Anyone have/had impaired glucose tolerance

[citylover]

I have had this for about three years now and of course am concerned that it could develop into Type 2 diabetes.

Have had the talk for the nurse at hospital again today but would welcome any other tips/supplements - anyone tried chromium or cinnamom.

I am loath to start a strict diet because I really believe that diets don't work - I spent years yo yo dieting and now just try to eat healthily.

Citylover - I'm would never suggest the rahter mentally and physically unhealthy torture of weird diets. I'm just slightly worried if you were considering cinamon and chrome rather than exercise and gradual 'fat-loss'. I work with people with Type 2 Diabetes , some people manage it well and some don't . When you regularly see people go blind and lose toes and feet beacuse of diabetes you become slightly more emphatic about the advice you give.

I'm not perfect by any means - probably about a stone overweight and have a history of disturbed eating patterns all my life but I know that if the choice was weight loss or diabetes the motivaiton would be there.

It's hard - I'm not being judgementa;.

madcol, type 2 diabetes is different to chrome deficiency at the beginning anyway. if chrome deficiency is not corrected it will more likely develop into type 1 diabetes. type 2 diabetes is as you will know so I shouldn't be telling you how to suck eggs as it were, is where the body still produces insulin but in reduced amounts and so the glucose stays in the blood and accumulates and causes damge etc. with a chrome deficiency, the body produces excess insulin and the results are often a low blood sugar level which causes the clumsiness, brain fog and general dibility and weight gain because if an insulin + glucose molecule is not used, the body will turn it into fat and store it for future use. excess insulin is secreted because the bodies cells are sending out signals demanding more fuel (= insulin with a glucose molecule attached) as few are getting through which is because the cell cannot accept the insulin onto its receptors as there is not enough chrome to allow this. exercise at this point will only cause stress as exercise increases the demand for fuel (insulin+ glucose) and will make the pancreas work even harder by producing more and more insulin therefore risking burn out and full blown type 1 diabetes.
once the chrome problem has been remedied, then exercise will help stave off future problems and as the insulin levels drop back to normal, less excess glucose will be stored as fat and weight should start decreasing naturally. exercise is very important after this though as you say as it does increase insulin sensitivity of the cells, but without chrome (and when that is depleted, the body will try to use zinc as much as it can which is why chrome deficients often have immune problems+illnesses) no amount of exercise will help as the cells cannot physically work as they will have no fuel to burn.
does that make sense?