Pre type 2 Diabetes

[29davyt]

Has anyone approaching 60 been advised of this, not really heard of it before, is it something new  

[midlifecrisisrd]

Hi

My sister in law (57) was recently been told this which has given her a boot up the arse

At that stage I think if you have a bit of a health kick and lose some weight (and some fat from your pancreas) you can overt it happening

Don't know anything about you so please don't take this as an insult to your size or lifestyle, it affects all different kinds of people

I was too late ☹️

Found out at 40 that I'd been diabetic for a looooong time so early onset

They joke that I am type 1.5 as I don't fit into type 1 or type 2. Technically I'm type 2 but insulin dependant

Take the warning seriously, neuropathy and everything that goes with it is not fun

Can't sit for long periods, can't stand for long periods and struggle riding bikes

Struggling to try and keep working but it's ruining my quality of life and work life balance is shagged as working leaves me in pain and exhausted

Do everything you can to avoid it. People don't treat it like a serious condition but limb loss, liver and kidney failure along with heart failure are the future if not controlled

Steve

[veg]

What he says. My wife’s dad died at 60 turns out he was diabetic. Wife got a huge kick up the arse 2 years ago and was diagnosed with pre diabetes due to lifestyle choices since then she has changed her diet lost weight and exercises. It’s hard sometimes making choices. I wasn’t diagnosed but joined her, changed my diet and I stopped drinking 2 years ago.

[29davyt]

Cheers for the heads up guys, sounds like a shot across the bow ?? I’ve just spoke to my brother who is 3 years my junior, he was told he was pre type 2 diabetes last year, he’s a good stone lighter than me and cycles about 200 miles a week !!

[midlifecrisisrd]

It's weird the way it affects some but not others

You get people that are massively overweight and consume carbs like they are going out of fashion and don't get it then others have better lifestyles and do

Suppose it's a bit like your liver and alcohol. Some people drink massive amounts all their life and are fine, others don't and get liver failure

Just remember it's not sugar, it's carbs

Sugar is just a fast acting refined carb

Bread, pasta, rice are all carbs

Steve

[steve h]

[midlifecrisisrd]

The vitamin D is a strange one

I did get tested but it was unrelated to diabetes and I was low. Ended up on massive doses of it and bloods were monitored till it was corrected

From memory it's a joy getting the blood taken as they can't use a tourniquet. Something to do with the blood cells getting squashed affects it

Then the typical thing that once back up they take you off the tablets and never test again till you fall on your arse again. Been going on that merry-go-round for 6 years with iron deficient anaemia 🙄

Steve

[Chewie01]

During the months of the year where I don't see any sun, and that's most of the year down south so it's going to be worse up north. I take 5000 units of D3 with 100mcg of K2.
I also take 30mg of zinc to help the immune system.
The main difference I've experienced is I get over colds way quicker than I did before.