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Posted 5/18/2012 7:57 AM (GMT 0)
Today got a shock when after blood tests my Doc told me i am border line diabetic.

I was shocked so did not ask much what does this mean to me as far as life style etc

I have absolutely no knowledge regarding diabetics what should i do what should i not do.??

Rodger.

Posted 5/18/2012 11:54 AM (GMT 0)
(See my reply to your second post.  smurf )  I hope you're better now!
Posted 5/21/2012 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
There will be a learning curve, but you'll be ok- borderline is far better than already-got-it. In a nutshell, you will likley be ok with changes in diet, exercise, lifestyle. Don't let this get you down, see it as an opportunity to better your life. If you do end up with diabetes, you can deal with that later. Good luck and God bless you.
Posted 6/5/2012 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed as having "borderline diabetes" and later I learned there is no such thing as borderline. It is like being a little bit pregnant, either you are or you are not.

I asked my doctor why he told me I was borderline diabetic and explained what I had learned from diabetes dialysis centers in my quest for a good diabetes educator. He said it was a way of softening telling patients they were diabetics.

I explained to my doctor I expected him to tell me the truth.

The best thing you can do is to accept the fact that you do have diabetes even in the early stage and then get busy in learning all you can about how to control blood sugars.

It requires a lifestyle change to eating foods that will not raise the blood sugar level too high, and also exercising like your life depends on it, it really does.
Posted 6/5/2012 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
Misty, you bring up an interesting point about 'borderline' diabetes.  Many doctors will say if your fasting is between 100 and 125 that you're 'borderline'.  It's the same thing with 'insulin resistant'.  (That term probably describes all type 2s.)  Personally, I also think it's all diabetes.  Some people can still control diabetes with diet and exercise; others need oral meds and still others need insulin maybe with other meds.  But it's all diabetes to me, too.

In all cases, I believe we benefit from food and lifestyle adjustment. 

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