Kicking pre-diabetes

diverdiver
diverdiver Posts: 11 Member
I'm not sure if this counts as a success story as I still have a looooong way to go.... but - I just had blood results back and I'm no longer pre-diabetic! Still got a lot of work to do, and the fasting glucose is still at the high end of normal, but - back in the safe zone after losing just 20 pounds!
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  • BostonMatt
    BostonMatt Posts: 258
    It's a great success story and you should be very proud.
  • moepwr
    moepwr Posts: 335 Member
    Congrats! That is so important for your health. My mom just got put on insulin injections for her type 2 and I know I never want to be there! It does not look like fun.
  • dawnmarie57
    dawnmarie57 Posts: 53 Member
    THAT is great news!!! Congratulations and keep up the hard work. You have to be so proud of yourself:)
  • Arthemise1
    Arthemise1 Posts: 365 Member
    That is great and definitely a success! Diabetes can have a terrible effect on your body (I've seen it with my father), so anything you can do to stave it off is a win.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    that's great to hear!
  • aqua_zumba_fan
    aqua_zumba_fan Posts: 383 Member
    That is ABSOLUTELY a success story - fantastic!!
  • rawfitness
    rawfitness Posts: 68 Member
    Awesome!!!
  • momof2winsplus
    momof2winsplus Posts: 137 Member
    That's real success!

    Pounds are good, but health is GREAT!
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    That is a huge NSV! Congratulations - your efforts to improve your health are indeed paying off.
  • cristaine
    cristaine Posts: 87
    Congratulations, that is a wonderful accomplishment!!
  • AC417
    AC417 Posts: 56 Member
    Great job! Diabetes is a horrible and devastating disease. I hope my results are as good as yours when I see my doctor later this month!
  • 15bysept
    15bysept Posts: 1 Member
    CONGRATULATIONS!! You just changed the course of your life significantly!!!
  • noweightfisherj
    noweightfisherj Posts: 220 Member
    That is very good news. Keep up the good work.
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    Great job!!! Amazing What a difference 20lbs can make.
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    THAT'S A BIGGER SUCCESS than losing 5 lbs. don't talk yourself out of being proud of your accomplishment!
  • beebee0925
    beebee0925 Posts: 441 Member
    What are you talking about. That's an awesome NSV.
  • Tarah904
    Tarah904 Posts: 20
    It's a great success story and you should be very proud.


    This! That is fantastic!
  • Modcom
    Modcom Posts: 18
    My Doctor told me I was pre-diabetes back in March. I go Thrusday to see if I've beaten it. I hope I have good news as well...
  • beebee0925
    beebee0925 Posts: 441 Member
    My Doctor told me I was pre-diabetes back in March. I go Thrusday to see if I've beaten it. I hope I have good news as well...

    The best of luck to you!!!
  • MsKeelah919
    MsKeelah919 Posts: 332 Member
    :Lovely! Congrats! Thats a HUGE nsv.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,202 Member
    Congrats!!....from a diabetic. :)
  • stang_girl88
    stang_girl88 Posts: 234 Member
    That is awesome!! I am currently trying to do the same thing. I was so happy to read that someone else has been successful at it :) Good luck to you and your health
  • Congrats! My doc told me I was pre-diabetic too and my cholesterol levels are too high and wanted to put me on Lipitor. I told the doc no, I am going to manage with diet and exercise.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    That's awesome! Keep up the good work!!!
  • laceyslady
    laceyslady Posts: 88 Member
    I was also told I was pre- diabetic since loosing 20 lbs my blood work came back good too! watching carbs really helped and I don't miss all that bread at all. Congrats and keep up the good work!
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    Congrats to you!! You're lucky. Some of us are stuck in "pre-diabetic" mode. (My maternal grandmother suffered from high blood sugars, never got diabetes but died of a stroke at 70 - so diabetes is just one bad thing that high blood sugar can do). My father is diabetic, my older brother is diabetic. Going Primal/Paleo got rid of the blood sugar crashes and the shakes and intense hunger that came with them but the damage in me isn't reversible (thanks ancestry!!!)

    Keep up with it. I don't want anyone to go through what I'm seeing my dad go through (and where my brother is headed since his doctor is a quack!! C'mon a high-carb diet for a diabetic??!!)
  • Mel2626
    Mel2626 Posts: 342 Member
    I just got this same great news the other day. It IS a HUGE success story! Please don't sell yourself short! It's an amazing accomplishment!!!! So happy for you!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • miniberger
    miniberger Posts: 70 Member
    That is totally a success!!! Good for you! It's not just about the pounds. I think just overall being healthier is so much more important!
  • Congrats to ya! That is exactly what I am trying to do. :)
  • Very nice! I'm in the same boat, and am hoping to jump out of it some in the near future. Keep it up!
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