I’ve switched to soy creamer and really like the taste now compared to half and half.
Is anyone here experiencing any symptoms as a result of your prediabetic diagnosis … like nueropathy?
IIRC, peripheral neuropathy can come as a consequence of the long term effects of poorly controlled glucose levels that would not be those measured in pre-diabetes. It is most common in individuals who have been diabetic for many years.
A family member has developed neuropathy at age 88 and it is severe. Her T2 dates back to her 60s and has been difficult to control, she was never overweight and an athletic person.
I have known a few people who have had to had toes amputated due moreso to circulation problems than the neuropathy, but both are consequences of poorly controlled and often brittle diabetes.
My grandparent lost his foot. He was 92, diabetic since his early seventies, normal weight and lived on his own and even shoveled snow the year before he lost his foot the diabetic complications. He was using insulin to control his diabetes. I honestly think physicians are smarter now about diabetes and pre- diabetes and there are better uses of drugs and understanding of how to manage
One of my uncles went blind from diabetes and died shortly thereafter. It was shocking and very surprising to his family, which included several MDs and other professionals.
@Overtheedge No personal experience with PCOS and diabetes, but I seem to recall Dr. Schwarzbein, of the book(s) “The Schwarzbein Principle” discussing her personal history with PCOS, pre-diabetes, etc. You might find it useful, for her personal story, even though it’s a weight loss book. There might be interviews with her available on line too.
@conmama I don’t know if this is true or not, but re: my MIL, we were told that the fasting reading was often the last reading to deteriorate. Meaning, a person might be having some wild spikes post-prandial during the day, but still maintaining a good fasting morning reading. You’d think it’s important to look at both, for screening?
That makes sense to me! I think both are meaningful.
It was my above normal fasting reading that led my doctor to get my A1c tested. Agree both readings are meaningful