Prediabetic

[Didan]

Just been diagnosed as prediabetic does this condition also give you high blood pressure?

 

[Listlad]

I had both. As my blood sugar levels have reduced, so has my weight and blood pressure. They are, with me at least, tied together.

 

[Didan]

Thanks I only saw the Dr for high blood pressure and have recently lost one stone and have been doing the couch to 5k three times a week for the last two and a half months. I follow the 5/2 diet which has been working so I am very confused

 

[aealexandrou]

Thanks I only saw the Dr for high blood pressure and have recently lost one stone and have been doing the couch to 5k three times a week for the last two and a half months. I follow the 5/2 diet which has been working so I am very confused

High blood pressure and diabetes usually go hand in hand, but not always. As they normally have a common cause, i.e. fatty liver syndrome and or insulin resistance. By reducing your carb intake, as you would on a 5:2 diet you reduce your insulin levels and give both your liver and your pacreas a break. That will naturally aid in controlling your weight, blood sugar levels and blood pressure. If it works for you I would use it as a platform for more serious carb restriction to enhance you long term health prospects.

 

[SlimLizzy]

An increase in exercise will help to bring both your blood glucose and cholesterol down in time. There may be a temporary increase in cholesterol levels as your body pushes out excess fat. Well done you for sticking with the 5:2 diet and losing weight. Your next hbA1c test will tell you if you need to consider further carbohydrate control.

 

[JoKalsbeek]

Just been diagnosed as prediabetic does this condition also give you high blood pressure?

Prediabetes/T2, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and non alcoholic fatty liver disease are usually connected to one another. The combination of those things is called Metabolic Syndrome. I had everything except for high blood pressure, so you don't have to have all those conditions to have metabolic syndrome, but yeah... They usually are a package deal. Perk being, going low carb (with the intermittent fasting you've been doing), will help on all those fronts. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/ might clarify a little. And you might want to read Dr. Jason Fung's the Diabetes Code as well as dietdoctor.com, and this forum's website, diabetes.co.uk (Not .org!).

Good luck eh.
Jo

 

[Prem51]

I was pre-diabetic for at least three years before I became fully diabetic. But my blood pressure has always been good. Maybe because I wasn't overweight before I became diabetic and also used to walk a lot.