Talk to me about glucose intolerance tests and diabetes...

[Littlemisspoorly]

I'm off for a glucose intolerence test next week. I'm not pregnant. Some close family members have diabetes and I may have it.

How much does diabetes change your life?
Is it difficult to stick to a limited diet?

You'll probably get more on this if you ask for it to be moved to General Health. If you are diabetic you will have to learn a whole new way of eating/living but it's just a matter of getting used to the new rules. Good luck.

Thanks MadgeHarvey. Don't know how to move thread...do I retype it?

It's not a limited diet. It's a limited quantity of some foods and that doesn't even have to be forever.

I've been Type 2 for nearly 10 years and for about 7 of those years had it so under control, with just diet and exercise, that my doctors told me I wasn't really diabetic any more.

Then I had my son and put all the weight back on and now I'm losing the weight again and expect to be back at that point by next summer.

I am assuming Type 2, I don't really know anything about Type 1 except that it isn't a limited diet either. That's a common misconception.

You can report the thread to MNHQ using the report button and ask for it to be moved.

Thanks ZombTEE.

Hi there
We have moved this to general health and changed the title to make it a bit more obvious what the thread's about
Hope you can get some answers from the ever-wise MNers
Best of luck with it all

tedhutchinson may I ask about your interest in this? Are you medically qualified or following this specialist diet?

Footle may I ask you position?

Thanks for posting that ted - it makes for very compelling reading. I've had to change my food lifestyle for a couple of reasons and I found your links very interesting indeed.

Thank you for your explanations ted. I shall be reading the information with great interest.

The quantity of fat worries me as I have reflux and fats/rich food make my reflux worse.

That's helped immensly Footle. Thank you soooooo much. I had my test today and get the results towards next week. I'm crossing my fingers I'm staving diabetes off but if I'm honest I don't think I am. I ate so much chocolate during the last week thinking I couldn't eat it in the quantities I'm used to...it was like my last supper!