New for me, may be pre-diabetic, how best to manage it

Hi, I have been overweight for about 18 years with gradual increases over time, I now weigh 18 stone and I really struggle as I am on anti psychotic medication which not only changes my metabolism, slows it, but causes my food cravings to go through the roof and also demotivates me to a large extent. 

Today my surgery phoned to say my GP wants to speak to me about a recent test and eventually I got it out of them that it was over my glucose levels, which I knew straight away relate to diabetes, and if too high can cause its onset, so I am seeing him Friday as I also find I have slightly sticky urine which I understand can also be a sign of it developing.

I am very intrepid, fortunately I spoke to a very kind chap on social media who told me you can be "pre" but not go on to develop it full blown if you lose weight and watch what you eat and also my sister informed me that its unlikely I would have to inject, there are usually tablets you can take these days.

So slightly relieved but still determined to get straight on and do something about it, out came all the healthy vegetable and rice based recipes, and I did up a diet sheet for my Gp to say which foods I am cutting down on, carbs and sugars and some dairy, what exercise I plan to take regularly and a basic one week diet sheet with the foods I shall be regularly consuming.

I'm 58 and know these things often come on in later life especially if like me, prone to weight gain.

I won't know where I stand till after Friday and have seen doc, but has anyone any advice?  It would be warmly recieved.  Thank you, Fiona

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