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I just found out that my Hemoglobin A1C is 6.5%, so I may have diabetes.  I need to make some life changes.  Please help me know specifically what to do.  My aunt just died of diabetes-related complications at age 65.

I’m only 46.  I’m 5’8” and 250 lbs.  I have loose ankles due to some physical deformations, so I’m mostly sedentary.  I can walk, but I have to be careful.

I eat three meals a day and a snack.  For breakfast I have two soft-boiled eggs on fresh spinach on bread with a glass of OJ.  For lunch I have fresh chopped veggies with hummus and a banana.  For dinner I eat whatever.  I have a banana and Nutella for a snack before dinner.  Sometimes dinner is salmon and broccoli, sometimes it’s hamburgers and sweet potato fries.  Sometimes it’s coconut curry chicken.  Sometimes it’s Ethiopian or Thai curry.

I take vitamin C, Abilify, lithium, latuda, and Xanax.  I’m suicidal without these - I had a lot of trauma as a kid and have an ACE score of 9.  I’m in therapy twice a week, making good progress.

Where do I start?  I think eating better and getting movement would help, but I’m not sure exactly what.  Maybe a 20 minute walk in the morning?
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Cutting out the juice, bananas and Nutella will help a great deal. Nutella has @ 5 tsp of sugar per 2 Tbs servings, banannas @ 7.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/nutella

Your meals - eggs, protein, leafy greens, look pretty good. Swap out rice for all or 1/2 cauliflower rice with take aways. Try to walk for 15 min after meals, it really helps the body regulate glucose. So glad you got this heads up while there is time to turn things around. Avoiding foods that increase blood sugar is powerful medicine.

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