nearly another year on and I'm actually quite glad I got my diagnosis. By changing my eating habits (basically going cold turkey on all the carbs which i never thought I'd be able to do since I practically lived on toast and loved pasta and rice), going low carb and adding back in all the good fats i've turned things around.</p><p></p><p>The result - effortless weight loss of over a stone ( I wasn't overweight really but at top end of good weight), Many minor irritating health condition s have vanished, i am fitter and healthier than ever before, BP great, lipid profile great Blood glucose levels well within normal range and doc doesn't want to see me again. Would like to see her though to tell her how I did it. Planning to run a 10km in July when I've never run before and doing weight training etc and taking much more exercise.</p><p></p><p>So it is serious but it can also be an opportunity to change your life for the better - you just have to take it and it seems you've made a good start and by taking the advice on this forum and on dietdoctor.com you can remain in control and improve you health.</p><p></p><p>Low carb is becoming more popular - you may have seen the spiralised veggies in the shops to use instead of pasta. And there are restaurants which can cater for low carb diets. At Loch Fyne you can choose your main and several sides so you can have several veggie sides instead of potatoes or chips. At Prezzo they do chicken dishes with salad so when everyone wants a pizza you can still enjoy good food. I also still drink red wine and occasional spirits with diet mixers. You do have to shop more carefully and think a bit more about what you eat when you go out but i haven't found it has stopped me doing anything at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seadragon, post: 1132423, member: 195124"] Hi and welcome to forum. It's a bit of a shock to be told you have pre diabetes especially as the medical profession tend to insist it's a progressive disease and you will end up on insulin and at risk of all sorts of complications BUT - it doesn't have to be like that. I sort of ignored it when first told since NHS advice made no sense to me and would have had me adding carbs to my diet way more than I usually ate. Carbs are the problem so why would I follow that advice? Anyway a year on and another test and Doc says she'll put me on metformin and I will have to take a statin for the rest of my life. Well I wasn't having that. Spent a couple of weeks on research, went through a period of food confusion and feeling sorry for myself but then found this forum, the low carb high fat lifestyle and the dietdoctor.com website which I highly recommend you take a look at, as it has loads of great info and links to the science behind what they recommend for weight loss and diabetes. Nearly another year on and I'm actually quite glad I got my diagnosis. By changing my eating habits (basically going cold turkey on all the carbs which i never thought I'd be able to do since I practically lived on toast and loved pasta and rice), going low carb and adding back in all the good fats i've turned things around. The result - effortless weight loss of over a stone ( I wasn't overweight really but at top end of good weight), Many minor irritating health condition s have vanished, i am fitter and healthier than ever before, BP great, lipid profile great Blood glucose levels well within normal range and doc doesn't want to see me again. Would like to see her though to tell her how I did it. Planning to run a 10km in July when I've never run before and doing weight training etc and taking much more exercise. So it is serious but it can also be an opportunity to change your life for the better - you just have to take it and it seems you've made a good start and by taking the advice on this forum and on dietdoctor.com you can remain in control and improve you health. Low carb is becoming more popular - you may have seen the spiralised veggies in the shops to use instead of pasta. And there are restaurants which can cater for low carb diets. At Loch Fyne you can choose your main and several sides so you can have several veggie sides instead of potatoes or chips. At Prezzo they do chicken dishes with salad so when everyone wants a pizza you can still enjoy good food. I also still drink red wine and occasional spirits with diet mixers. You do have to shop more carefully and think a bit more about what you eat when you go out but i haven't found it has stopped me doing anything at all. [/QUOTE]
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