Blood Glucose levels

In my recent physical my blood glucose came back as 100, which was flagged as High and "pre-diabetes." My doctor was not concerned because 1) it was only 1 point above the normal range and 2) my last five yearly physicals reveal no alarming pattern (88, 103, 86, 90, 99, 100). The results just show that I am on the high normal side and some random variation. I have no family history of diabetes, I play tennis 3-4 times a week, and my weight has not fluctuated more than 5 pounds in the last 10 years. I am a 50 yo male. She said it might be wise to cut back a little on carbs (I eat a lot of pasta and bread), but she was not really concerned. Does this seem right to people?

I am in the same boat with blood work over the years showing my fasting glucose level gradually rising from the 80's to slightly over 100. But when I had my IBD flare 3 years ago my fasting glucose level spiked into the 120's which really scared me.

My blood sugar levels have come back down again when the flares ended but since then I have made several permanent lifestyle changes. For example I switched from soda to iced tea. Pure stevia is my mainstay sweetener instead of sugar, (I cannot use artificial sweeteners because of my IBD). I take a good multivitamin such as Rainbow Light that contains at least 200 mcg of chromium as well as other micronutrients to metabolize sugar.

Since you eat a lot of bread and pasta (gluten) it would not hurt to be aware of some possibilities in this thread, although hopefully it doesn't apply with you.
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=20&m=2620610

You might want to check out this book Diabetes Miracle by Diane Kress. Very interesting! She talks about Pre-Diabetes and what you can do to control it. Good Luck!

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