given up

I don't want to take meds and I'm told I dnt need them but if I don't I'm scared it may get worse. If I take meds will it lower my blood sugar ?

 

My dr told me I had prediabetes and said only to watch your diet . No other advice so do I watch it rise or what!!  This is your chance to defeat it, exercise and diet are the key I believe. One thing for sure: Do not follow the Eatwell plate from the NHS. It's all high carb and all starch turns to sugar; I can't understand why they recommend that way of eating, it has to be bad for diabetics.  Myself I've gone low carb [dietdoctor/ LCHF] which I thoroughly recommend. i won't know if it's helped until the end of the year when I have my next HbA1c test. I lost weight too; my BMI before was 24 and it is now 19 and I exercise.Not at the gym [too boring] but lovely walks in the country with the dog. Should do the trick, will have to see.

Hi Lovelane,

I wish I had taken more notice of the nurse when I was prediabetic.I don't think i really appreciated how serious it could be until I started to go blind.

Jane's advice makes sense to me.

If you should become diabetic,meds will not be the complete answer as you will still have to modify your diet so you may as well do it before.

Forewarned is forearmed.   

Hi jane243

I wish it was that simple for me as each time I see the diabetic team, they keep telling me that I am under weight for my high.

high: 5:9"

build: med

weight: 10st 2lb

I was told that I should be around 11st 8lb, how true this is...I don't know.

Hi Mark, I've only just seen this so sorry for the delay.According to the BHF 'Keep Your Heart Healthy' booklet the 'ideal 'weight if you are 5'9" is between 9.5 stone and 12 stone - so you are just right. 

Hi jane243

THX for the feedback, but I can honestly say that I am always careful with what I eat due to health related issues. But whenever I see the diabetic nurse or my doctor, they constantly check my weight then moan that I am under weight.

I tend to ignore them as I feel happy and not only that if I ever try to eat more than normal, I feel bloated then tend to miss meals till everything settle's down which could take a couple of days

I thought missing meals was bad if you are diabetic - don't you get hypos by doing that? Are T1 or T2? The booklet I quoted from re weight charts was dished out by my practice nurse at an NHS health check. Although I am female nowhere does it mention that the chart is just for women, so I'm assuming that it's unisex. I wouldn't have thought 10 stone 2lbs was underweight if you are 5'9" although at 5'7" I weigh 8stone 9lbs and they say that is too thin. I, however, am very happy with that and take no notice. I eat very few carbs, no added sugar, occasionally have a slice of cake, occasional glass of wine and little red meat. Lots of fish and vegetables. suits me, I've loads of energy and hope by the time I have my next HbA1c test that I will have rid myself of the 'prediabetes' label'. As I won't know until the end of the year I'll just have to wait and see!

Hi jane243

I am T2 and missing meals are bad for you if you are diabetic, that is why I ignore what the doctor/diabetic nurse says whenever they say that I am under weight and should eat more. I am happy with how things are I take an assortment of medication for diabetes and for other health matters as well. But I look thin for 5.9" as I don't have any kind of bulge. Sometimes I do lose weight especially in this kind of weather, as I don't have much of an appetite in warm weather. During this kind of weather I tend to live on sandwiches most of the time and Sunday's is the only day of the week where I will have a cooked dinner. Like Saturday I had four slices of toast in the afternoon and the same for evening meal and that is it.

Only from what I've read I would have thought that too much bread wasn't good. How often do you have an A1c test and how well controlled is the diabetes? Salads are healthy and tasty and as easy to prep as a sandwich. They don't have to be boring old lettuce, tomato and cucumber.

Hi jane243

First of all I have my A1c done every 6 mths and the last test was fine. As for my diet I do eat plenty of bread simply because it helps with my digestive tract.

Salad is a completely different story, if I consumer things like lettuce, cucumber etc the I start getting a bad stomach, as for some reason my stomach can't digest it. Whether it has something to do with the ulcers, as I have been told that I have quite a few.

I have been tested and was told to stay off a majority of salad products. The only one that I am safe to eat is tomatoes, which I do eat.

Hi jane243

mark357 here again, I forgot to mention that as I was growing up, most of my childhood (birth - 8 y.old) I was fed by tube as I was born prematurely my oesophagus/stomach had not developed properly and now both oesophagus/stomach are badly scared. If I get the slightest stomach ache I have to call my GP, then he arranges for me to have another camera down the throat. Several times I have had torn the lining of the oesophagus as it joins to the stomach.

By now I must have had about 200+ of being rushed into the hospital.

So as my diet consists of mainly bread my visits to the hospital are a lot less now. But I do have a wide range of foods and the nearest that I can get to regarding salad is things like coleslaw and potato salad, nothing which is heavy in vinegar like pickle onions and pickle cabbage and beetroot.

But I still have steamed fish, plenty of fruit and veg so I still have a good range of foods and NO alcohol, mainly tea or water.

 obviously you have many issues here other than the diabetes so I apologise for sounding so bossy !!

 

That is quite alright jane243, you had no idea. You was just making a valid point which I understand and thank you for.

But please don't think that you was being bossy and if ever you wish to ask anything, then please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Hi Mark, from what I've read I think your diet is quite good. Maintaining yourself well nourished is always good. However I do think that your "Ideal Weight" should be around 150 lbs (68Kg) of course this is just an estimate, to be more precise I would need your age. For what your health conditions are your are doing extremely well to maintain your lifestyle healthy! I would suggest looking into foods that can provide you with more natural amino acids.

Hi mu111

I am only 48, had cancer twice, GP said that recent cholesterol and diabetic A1c are also good. So with what I am doing is excellent, doctors tell me to carry on with what I am doing.

In the past I have had cancer twice. Had numerous operations that involved several metal implants and now having to deal with an enlarged prostate along with medication to block neuropathic nerves.

Mark, I would say your "Ideal Weight" from your age, height and current weight is 156 lbs (76 Kg) of course this doesn't take into account your previous operations or health issues. I do hope you get better and are able to have the most healthy lifestyle you can achieve. Keep eating right! It is hard to intake the right and essential amount of nutrients nowadays as most foods have sugar and/or preservatives damaging their components of nutrients. 

I have always been careful when it comes to foods. For eg, when I purchase tinned foods I already get the reduced fat, mainly weight watchers brands. I never get frozen meals. I must admit that the only frozen product that I get is things like peas as tinned are to sweet and I even make my own chips from fresh.

My method of cooking are veg are steamed, chip are part boil cooled then flash fry eggs poached or boiled. Finally meat products are part steamed, part baked with no oil.

With plenty of fruit mainly apples, bananas, pears I can't have citrus fruits because of one of my medication.

That's an example of a well balanced and carefully organised diet for someone that needs to have a healthy diet. There are organisations that can help you choose or expand your diet choices so you are not too strict on what you eat, it's really important to enjoy our diets but also to have a healthy diet.

You keep talking about these organizations and super foods but have not said. Why not tell us and I can be the judge. I get the impression that you are just here to promote a website/company but until I know what it is then I will not progress any further.

Hi Mark, like I said in my message: I am not here to promote anything, only to give the best advice I can and to help people achieve the healthy lifestyle they deserve.

The reason I mentioned the diet organisations is because I didn't want you to be too restricted in your diet on what you can eat and what you can't. I did not mention the names of the organisations that provide these services because it is up to you which you choose, and even if you want to use one, it is entirely up to you if you want to follow my advice. I told you about the superfoods because I believe and know that they can help you. Their names are " Alen" and "Eveliza". Originated in Ecuador from 30 years research with the sole purpose of helping people. I am not here to put money on people's pocket, if these superfoods are able to help people then I will advice them to have a look at them and may be even try them. I hope you will not still see me as a promoter. My only intention here is to help people as much as I can.

I also mentioned this to Lovelane. I don't post links on the forums as it can be seen as promoting which is how you saw it.

Do you mean Allen and Eveliza?

No the names are "Alen" and "Eveliza", google will suggest Allen instead of Alen. I mentioned that website as they are the only sellers in the UK, it would have been pointless to tell you the names and leave you to find the seller by yourself, I just helped you a little. You disabled me from replying to you? am not sure why, but I guess you don't want to try something that will really benefit you and improve your health, like I said: it is up to you (each person individually) how serious you are about getting better. I wish all the best with which ever method you choose. But even with the lifestyle you have now as well as you are maintaining yourself, you could make that much better.

No I didn't disable anyrhibg

Because if this product is that good, it won't be sold by just one stockist. I will email a reputable company to see what they make of said items.

No Lovelane that response was for Mark.

Hello Mark, these products are new to the UK, that company is the only seller here. It's the one I buy from. They have helped me really get healthy. The reason they are the only sellers in the UK at the moments is mainly because it's new but also because they are as some people say "underrated", they do have the results on diabetics that I said but people are hard to convince which is why it takes so long to get the word around. THen there is the bigger companies that claim they sell similar products but those products don't have the same results or properties. These larger companies and organisations make it as hard as possible for something like this to be noticed. 

Well I'm sorry, but the word from one person is not convincing me.

Anyone can come on the net with the same story.

list the ingredients (what's in the product )

And I understand that completely. But if you miss the opportunity when something that can help you and change your life potentially, how would you feel to have let that pass and how would you even know that you missed it when you never even tried it.

The ingredients are: Quinua (Quinoa), Wheat Germ, Wheat Bran and Red and Brown Seaweed Extract. All these ingredients uniquely preserved and produced to maintain the nutrients and their structures undamaged.

Well I have just looked up quinoa and according to it properties it is high in anti-inflammatory which I must avoid due to one of the medication that I am taking as they don't mix well. My GP will not prescribed me any type of anti-inflammatory medication and with the muscular pain and standard pain that I have I am only able to have codine based pain relief.

I didn't know the medication you are in, or that you were unable to take anti-inflammatory medicine or foods. It's a shame that you are unable to consume Alen or Eveliza to see their results in you. I wish you the best and stay healthy!