Risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes

My risk was increased due to my age and my sister being diabetic. There's not a lot I can do about either of those facts.

Well my risk was 9 purely down to my age I scored 0 on everything else. Nowt I can do about that.

The risk of dying goes up with age, so it is not surprising that the risk of getting almost any disease goes up as well, including diabetes.

My feeling is simply to keep my weight down, eat sensibly, stay physically active and not waste my time worrying about diseases I may or may not get. Sooner or later something is going to kill me.

Well, according to the Diabetes UK calculator anyone over the age of 60 has an increased risk (1 in 10) of developing diabetes so there's nothing I can do to lower the risk in that respect.

I have lost most weight on the 5:2 diet. It suits me and I have kept the weight off, which is all that matters. I have annual checks for all the usual problems, including diabetes, and my blood sugar is within normal limits. There is no history of diabetes in my quite extensive family. So, while I can never say I will never get diabetes the odds are stacked in my favour.

I did the diabetes test after I had been diagnosed and was low risk !
Monica I have felt very ill on low carb diets before but this time I have consciously tried to increase fats which I hadn't done before,, and I cut carbs down rather than out. I also make sure that those I do eat are high fibre or resistant starch, and I haven't felt ill yet.

I did the Diabetes test. The only factor against me was my age. This put me in the 1 in 10 who may develop diabetes in the next 10 years.In other words there is 90% chance that I will NOT get it, so I will not be worrying about it in the near future.

I have tried low carb eating twice. Each time it made me feel very ill indeed, so I will not be trying it again. However it works for DH so I will continue to eat bread, potatoes, rice and pasta while feeding him alternatives.

We have followed Mamie's régime and DH is out of prediabetes too.. He has a high risk factor due to a family history of type 2. Oddly enough our butter consumption is now practically zero - after all with no bread, no potatoes, there's precious little to put it on.

I think it is helpful to think of the "H" as healthy fat, rather than high. Olive oil, avocados, oily fish are all good. You do need to have full-fat yoghurt and avoid anything low-fat as Jane says. We have butter and cheese but we don't go mad. We have both seen a fall in cholesterol levels as well as sustained weight loss. OH got out of pre-diabetes and has stayed out. We have been on this way of eating for nearly three years now and have no problem sticking to it.
It isn't for everyone though and I know you have always had reservations Teetime.

Not diabetes, but was worried when a well person check showed that my 'bad'cholesterol was very high. Was told that it was nothing to worry about as my 'good' cholesterol balanced it out. What worries me is they said my healthy lifestyle made my good cholesterol high but I don't always follow the healthy lifestyle. Sometimes crisps and chocolate call to me and I can't ignore them . Having said that, for the first time in my life I've lost weight and maintained the same weight for several months.This is unheard of for me. But I have cut out bread 90% of the time and try not to eat anything in the evening. As a non breakfast eater it means that I go @ 12 hours without eating most days. Then again, as the worlds biggest worrier the fact that I'm not putting weight on when usually I only have to think of a crisp or Mars Bar and put on a couple of pounds, I keep thinking there must be something wrong with me #cantwinsometimes

I think you can reduce carbs without necessarily being high fat Teetime. You can still get the calories you need from protein.
It depends what you mean by high fat I suppose - a lot of people don't agree with the low-fat advice of the NHS and think that it is a high sugar intake which is responsible for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, and that dietary fats are necessary to ensure an adequate intake of fat-soluble vitamins.
Lazigirl that sounds really good. Have you had any further tests to see if the pre-diabetes has been reversed?

I did the risk calculator on diabetes site too and my only risk factor was my age, similar to jane. I am not overweight, have a healthy diet and exercise moderately, so I was shocked to find out after a routine blood test a few months ago that I was in fact pre diabetic. I decided to try changing my diet, reducing carbs, with the help of the low carb support thread on here. 9 months on I have lost a stone, eat few carbs, have not missed them and am never hungry. This way of eating is permanent for me now and hopefully will prevent me from developing type II diabetes in the future. I am due a blood test shortly so fingers crossed.

The Panorama programme, a week ago was very hard hitting! Worth watching, but with CAUTION, it may upset.

I've watched the post mortem one on BBC 3 and again it is worth a watch , brings it all down to the reality!

I don't think the high fat one will do for me I have looked at it. I see jane I think my was all about weight so I have to tackle it. I'm trying the NHS Choices 1400 calories a day for a couple of weeks to see. I don't mind calorie counting now - My Fitness Pal does it for me.

There is a programme on late tonight of a post mortem to specifically examine the effects of obesity on the body - if that doesn't scare me into losing weight nothing will.

I did the risk calculator on the diabetes website and it said I had a 1 in 7 risk or something.
My only risk factor was my age. Weight, diet, levels of exercise etc posed no risk at all.
As I can't do anything about my age I thought the exercise was pretty pointless and it left me feeling rather cross!
It came up on my FB feed and other people had the same experience and were similarly annoyed.

Teetime have a look on the Low Carb High Fat thread . Lots of useful ideas and advice. I was one of the unfortunate ones. It never occurred to me that I might be diabetic, but I was diagnosed in March. I am now nearly 3 stone lighter and have reversed it. All due to the LCHF way of eating.
Whatever you do Good Luck