Diagnosed pre- diabetic

Cutting out certain foods seems to me both unnecessary and possibly harmful to both physical health and mental well-being. The key is moderation - even the Diabetes UK website says you can eat “anything”. The truth is that many of us eat too many processed foods, refined carbohydrates and not a healthy varied diet and are also not active enough.

There are many websites which provide low-carb recipes so you don't have to give up “treats” such as cakes and desserts, just need to make them with different ingredients.

Dh was diagnosed pre diabetic after drinking Irn Bru over a period of weeks and then my kindly neighbour made him a junket but saturated it with sugar! Not surprising his blood sugar went through the roof. Since then he had major heart surgery and refuses to accept he is diabetic and won’t go back to the GP so what can you do? He has no symptoms and takes no sugar and I’ve cut back his carbs.

I've been up and down for years with my blood sugar , finally got it under control now . Ŕefined carbs are a no no for me , so no white bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries , sausage rolls etc. I have porridge with blue berries or raspberries for breakfast, wholemeal bread with cold meats and salad for lunch. Chicken or fish for dinner with veggies

Blood tests about 6 years ago revealed I was pre diabetic but I only found out about it following blood tests a year later when I was told my glucose levels had gone down and I was no longer pre diabetic. I don't have a sweet tooth and don't eat a lot of sweet things apart from an occasional craving for chocolate ('intuitive eating'?!). I had made 2 changes to my diet in the intervening year - giving up dairy and changing to porridge for breakfast. Perhaps these changes made a difference but who knows?

It shocked me when I had this diagnosis too. Although I totally deserved it considering my sweet tooth.
So I went all out to quit sugar, cold turkey….no sweets, cakes, biscuits, or anything processed with a carbohydrate reading of sugars more than 10gs per 100gs. I also avoided all underground vegetables in favour of overground ones. ( less carbs). I still ate some fruit. It worked.
I now use cinnamon a lot as it’s supposed to help reduce blood sugars and it’s always on my mind as I’m finding myself slipping back in my sugar ways which I really don’t need.

I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic about 3 months ago so have been following a diet since then to avoid raising my blood sugar levels, though I won't really know until I'm re-tested which will be Jan next year. I've cut out all added sugar (and looking back I think I was having far more chocolate and cakes than I thought I was!) and reduced carbs, increased veg and been careful about any alcohol. I've found the Facebook site UK Prediabetes Support Group very helpful, with a clear steer from a dietician who started it, but also interesting discussions. The first 4 weeks of changing your diet are the worst ones, so stick with it! I'm also supposed to be on the NHS Diabetes Prevention Course but that has been postponed several times and has taken a long time to get going, though I have heard they are very good.

I'm highly motivated to do everything I can so that I'm not going to be diabetic and I've found if I keep reminding myself about that, it's all a lot easier than diets in the past which have been for weight loss. Vodka and tonic also helps you feel less badly done by...

I was diagnosed pre-diabetic 2 years ago. I think this stemmed from relying on ready meals and ‘comfort food’ when I had back problems and couldn’t cook nor exercise. Michael Mosley’s written The 8-week Blood Sugar Diet which you should be able to get from the library. Although I don’t need to lose weight, I found the information helpful and used some of the recipes.
Has your GP recommended a diabetes prevention course? I know the NHS runs these in a lot of areas. You can find links to courses on the NHS website
I now try to avoid foods with sugar and read all the labels. It’s frightening how many pre-packaged meals contain sugar, the stuff seems to get into everything.
My brother was also told he was pre-diabetic and finds exercise helps, he prefers walking to the gym.
Good luck and fingers crossed it’s just a temporary problem