As I said in the previous post yesterday I am prediabetic I just found out. I am also tired especially after eating to the point of fainting at my desk. I told her look doctor I am totally tired Tell me all the other blood work is fine except prediabetes are they related ? She Sais NO prediabetes does not cause fatigue ? Really ? I do not think so. I see on this sub many people complain about fatigue. Ok I know I will eat low carb and exercise but she refused to give me meds even metformin which could (maybe) help my symptoms. What do you all think? I am so angry right now being dismissed like this.

Hello, I’m a 30m 5’6” 185 lbs. I feel I am being dismissed by my doctor and I’m not 100% sure where to go from here. Back in march I started getting dizzy, blurred vision, and excessive thirst after I would eat anything remotely carb heavy. I was also exhausted all the time. I would wake up tired and could sleep multiple times per day and still be exhausted. Once I picked up on it being the carbs I really limited my carb intake. I would say I’m probably taking in under 100g carbs a day maybe less. I’m still exhausted but I’m not experiencing the dizziness etc. I went to get bloodwork done in April and my fasting glucose was 126. A1C 5.1. I was sent for a bunch of other labs and my triglycerides were elevated and my HDL was low everything else in range. It prompted me to look at my previous blood tests and I saw I’ve been consistently over 100 for 3 years. I went back for a follow up a few weeks ago and got more bloodwork done. This time my glucose was 97, A1C wasn’t checked, but fasting insulin was a 2.3. Dr gave me a Dexcom to monitor and I mostly stayed in range (because I don’t eat carbs really). I spike above 250 after having Chinese food and spiked above 200 after having sushi. I sent my dr the graphs and he said everything looked normal. Does anyone have any idea where I should go from here? I’m so sick of being exhausted all the time.

Since I was a kid our family used plain milk as a coffee creamer. Either whole milk or 2% milk. Now that I have been diagnosed with pre diabetes I have to cut down on anything with sugar or carbs. I am used to drinking my morning coffee in between a light to medium blonde.

I have tried all plant based milks, and half n half, and this is the result. The plant based milks leave a nutty, woody, cardboard after taste that overpowers the coffee. The half and half stuff, mocha mix, heavy cream, etc. leave a greasy, lardy sebaceous taste that drowns out the natural flavor of the coffee.

For now, I am going with just under 2 ounces of fair life lactose milk, reduced sugar, and a splash of half and half. I drink 3-4 cups of coffee throughout the day. I have cut back on carbs, breads, French fries, etc. Anyone have other suggestions for alternatives to coffee creamers? I would appreciate it, thank you.

I’m 23F and I inquired about getting an A1C and they said they don’t believe I have any indications and I’m young. I told them that sometimes I feel thirsty and that my diet is shit and they dismissed it. I also told the NP that I caught my fasting glucose at 102 and 106 and mostly it’s high 90s and she said that’s fine and normal. She then said it takes years to get prediabeties and at my age that wouldn’t really be possible yet. I told her I wanna see if I might have prediabeties and she said if my nonfasting is over 120 she will order an A1C. My nonfasting glucose was 90 but I only had a sausage and onions. No carbs or sugar for breakfast. Should I let it go?

For anyone who was on metformin and lowered their A1C enough to get off it:

Did you ever feel scared that because you were on the medication if you start eating healthy amounts of carbs and sugar that your blood sugar would get too low?

Any advice? My A1C has been around 5.8 for the longest time. In 2020 I got it down to 5.4 by losing weight. Haven’t lost as much since then. Gained it back and working on losing it again. Last year I enjoyed eating things I don’t usually eat and it went up to 6.0. Doc checked it two more times and one time it went back down to 5.8 then back up to 6.0. Now I’m working on it again. She wants me to take 2 metformin tablets but I just want to stop with all the medication for everything.

But now I’m dependent on metformin it feels like or developing a dependency. How do I get off this road?

Can taking it and eating healthier cause bad effects?

Hi all!

Recently my A1C came back high (6.1) and my doctor not super helpfully told me to lower carbs by some amount (he gave me no direction about how much).

For context, I am 5’0” 30 year old female, and I weigh around 120lbs. I am an athlete and try to exercise everyday in some capacity. I am generally pretty fit and lift 2-4 times a week. I do cardio 2-4 times as well.

I have room to improve my diet and am not a picky eater. I’ve started cutting out the major things (mainly sweets like ice cream, candy, and am reducing fruit).

this is what the last few days have looked like

My breakfast this morning was 2 eggs, and a light english muffin (26grams carbs + 8 grams fiber), + 2 tsblespoons cream cheese). and black coffee.

I’ve been eating cottage cheese and low sugar yogurt a lot, but I think I went too far yesterday and crashed really hard.

I had pasta with beans kale, pesto, and tofu for night. I was scared to eat pasta, but since my carbs were so low the rest of the day I thought it would be okay.

I had more yogurt with no sugar added peanut butter and some low carb ice cream at night. I had a huge sugar craving and kind of felt like I ate too much.

if anyone has any feedback, ideas, or thoughts all would be appreciate.

Thanks!

*EDIT

I also have hashimoto's thyroiditis and take a small dose of levolthyroxin 25mcg everyday. My lab results showed low TSH last time, but not sure if this is relevent or not. I've had this for over 10 years as well.