why am I pre-diabetic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you do a full 12 hour fast? Meaning you had no food 12 hours before the time of your fasting bloodwork?

A lot of people don't do that. They'll eat dinner at 8 or 9 PM and then having "fasting" bloodwork at 7 am the next morning.

My doctor doesn't even like for me to brush my teeth or use mouthwash the night before or morning of my fasting bloodwork.

And also, I'm like you PP. Very normal weight and very healthy lifestyle and I'm pre-diabetic. Diabetes does run in my family, though. And to make things even crazier, my sister is overweight and is a T1D. Those 2 things almost never go together. You can do everything right in life and genetics will still give you a kick in the pants.

A-1C gets at average blood sugar over time. Fasting is not even required. OP, definitely re-test. Labs can make mistakes. I would also keep a food journal including portion size.

Also, with the food journal-for anything processed including "health" yogurt-look at grams of sugar. Be careful with the fruit advice on here. If you are eating insane amounts of fruit that is high sugar like grapes, sure cut back, but fruit has fiber which helps your body deal with the natural sugars. If fully diabetic it's still an issue, but don't think fruit is setting this off. Could be a lab error, could be you are getting more sugar and carbs than you think even eating healthy. Also, the chemicals in our environment definitely are setting off all kinds of crazy health issues for people.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like type I diabetes, which, yes, you can get diagnosed with in your 50s

[Anonymous]

Follow the Glucose Goddess on instagram. Sounds dumb but she’s a brilliant scientist and great at making glucose (eg diabetes & pre diabetes) easy to understand. Her book is fantastic too

[Anonymous]

Do you do intermittent fasting? You should start with 16/8. If you are eating all day, even "healthy" foods, it can make you pre diabetic. In your 40s is when you really need to dial in calories in/out and stay in a calorie deficit 90% of the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like type I diabetes, which, yes, you can get diagnosed with in your 50s

I'm 43
-OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you do intermittent fasting? You should start with 16/8. If you are eating all day, even "healthy" foods, it can make you pre diabetic. In your 40s is when you really need to dial in calories in/out and stay in a calorie deficit 90% of the time.

I don't do intermittent fasting because I was told it messes up your hormones. I'm still menstruating and don't think I'm near menopause.
-OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Follow the Glucose Goddess on instagram. Sounds dumb but she’s a brilliant scientist and great at making glucose (eg diabetes & pre diabetes) easy to understand. Her book is fantastic too

Thank you! I will look into her.
-OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like type I diabetes, which, yes, you can get diagnosed with in your 50s

I'm 43
-OP

Age really doesn't matter. It may be LADA-type 1.5. Google this. There is tons of information and it's generally diagnosed after 30. An A1c of 5.9 is probably not T1. Their A1c are sky high at diagnosis-my kid's was 13 something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like type I diabetes, which, yes, you can get diagnosed with in your 50s

I'm 43
-OP

Age really doesn't matter. It may be LADA-type 1.5. Google this. There is tons of information and it's generally diagnosed after 30. An A1c of 5.9 is probably not T1. Their A1c are sky high at diagnosis-my kid's was 13 something.

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2010/0401/p843.html

[Anonymous]

Do you typically seek medical advice from strangers in the internet?

I know you are upset, but seek out legit sources of information.

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes

https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/prediabetes

[Anonymous]

If you still get your period you can do A1c test through this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6HKKFFV?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you still get your period you can do A1c test through this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6HKKFFV?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

WTF. If you really want to test your A1c, just do it with a finger prick like a normal person. https://www.instacart.com/products/23244039-walgreens-at-home-a1c-test-kit-each?retailer_id=1573&product_id=23244039®ion_id=41006823388&utm_medium=sem_shopping&utm_source=instacart_google&utm_campaign=ad_demand_shopping_rp_healthcare_all-non-ca_nv&utm_content=accountid-8145171519_campaignid-16744693903_adgroupid-138212523514_device-m&utm_term=targetid-pla-1602043825857_locationid-9029978_adtype-pla_productchannel-online_merchantid-436356195_storecode-_productid-23244039&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADO98hYu9nUSqcXwJ2N6Rpt4vDbPi&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9rn3obDTiwMVr5XuAR2KRx7IEAQYBiABEgKUtPD_BwE&unauth-refresh=1

[Anonymous]

Inexplicably wonky blood sugar is apparently a phenomenon in athletic middle aged women like you. There was an excellent podcast about this recently:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-play-not-pause/id1533088916?i=1000684962055

[Anonymous]

^ bottom line from the podcast: you may not need to do anything other than try to reduce stress and make sure you’re getting enough energy from food. Blood sugar levels alone aren’t always a problem. We care about them because of their strong link to cardiovascular issues. So if your cardiovascular markers are fine, “bad” blood sugar numbers alone are not troubling.

The host of the podcast has the same issue that you do and she sees spikes when she’s training hard. If you try a CGM for a few weeks you’ll get a ton of good info.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:can anyone recommend their menopause specialist, please?
-OP

Endocrinologist