I recently found out that I am pre-diabetic too. It is scary, but not too late.

There was a guy named Fred who used to post here awhile back. He was extremely overweight. His wake up call was watching one of those emergency room type shows where they were going to have to amputate a man's gangrenous leg because he was non-compliant about controlling his diabetes. He has since lost I think about 200lbs. Prior to that he had sky high blood sugar levels and was taking various medications for his diabetes. Since he has lost all the weight and exercises regular his blood sugar is normal and he no longer has to take medications. It can be done!

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Hi!!

Well - I got my first round of reports - after about 3 months of really changing EVERYTHING - food, exercise, bad habits - my reports came in sooo good!

My fasting blood sugar dropped by 30 points (almost normal now) still waiting for the results of my A1C test - that takes a bit longer to come in...

My cholesterol dropped by 20 points (almost normal)

My heart rate and blood pressure are both normal - (they are actually reducing those meds - don't want them to go too low - I will eventually be off the meds entirely)

My liver enzymes are way down.

Admittedly - my kidney proteins were not down - but she said that may take more time - because I did have high cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes and the only thing being treated for the longest time was just the blood pressure - so that may take more time - we don't know yet.

As of right now - my doctor wants to wait 3 more months before she changes my diabetes medication - because she said that I bring everything with in range - she is going to give me the opportunity to maintain it by diet alone....

Anyways - I just wanted to share this with you, these situations can be turned around. If you are not diabetic yet - this is your golden opportunity to fix it before it gets started.

Penney, that is incredible news! Congratulations on bringing each of those down. I look forward to such news.

Is anyone else taking glucophage? I forget to take it on a regular basis though I should. What has your experience been like on glucophage?

For those on the same page as me, I believe we can do this and get beyond these hurdles. Thanks for all your support.

I received the same news in Septeber. It basically scared the doody out of me. The first thing I did was make an appointment with the dietician at my clinic. She gave me a low fat and diabetic diet plan for my specific needs. Form me, that ment no more than 45 carbs in a meal, and max of 15 carbs in snack,with snacks three times a day. No saving of carbs for a later meal. They also recommended 30 minutes of exercise each day.

After following their instructions for 90 days, I changed my A1C test score of 6.1 to 5.6 (borderline to normal in 3 months)

Now 6 months later I am down 60 pounds, just particiated in a sprint triathalon with people that weighed 50lbs less than I do and about 5-10 year younger and I kept up with most of the pack!

Borderline Diabetic is scary news. I've heard it myself, but it's not too late to make changes before their is permanent damage to your health and body. Just listen to what they say, keeping a food journal might help (it did for me), and just do what any physical activity your able to do.

I know you can do it! Good luck and happy healthy wishes to you!

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Thanks! I was so happy to get those results!

Anyways - I am taking Glipizide - honestly - I have made it part of my morning routine to take my pills. It has literally become second nature and honestly - it helps keep things in-synch for me. I can honestly tell the difference now if for some reason I am running late and have to take my meds at a later time because I did not get to eat at my normal time.