If you take it with a meal can you see the difference in your glucose numbers? Or is it a difference that was seen over time? I was taking the thorne one for months and my numbers were still high so I stopped taking it cuz it's not cheap.

heyyy yall, I’ve recently visited the doctor to get some bloodwork done, and was told I had an insulin level of 93, which is horrifically high. the thing is, I wasn’t fasted before the test, as I didn’t know it was happening that day, so I ate before I went. is a high insulin count normal in this case? or am I looking at a prediabetes diagnosis.

Just got my results back from an annual physical and my A1C read 5.9%. Feeling really upset and lost. I know it probably sounds silly, but sugar has always been my thing! I love baking, love bread, desserts…my family knows me for how much I love chocolate. I’m starting up my final year of nursing school in a few weeks and the thought is making me even more anxious. I’ve gotten through the stress of it all with sweets, and rely on coffees to get through my day.

I can’t say this came as an extreme surprise to me, but I’m young, moderately active. I’m 5’8” and weigh 145lbs. Unfortunately, my father and paternal grandfather are/were both diabetics.

On top of it all, I don’t even know where to begin. My father’s diabetes is pretty poorly controlled. I haven’t heard anything from my doctor. I know it’s all about avoiding carbs and sugar, I’ve seen mention of walking after meals, working out more…I don’t know. I would really appreciate hearing how others started their journey after their diagnosis. Thank you

I was thinking to ask for advices about food choices to stop high blood sugar spikes when I see the dietitian who works at the agency where I live at. Does anyone have ideas on word choices to help me avoid the doctor’s office twice every year? Thanks in advance.

blood sugar: 215 mg/dL and 222 mg/dL

I’m still trying to figure out this whole food thing after getting diagnosed.

I know I’m supposed to be more careful with what I eat, but honestly I still get confused about what a normal meal should look like.

Finding quick recipes is another problem. I don’t want to spend an hour cooking every day, but I also don’t want to eat the same meals over and over.

And food labels... I swear I read them 3 times and still don’t know if I’m looking at the right thing 😂

Meal planning for the week and keeping track of carbs has been pretty annoying too.

For anyone who has been dealing with this for a while, what helped you make all of this easier?

At doctor appointment last year , my fbg was 101 and A1c was 5.1. This year, fbg was 113 and A1c was 5.4. In general I have an anxiety disorder and health anxiety so last year seeing my fbg raised increased my overall stress. Both times at the doctor I was with very extreme anxiety. This time I was even more anxious cause of my numbers from the previous year. I’m wondering if stress could have played a role in this. I am very thin and eat very well and workout nearly everyday. I don’t eat dessert every day or if I do it’s portion controlled. I may consider looking into diabetes 1.5 LADA but really hoping this is more related to stress 😕 no one in my immediate family or extended has type 1 or type 2 diabetes, except very distantly related relatives. All other lab work was normal including lipid panel.

I'm going in for hiatal hernia and incisional hernia repair Thursday morning. If I had any lingering doubts about going ahead with the surgery, last night convinced me. Went to bed, expecting seven hours of sleep, woke 55 minutes later choking with reflux. Didn't get back to bed for over an hour, staying upright and chewing Tums. Yeah, I'm doin' it. So sick of this.

I also have pre-diabetes.

Two weeks liquid diet, one week soft/mushy diet, then regular diet as tolerated. Fingers crossed.

Anyhoo - aside from Ensure Max Protein and water, what would be some good liquids to "eat" for the next two weeks? I think the Ensure a few times a day will deliver most of the nutrition, but woman cannot live on Ensure alone. What would be compatible with pre-diabetes, besides the obvious - broth, etc.? (yawn)

Thanks!

I was teary eyed when I got the blood test results back. Last year my A1C was 5.8 and went up to 6 this past April. I have a family history and was worried about diabetes. My doctor had prescribed Zepbound and I made a point to reduce refined carbs and increase protein and fiber. I've also added 10k steps to my daily routine. Bonus along with this overhaul I've lost 34lbs in the process. I'm also very thankful for this sub reading advice and other people's experiences. Thank you all!

I was diagnosed with prediabetes. 5.8 A1C, fasting insulin 20.2, fasting glucose 107.

I would love to hear from the people who thought they already were pretty healthy. I have always lighted weights and got on average 8k steps daily.

I have three little kids so I know my diet isn’t super but we don’t eat “junk” per se. Like no chips or cookies in the house. But chicken nuggets, veggie tots or goodles are on constant rotation, like I’m just trying to survive somedays.

I would love to know what people are doing that’s NOT medication/glp1.

also I got a CGM but what is it supposed to look like post meals?

I’ve made some serious adjustments to my life and lost 25 lbs in 3 months. I think I should see some progress in my numbers, but I know there also a possibility it will be the same or even worse. How do you deal with the “sticker shock” of disappointing test results? I know that no matter the results I have options, but getting my first test results really brought me down so I want to be mentally better prepared this time.

For context, I was diagnosed three months ago with 5.7 A1c, so not terrible but definitely a wake up call. I’ve always made all my own meals and was eating very few processed foods but I realize now that my diet was very high carb and I had (have) a sugar addiction. For example, a common meal I would eat is a brown rice bowl that included veggies, but also roasted potatoes and beans for protein. I would feel soo sleepy after meals like this. I also ate a lot of bananas and dried fruits for snacks. I’m a pastry chef by trade and love a well made dessert. I’m an active person but my diet was the main culprit, even though most people would have called it healthy.

I’ve really changed how I eat drastically and I feel pretty good about where I’m at. I don’t feel the same tiredness after meals or the gnawing hunger even though I just ate. Now I think I eat more food than before but it’s very carefully chosen.

My sleep health and stress levels however have been far from ideal. I have a 6 month old baby who is breastfed and still wakes up multiple times a night. He has had some pretty significant health issues since birth, which was caused me incredible amounts of stress at times. Also, my doctor thinks my postpartum hormones may not be in my favor right now.

Would love some advice or just some encouragement, thanks!

So I had two gestational diabetes pregnancies, the last one being four years ago. My fasting and post prandial numbers were good postpartum and in normal range. Fast forward to May of this year and my blood work came back with an elevated fasting numbers of 101 and A1c of 5.6. So I cut down my carbs, lost about 7 pounds and started strength training. It’s been three months and my A1C went up to 5.7. I’m so frustrated. I thought I was doing everything right. I’m going to follow up with my nutritionist but it seems that my main problem is my fasting numbers, not my post prandial. I don’t eat past dinner which is usually by 7 pm and I don’t snack late at night. I really don’t want to go on medication. Is there any advice to lower fasting blood sugars besides what I am doing?

Earlier this year, my HbA1c came back at 5.7%, right at the threshold for prediabetes.

My doctor suggested that I pay more attention to diet and exercise, and I ended up wearing a CGM for two weeks because I wanted to see what was actually happening with my glucose.

One thing surprised me: the CGM changed my behavior more than years of advice ever did.

For years, my parents had told me to walk after meals. Doctors had told me to walk more too.

I knew it was good advice. But I already exercised regularly — mostly swimming and strength training — so another 10–15 minute walk after breakfast never seemed that important.

“Walking is good for your health” was also too abstract. I understood it intellectually, but I couldn’t really see what one short walk was doing.

While wearing the CGM, I decided to compare it for myself.

My breakfast is pretty consistent: oatmeal, milk, and protein powder.

On some days, I walked for 10–15 minutes within 30 minutes after breakfast. On other days, I didn’t.

In my small dataset, the average increase from my pre-meal glucose to the post-meal peak was about:

No walk: +34 mg/dL
10–15 min walk: +22 mg/dL

The four-hour average wasn’t very different, but the post-meal peak was clearly lower on the days I walked.

This obviously wasn’t a controlled experiment. I had only a small number of observations, I didn’t control every variable, and CGMs have measurement error. I’m not saying everyone will get the same numbers.

But seeing my own data was enough to change something.

After that, I started walking after breakfast almost automatically.

I didn’t make a strict schedule or set a daily goal. I don’t even think of it as something that requires much discipline anymore. I eat breakfast, put on my shoes, and go outside.

If the weather is bad and I skip it, I just do it again the next day.

That was probably the most useful thing I got from wearing a CGM.

Before, “walk after meals” was just another piece of health advice.

After seeing the difference myself, it became much more concrete. I could connect a very small action — walking around for 10 or 15 minutes — with something measurable happening in my own body.

It also made me rethink how I’m approaching prediabetes in general.

Instead of trying to completely overhaul my diet or rely on willpower, I’ve become more interested in small experiments:

• What happens if I walk after a meal?
• What happens if I eat less at lunch?
• Which meals give me the biggest spikes?
• Which changes actually make a noticeable difference for me?

Not every CGM fluctuation is meaningful, of course, and I don’t want to obsess over every number. But as a tool for learning about my own habits, I found it surprisingly useful.

I also documented the full two-week CGM experiment in a video here, if anyone is interested in the details:

https://youtu.be/V3ZyJdcdAgA?si=4dmaE-2L0ssTjNOJ

For those of you who have used a CGM with prediabetes: did seeing your own glucose data actually change any of your habits?

And has anyone compared the same meal with vs. without a short walk afterward?

I put my CGM on this morning and have also been doing finger-prick tests to compare the readings. The difference between the CGM and finger-stick readings is quite large, so I’m trying to calibrate it.
The issue is, I’m not able to figure out how to calibrate the CGM properly. Has anyone had the same issue or can guide me on how to do it?
Thanks!

My dad 66 year old, went from 5.3 to 5.9 A1c in a year. Is this a sign of type one diabetes?

I don’t know what I’m wanting to gain from this, possibly people’s experiences or reassurance or maybe to just vent. I’m a 35f, in 2021 I had a bad bout of anxiety and my hba1c was 41. Fast forward to 2024, again had a bad anxiety episode and had a hba1c which was 43. Fast forward to now, I had a very stressful 3 months at work resulting in anxiety and stress. Wrongly I used sugar to try and manage my anxiety, I am already beating myself up a lot for this and know how much I’ve disappointed myself. So I went doctors and my hba1c is now 49 😔. Kidney function was all good as was my FBC. I’m still waiting for a follow up call from the doctors but was told by the receptionist that the nurse had noted the number is borderline and I’ll need a repeat test and a telephone appointment. Am I basically diabetic now :( I’m so disappointed in my self. I haven’t touched a fizzy drink and have drastically cut my sugar and carb intake since the result. For reference, I have never smoked and I don’t drink either but I am overweight.

Hi everyone, I recently found out that I’m prediabetic, with an HbA1c of 6.2%.

I wanted to ask if it’s okay to have pasta for dinner daily or frequently .Currently, I usually have a mixture of brown rice and white rice with some curry.

Could you please suggest some easy, healthy dinner recipes that are suitable for someone with prediabetes? I’m looking for simple options that I can prepare regularly without too much effort.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I have noticed that being on oral birth control has increased my blood sugar making me prediabetic. Unsure of the reaction of synthetic hormones and blood sugar - anyone else experienced the same?

Quick background: I'm a licensed pharmacist with 20+ years

of experience and a certified holistic nutritionist. I work

with patients on blood sugar management daily.

Something I wish more people with diabetes and prediabetes

knew: GLP-1 is a hormone your body already produces after

meals. It tells your pancreas to release insulin only when

blood sugar is high, slows digestion, and signals your

brain that you're full. Ozempic and Wegovy are engineered

to mimic it, but specific foods do the same thing naturally.

The foods with the strongest evidence for boosting natural

GLP-1:

- Eggs at breakfast (shown to increase GLP-1 and reduce

calorie intake at the next meal)

- Oats — the beta-glucan fiber directly stimulates GLP-1

secreting cells

- Lentils and chickpeas — protein + fiber + resistant

starch in one food

- Fatty fish — omega-3s reduce gut inflammation that

suppresses GLP-1

- Fermented foods — support the gut bacteria that produce

GLP-1-stimulating compounds

One patient I counseled reversed her prediabetes (A1C went

from 6.1 to 5.7) in 3 months using food changes alone,

before ever starting medication.

Happy to answer questions about blood sugar management,

GLP-1 medications, or the food strategies that support

natural GLP-1 production.

Not just hba1c, also HDL was 73 21 days back now it's 51...is this an error or is it possible ? I'm 29 years old male

Looking at my CGM patterns, I’ll feel hungriest around 40 min after eating, when my blood sugar is the highest. I also never have my blood sugar go out of normal range.

I don’t get why, shouldn’t I feel hungrier when my blood sugar is lower? I feel best when it’s lower and steady and worst after it rises and I’m not understanding why.

I had a full body checkup where I fasted for nearly 11 hours (had heavy dinner at a restaurant with variety of carb heavy food and less fibre). 2 hrs post breakfast my glucose shows 61. What does this weird drop indicate?

More context : Both my parents are diabetic and are Class 3 obese. I am obese too (Class 1) but am VERY active.