Pre Diabetic - what to do

[jwo]

Afternoon All,

Recently had HbA1C result back - 42mmol/mol which according to Doc (telephone appointment soon) puts me in the Pre Diabetic category.

My plan to reverse this is as follows:

Exercise - more walks and cycling - increase heart rate etc
Lose weight (put on 4-5kg during wfh and not being as active/out as much) - bmi circa 28
Reduce sweet/sugar intake (can't beat Haribo sadly)
Food portion control and reduce carbs - more considered approach to eating (I don't have a bad diet just like food)

Hopefully if I stick to above this should reverse the levels to normal.

I suspect doctor will either tell me the above or try and put me on Metformin (which I've heard bad stories about).

Any advice/experience from others would be great (and yes Pistonheads is obviously the font of al medical knowledge as well as cars!!)

[jwo]

Thanks for all responses etc. Yes booze too - whilst not a heavy drinker, think I’ll reduce it. Certainly want to reduce weight and keep eye on the carbs etc. Just need to be considered and conscious or what, and why I’m doing it..

I’ve been doing a fair amount of research and seem to have a better understanding of not only changes I can make but also dangers of it being ignored.

[jwo]

Well, since my initial post I’ve knocked off 5% of body weight - nothing drastic, cutting out sweets/snacks, sensible portions of food and monitoring carbohydrate intake. More walks/exercise too. Still have a drink at the weekend (but in moderation)..

Seems positive and certainly feeling better for it - not sure how blood sugar is as no test (and need 3mths to get accurate data). GP was happy with my proposed approach. Fingers crossed.