Risk or diabetes ,and pre diabetes.
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Hi @Maygirl , your result of 43 is in the pre diabetic range of 42 - 47. A diagnosis of actual diabetes is usually given if you get a result of 48 or above with a second test to confirm. You are in a position of being able to take action to stop your result getting higher and even reducing it back down to the non diabetic range. My advice would be to reduce your carbohydrate intake, not just obvious sugar. This is because carbohydrates convert to sugar once digested.
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@Maygirl - welcome to the forum. I just read a lovely phrase this morning - "very gradually, your body's need for glucose creeps up beyond what the blood system was meant to deal with - this is insulin resistance".
Pre-diabetes is a terrible name really, because it sounds inevitable that diabetes will follow - it needn't. Your body is just producing more and more insulin to deal with the amount of blood glucose. Why that happens is like a "too much of a good thing" issue, like if you had too much coffee, or exercise; you need more to have the same effect. But - it's a very slow process, nothing is going to happen fast.
It's bound to feel like a big, scary thing - but many many people are on this trajectory - then at one threshold you are told "pre-diabetes" and at a higher level you are diagnosed.
The good news is that small changes now can have big effects, and get you off that trajectory. What you do will be up to you, but many here find that simple changes, like reducing starchy vegetables, (starch turns to sugar quickly) or sugary fruit juices have a big impact.
Good luck with your appointment.
Pre-diabetes is a terrible name really, because it sounds inevitable that diabetes will follow - it needn't. Your body is just producing more and more insulin to deal with the amount of blood glucose. Why that happens is like a "too much of a good thing" issue, like if you had too much coffee, or exercise; you need more to have the same effect. But - it's a very slow process, nothing is going to happen fast.
It's bound to feel like a big, scary thing - but many many people are on this trajectory - then at one threshold you are told "pre-diabetes" and at a higher level you are diagnosed.
The good news is that small changes now can have big effects, and get you off that trajectory. What you do will be up to you, but many here find that simple changes, like reducing starchy vegetables, (starch turns to sugar quickly) or sugary fruit juices have a big impact.
Good luck with your appointment.
I had a result of 42 in September (an increase from 38 in November 2023). Since then I have lost half a stone and changed my diet a lot (probably more to do!). So I was very disappointed today to learn that my recent 3 month blood test was exactly the same as it was in September. I suppose I should be pleased that it hadn’t gone up at all. I will just have to keep plodding on!!
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I guess everyone could say they are pre-diabetic unless diagnosed Pre meaning before.. and everyone is before if they don’t have…
That being said. At risk and prediabetic are 2 ways of saying the same thing.. ie you are in a position that if you don’t take control now, you will probably become diabetic
So, if you have a high carb poor diet, are very overweight or are just very inactive then there is scope for you to change things
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@Sarah Maxwell check out some of the low carb food forum groups here for some food ideas. As you are only just in the prediabetic range you may just need some dietary tweaks to lower your blood sugars back into the normal range.
