diagnosis of pre-diabetes

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my friend is diagnose with pre diabetes, he is also overweight. but his doctor recommend him some treatment (listed below) that is very useful :

Eat well : A Dietician will help you by changing your previous meal plan with health, diabetic friendly meal plan.

The goal of the meal plan is to regulate your blood sugar level and keep it in the healthy, normal range. Your meal plan is created only for you, taking into consideration your overall health, physical activity, and what you wish to eat.

Exercise : when you exercise, your body uses more glucose, therefore exercising will lower your blood sugar level. also when you exercise, your body doesn’t need as much insulin to move the glucose; your body becomes less insulin resistant.

Since your body isn’t using insulin well when you have prediabetes, a lower insulin resistance could be a very good factor.

And of course, there are all the normal advantages of exercise: it will help you lose weight, keep your heart healthy, make you sleep better, and even improve your mood.

The American Diabetes Association recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate activity every week—that’s 30 minutes 5 days a week. you’ll get that through activities like walking, bike riding, or swimming.

Lose weight : If you’re overweight, you must start on a weight loss program as soon as you’re diagnosed with prediabetes.

Losing just 5 to 100% of your weight will significantly reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The combination of eating well and exercising more could be a good way to lose weight—and then maintain your new, healthy weight.

Metformin : For people who are at a really high risk of developing type 2 diabetes after being diagnosed with prediabetes, the doctor could suggest a medicine.

The American Diabetes Association says that metformin should be the only medication used to stop type 2.

It works by keeping the liver from creating more glucose when you don’t want it, thereby keeping your blood sugar level in a better range.

Stop Smoking : Smoking will not only cause diabetes but also become cause of many disease like heart, cancer, and liver.

Therefore, Say goodbye to smoking is very beneficial for you.

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 years ago. It was a complete shock. However with the help of Michael Mosley's book ' Reverse your Diabetes' I lost 2 and a half stone in 5 months. My blood sugar went from 7·6 to 5·4 and at my last check up with the GP , I was told I was no longer considered diabetic. It has been hard and I now maintain my weight loss and lower blood sugar with a low carb diet. ( excellent supportive thread on here)
Carbohydrates turn to sugar in the blood so it is no good just giving up sweet things. I eat very very little rice or pasta and no potatoes. For an added boost I do the 16: 8 fast when needed.It can be done but needs determination

I am type 2 already through no fault of my own but I can give some advice re diet. First of all cut out all bread , rolls etc. Rice and pasta in small amounts and beware of hidden carbs. like the breadcrumbs fish might be coated in. I have a salad at lunch while my DH has his roll . If we have soup I have oatcakes with it .
Watch out for high sugar fruits like bananas , pineapples and grapes but have lots of vegetables instead.
Sad to say the dieticians I have seen have been hopeless none advised to cut down on carbs and were pretty vague about everything.
There is no excuse for a nurse being rude to your DH our local medical practice is great . I go to see a specialist once a year and never feel I get my money's worth because he regards all my results as good.
It is not difficult to adapt once you decide to do so . I read on a diabetic forum of people who have ignored the advice given to them then suffer the consequences afterwards.

silverfish the only way anything is going to change is if you find a way to motivate yourself and get out and do something. So far all your posts on this thread have been about all the things you don't want to do.

This is so depressing as I graze all day, I need just to be eating when I read or watch tv, I get cravings all the time so I just wait until I have full blown diabetes and can take medication.

Today I have eaten half a bag of toffees, had ice cream and nuts as well as scones and sandwitches, none of this is good I know but I cant control it as I get stressed and eat for comfort

I don't like going to the doctor. I have a phobia of anyone in the nhs, hospitals, clinics etc.

My friend just eats as normal but ups her insulin dose to combat it, shes 62 and has a good life she says she just wants to live for today

It is perfectly easy to eat a healthy and interesting diet that is low in sugar and manufactured food. It is called the 'Mediterranean diet '. It is best summed up as 'Eat well, not too much, most of it plants'. We have been eating like that for years. There are so many recipes and cookery books out there to help you cook interesting and tasty food which is high in fruit and veg and low in salt and sugar. I do not actively go for low fat as recent research has suggested that diabetics do better when they consume a reasonable (not excessive) amount of fat.

DH is very over weight and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes over 10 years ago. He has never been on more than the lowest dose of drugs for this problem and has recent been taken off all anti-diabetes drugs because his blood sugar level has consistently been so low.

The answer to your problem silverfish is in your own hands. Nobody can help you unless you are actively and positively prepared to make an effort to help yourself, and indeed if you cannot be bothered to help yourself, why should anyone else bother?

I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic just before Christmas. My GP's advice was not to follow a diet but just to eat less and move more. She said that once someone decides never to eat something again they start to crave it simply because it's been denied to them. So the trick is to eat a healthy diet most of the time. I also try to walk 10000 steps a day or at least 250 each hour between 9 and 6.....it's all about keeping moving. I have a Fitbit HR and joined MyFitnessPal to count calories. I am a binge/comfort eater so there are times/days when I go awry but up to now I've lost 44lb so it seems to be working.

Well done vampirequeen

Thanks BBbevan