Ok, i'm 39 been obese for years varying between 20-22 stone (mostly depression related) during lockdown due to not going out of house, being single, and so eating more junk food I balloned to almost 26 stone at one point (and haven't weighed myself in 6 months but I have lost some as jeans that didn't fit before now fit)
For past 12 months or so I have been rough, normally in winter I get iron deficiency but seem to have it all the time now, last year I was eating a lot of chocolate and sweets so cut down to none/little for a few months then up a little but the same if not less than before lockdown, which is why I guess my weight has gone down a little.
My blood sugar however has gone high, this time last year in space of a month it went from 6.4 - 6.9 and I felt exhausted and dizzy a lot.
Had blood tests 3 weeks ago and doctor said im now 7.9 and some marker which when 45 or above means diabetic was 49 and to cut out all carbs etc.
Now Im worried more because my diet is complicated rather than packed with bad things necessarily, up till last week my main diet was a chicken salad sub (with cheese and sauce) from subway once a day (maybe twice just once a week off bonus points) I ate a bag of sweets which was 100-200g of sweets and "snacking" wasn't much, though it was random so I could go weeks without snacking then eat say 1-2 packs of biscuits in one go, also I mostly starved to late at night then ate my dinner (so like 2-3 times normal portion size) after say midnight at night.
The main one that sticks in mind though is almost exactly at same time my spike occured was I began drinking milk and orange juice, I get 2 bottles of whole, 2 of semi skimmed and 2 orange juice pints a week.
I don't know but could lactose be playing a part?
Anyway the main confusion is its more I eat processed food than pure carbs, since I was young if I ate potatoes, rice, or pasta I actually felt less tired, and LOST weight I only gained weight with processed food and meat.
For past 12 months or so I have been rough, normally in winter I get iron deficiency but seem to have it all the time now, last year I was eating a lot of chocolate and sweets so cut down to none/little for a few months then up a little but the same if not less than before lockdown, which is why I guess my weight has gone down a little.
My blood sugar however has gone high, this time last year in space of a month it went from 6.4 - 6.9 and I felt exhausted and dizzy a lot.
Had blood tests 3 weeks ago and doctor said im now 7.9 and some marker which when 45 or above means diabetic was 49 and to cut out all carbs etc.
Now Im worried more because my diet is complicated rather than packed with bad things necessarily, up till last week my main diet was a chicken salad sub (with cheese and sauce) from subway once a day (maybe twice just once a week off bonus points) I ate a bag of sweets which was 100-200g of sweets and "snacking" wasn't much, though it was random so I could go weeks without snacking then eat say 1-2 packs of biscuits in one go, also I mostly starved to late at night then ate my dinner (so like 2-3 times normal portion size) after say midnight at night.
The main one that sticks in mind though is almost exactly at same time my spike occured was I began drinking milk and orange juice, I get 2 bottles of whole, 2 of semi skimmed and 2 orange juice pints a week.
I don't know but could lactose be playing a part?
Anyway the main confusion is its more I eat processed food than pure carbs, since I was young if I ate potatoes, rice, or pasta I actually felt less tired, and LOST weight I only gained weight with processed food and meat.