Borderline diabetes

sevenhills

A blood sugar level less than 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L ) is considered normal.

I did a blood test a few years ago and the reading was 140, I did another blood test last year and the result was a reading of 141.

I am having another test next week. I do have soft spot for sweet things, but I have tried to alter my diet, it worked last year. Fingers crossed.

I always eat granary bread, but bread itself is high in carbs. One of my thoughts is that if I eat more meat(protein), then that means I will be consuming fewer carbs. I have never been a big meat-eater.

We do have a growing problem with diabetes, we should all moderate what we eat.

luvchocolate

I get good advice from the Diabetic  UK forum 
Really solid information 

Murphybear

luvchocolate said:

I get good advice from the Diabetic  UK forum 
Really solid information 

luvchocolate said:

I get good advice from the Diabetic  UK forum 
Really solid information 

I use diabetes.co.uk.  They have masses of helpful advice and have a big low carb section.  I found when I followed low carb my blood sugar plummeted from fairly high to just above normal (sorry I don’t have the figures).

There’s mountains of low carb recipes online these days including pizza, apparently it’s one of the things that people miss the most when going low carb.  

luvchocolate

I've done low carb this year and got blood sugars down from 49 to 40 
Really pleased 

sevenhills

My reading in 2019 was 42 and 41 in 2020, lets see what this one says.

BriaM

I suggest visiting diabetes co uk (sorry, I can't insert links). This is a good source, and its members are ready to help. 

MrsStepford

I second diabetes.co.uk NOT Diabetes UK and also dietdoctor.com A low carb diet will do wonders. It's possible to make low carb breads. Hovis used to make a lower carb seeded bread but there were other breads around which had fewer carbs per slice. 

luvchocolate

I have a book  Carbs and cals. 
Really useful for counting carbs 

MrsStepford

Meat raises insulin which holds on to fat. Carbs do the same. Fat doesn't make you fatter cos it's neutral.