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So slim yet pre diabetic, what am I doing wrong?

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user1471556443 · 29/07/2018 00:08

I did a home blood sugar test and my fasting blood sugar levels were found to be 5.5 meaning I am pre diabetic!?
I am v slim, 5'5 weigh 8stones 2,bmi is 18.9
I do eat lots of cake and chocolate and biscuits which I will now cut down on but what else can I do?
My typical day goes like this
Breakfast - coffee and one banana
Lunch - fruit and salad
Dinner - large portion of pasta / meat / fish / curry.
Followed by lots of cake
Obviously I will now stop all the sugar
But should I also cut down on the carbs given that I eat so little during the day and am so slim,?
Would the blood sugar diet be suitable for me given that I don't want to lose any weight?

OP posts:
pennycarbonara · 29/07/2018 03:24

Have you double-checked the chart? That seems low for it to be classifying it that way.

There is an Ask Me Anything thread with a dietitian. Might be worth trying that.

Armchairanarchist · 29/07/2018 03:28

My doctor told me recently I'm pre-diabetic. I have my bloods taken every four weeks. Due to a medical condition I don't even eat solid food, don't drink and am a 'healthy' weight. My doctor says there's nothing I can do.

BigChocFrenzy · 29/07/2018 08:50

Hi, user Smile
The actual food you listed is very little - do you really have no protein or healthy fats at breakfast or lunch ?

You don't seem to be getting enough nourishment, but instead getting a high % of your calories from calorie-dense junk like "lots of cake and chocolate and biscuits"

So, I recommend changing the type of food you eat, not reducing total calories
In fact, without junk, you could eat a greater volume of food, while getting healthier

All calories are not equal, certainly not when it comes to health
Sugar and junky carbs pile on visceral fat, i.e. the dangerous kind around the internal organs, which interferes with their functioning.

Studies have shown a clear link to the % sugar consumed - not just the total weekly calories - and diabetes risk.

Excess alcohol adds visceral fat too, so cut down to NHS alcohol levels if you are a drinker

I recommend:
Have a proper breakfast, lunch, tea and supper - each with protein and healthy fats, healthy carbs - no snacks between, even healthier ones.
Cut out the junk and that should help a lot.

e.g.
breakfast: porridge with fruit / wholegrain or rye toast with egg or pnut butter
lunch: add a good portion fish / chicken / steak strips to your salad and drizzle with olive oil
tea: full-fat Greek yoghurt with berries
supper: reduce your huge meal, since you are eating 3 other meals
and finish eating at least 3 hours before bedtime - regualrly having late meals has been shown to increase health risks

Have a least a brisk daily walk if you can, because exercise also reduces T2 risk

SaltySeaBird · 29/07/2018 08:54

That was me. Slim, very active (marathon runner - exercise every day), got gestational diabetes and it never went away after I had my DC so I’m a type 2 diabetic. My consultant said while obesity accounts for the majority it can be caused by other factors including genetics.

It annoys me that it is so closely associated with obesity to the point that other factors aren’t recognised.

Gottokondo · 29/07/2018 08:58

5.5 is not pre diabetic. As was pointed out on your other thread.

ajandjjmum · 29/07/2018 08:58

Maybe get an accurate HbA1c (?) blood test reading from your GP that indicates your true levels, rather than rely on one moment in time?

DandelionAndBedrock · 29/07/2018 09:01

Come over to the Blood Sugar Diet thread. We are doing it for weight loss, so restricted calories, but you could try following the basic principles without calorie counting and see if that helps?

AnnaMagnani · 29/07/2018 09:11

A fasting blood sugar of 5.5 isn't pre-diabetic. Maybe see your GP and talk about your worries and have have them put to rest?

BigChocFrenzy · 29/07/2018 09:50

Yes, do visit your GP to check on this

BeeFarseer · 29/07/2018 09:56

You aren't prediabetic. You haven't had a HBA1C blood test, which measures glucose levels in the blood over the last few months. You've done one single blood glucose test which tells you nothing.

Please stop saying you're prediabetic based on this. I actually am. I've had it diagnosed properly, by a GP.

It sounds like you have health anxiety so please do see your GP.

princesstiasmum · 10/12/2018 21:53

Just come across this thread, regarding being pre diabetic,
I have also been told i am pre diabetic, but only 2 marker above normal ,
I am slim, but recently put about half a stone on, i also like cakes and biscuits but am now cutting down on those
Normal weight around 8 stone,but only just under 5ft tall
Any advice please,i really dont want to become diabetic,
I have recently been feeling more tired than usual, but having said that i dont sleep well, only about 4-5 hours a night, which i can usually cope with ;but noticed the tiredness more as winter has arrived

princesstiasmum · 17/12/2018 08:18

Bump

DeloresJaneUmbridge · 17/12/2018 08:21

5.5 is NOT prediiabetic

You need to see your GP for a blood test which will assess your blood sugar control over a period of time. They can do this with one blood test.

You can't tell anything from one glucose measurement. In fact 5.5 is normal.

DeloresJaneUmbridge · 17/12/2018 08:23

Princess you're issue is lkely to be genetic.

Google diabetes UK as there's loads on there for those who are prediiabetic including info about carbs which are the big thing when it comes to eating.

GinandGingerBeer · 17/12/2018 08:48

THIS IS AN OLD THREAD SOMEONE HAS BUMPED.
5.5 IS NOT PRE DIABETIC
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SORRY FOR SHOUTING* Smile

princesstiasmum · 17/12/2018 09:15

Thanks for the heads up, didnt realise it was an old thread, not genetic in my case, no one in family on my side has or had diabetes, but will look at site

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