Blood test revealed pre diabetes

[BillyPilgrim]

Who hurt you my guy? The doctor himself told me I was prediabetic so maybe slap him instead


Lol yea exactly

Should've had a V-8 Sarge.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Who hurt you my guy? The doctor himself told me I was prediabetic so maybe slap him instead


Lol yea exactly

Yes because he assumed you took the test fasted since that is the only way those tests are given.

The person taking your blood should have asked you prior to doing it whether you were fasted or not, did you tell them you weren't?

 

[SargeMaximus]

Or slap your doctor upside the head for scaring you.

Yes because he assumed you took the test fasted since that is the only way those tests are given.

The person taking your blood should have asked you prior to doing it whether you were fasted or not, did you tell them you weren't?

they never asked so I didn’t answer a question that was never asked.

And I went in for blood test for some leg discomfort, not to see if I was diabetic, so I had no idea diabetes was being tested.
Again, who hurt you? Why are you lashing out at me?

 

[SargeMaximus]

Whenever your blood / urine is tested, a doctor should specify that you're sober and that the urine is your 'morning urine'. If your doctor didn't specify, you should've asked them. I suggest you retake the blood test sober and see the test results before you go into what you should do.

I’m always sober. Also, I’ve been told that an hba1c result won't be affected by fasting

 

[EyeBRollin]

I’m always sober. Also, I’ve been told that an hba1c result won't be affected by fasting

Yeah that won’t be affected by fasting. Usually that’s not the only marker though. Was this your only bad test? Does anyone in your family have diabetes?

 

[SargeMaximus]

Yeah so my doctor just confirmed it. He said blood glucose was 6% and it’s that hba1c. He gave me a pamphlet about it and I gonna start easing off the carbs in my diet

 

[EyeBRollin]

Sorry to hear that brother. No need to drop carbs as a macro, just clean up the diet. Diabetes =/= low carb it means dump the sugar, alcohol, white bread, white rice, white pasta, desserts, and packaged goods (twinkies and chocolate bars shvt), potato chips, and things like that.

Also, if you don’t already, start weight training consistently.

 

[SargeMaximus]

Sorry to hear that brother. No need to drop carbs as a macro, just clean up the diet. Diabetes =/= low carb it means dump the sugar, alcohol, white bread, white rice, white pasta, desserts, and packaged goods (twinkies and chocolate bars shvt), potato chips, and things like that.

Also, if you don’t already, start weight training consistently.

I don’t eat any of that save for sugar which I only added this year. I eat cleaner than anyone I know and people make fun of me for it. Now they gonna be all “seee!?! Your stupid diet didn’t save you” people are ****.

And no more TV dinners.

Never ever ever had any

 

[EyeBRollin]

I don’t eat any of that save for sugar which I only added this year. I eat cleaner than anyone I know and people make fun of me for it. Now they gonna be all “seee!?! Your stupid diet didn’t save you” people are ****.

Genetics are a bvtch. Luckily, there are meds for it.

 

[SargeMaximus]

Stop caring about other people.

in general I don’t but **** this is a blow

 

[zekko]

No idea how I can be pre diabetes. I have a host of food intolerances so I have to eat very clean and now this? My health is ****ed. What can I do?

How are your triglycerides? I hear people are more likely to convert to actual diabetes if their triglycerides are high.
Sounds like you eat pretty well already, aside from the Snickers. Bad bit of luck.

 

[Serenity]

@Serenity we need some harsh advice in here, unban Razor, please.

Haha, that's more trouble than it's worth.

Here's my pro-tip for dealing with threads that makes you shake your head:

1. Shake your head.
2. Go back to the forum list.
3. When you see that thread in the forum list, shake your head again.
4. Keep scrolling.
5. Pick another thread.

It's so simple you won't believe it. Nobody is holding a gun to your head telling you to give a sh!t.

 

[SargeMaximus]

Why are members still talking with OP??? The test is invalid, stop telling him what he should eat. Where is @RazorRambo24 when you need him to tell it like it is??? @Serenity we need some harsh advice in here, unban Razor, please.

The test is valid, my doctor confirmed it. Now what?

 

[SargeMaximus]

Get a new Doctor.

Lmao. So glad there are ignore buttons on this forum

 

[Obee1]

I don’t eat any of that save for sugar which I only added this year. I eat cleaner than anyone I know and people make fun of me for it. Now they gonna be all “seee!?! Your stupid diet didn’t save you” people are ****.



Never ever ever had any

I'm late to this discussion but thought I would throw out a suggestion and some thoughts. If you can swing it and get your doctor to sign off, consider wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor. If your doctor won't sign off, there are some doctor's online that will but it will be a little more pricey. I found regardless of what some food labels said and a foods sugar content, my body reacted poorly to certain foods in that it took longer for my body to clear the glucose and return to baseline. You can also use it to test the different supplements or meds and whether they are effective or not.

The A1C test is basically tracking your blood sugar levels over the last 3 months or maybe a little less.

Food and exercise is medicine and many prediabetic persons (not sold that you are) can fix their issues with these if caught early enough. If you do go on meds I think the goal should be to ween yourself off of them. The side effects of meds is a lot worse than the side effects of good exercise and good food. Food and exercise is just like meds in that, the dose makes the poison.

Finally, a simple 10 -30 minute walk within an hour or so of eating a meal can be a game changer. I didn't know how much so till I wore a CGM for a month. My glucose clearance sped up exponentially.

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[BackInTheGame78]

I'm late to this discussion but thought I would throw out a suggestion and some thoughts. If you can swing it and get your doctor to sign off, consider wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor. If your doctor won't sign off, there are some doctor's online that will but it will be a little more pricey. I found regardless of what some food labels said and a foods sugar content, my body reacted poorly to certain foods in that it took longer for my body to clear the glucose and return to baseline. You can also use it to test the different supplements or meds and whether they are effective or not.

The A1C test is basically tracking your blood sugar levels over the last 3 months or maybe a little less.

Food and exercise is medicine and many prediabetic persons (not sold that you are) can fix their issues with these if caught early enough. If you do go on meds I think the goal should be to ween yourself off of them. The side effects of meds is a lot worse than the side effects of good exercise and good food. Food and exercise is just like meds in that, the dose makes the poison.

Finally, a simple 10 -30 minute walk within an hour or so of eating a meal can be a game changer. I didn't know how much so till I wore a CGM for a month. My glucose clearance sped up exponentially.

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For centuries, when someone referred to “dinner,” they meant a meal, the largest of the day, which was eaten around noon. A lighter “supper” was then consumed in the evening. Starting in the 18th century and accelerating in the 19th and 20th, the hour at which dinner was eaten moved later and...

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Yup, forgot to add that in but have talked about this in the walking thread I made but the big muscles in the lower body clear glucose from repetitive movement all by themselves even in the absence of insulin.

Studies have shown simply walking for 15 minutes after a meal can lower glucose levels by 15-20% or more.

Funny how most cultures typically do things like take walks or strolls after dinner. They likely have no idea why but most of the time those type of things have been found to be health related even if they can't explain the reason why.

I second the CGM...it is basically a game changer in treatment because you have immediate feedback and can know exactly what foods do to your glucose levels so you can know what foods to avoid or what combinations of foods to avoid. It takes any guesswork out because you cannot argue with realtime feedback. No matter what you "think" should happen when you eat a food, this is telling you what IS happening when you eat it.

I am getting ready to have my doctor prescribe me one just to wear so I can monitor this and my glucose levels are well within range. I want to know what causes them to spike and how long they take to get back down to normal...that's the real key in all this. Spiking glucose is virtually irrelevant, it's how fast it returns to baseline that is important.

 

[SargeMaximus]

Studies have shown simply walking for 15 minutes after a meal can lower glucose levels by 15-20% or more.

I’ve been working construction for the past year. Walking, lifting, 8 hours a day (4 before, and 4 after lunch) (eating)

 

[BackInTheGame78]

I’ve been working construction for the past year. Walking, lifting, 8 hours a day (4 before, and 4 after lunch) (eating)

OK, so you have that part covered.

I'd recommend the CGM to be able to track things. Insurance should pay for it with that diagnosis

 

[SargeMaximus]

OK, so you have that part covered.

I'd recommend the CGM to be able to track things. Insurance should pay for it with that diagnosis

I don’t have insurance

 

[BackInTheGame78]

I don’t have insurance

I'd recommend finding a job that has insurance cause if you are going to end up having diabetes you are going to need it.