The Zoe programme and diabetes

[Physalis]

Following on from the recent post about the Zoe programme. I saw my daughter yesterday and she can't eat sweet things because she has pre-diabetes. She's 60.

My husband at the age of about 56 was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. His sugar level was very high. He dieted, lost about 4 stone in weight and ate lots of vegetables and so on. He had a blood sugar monitor and managed to keep his sugar levels within normal levels, 5 or so.

As he didn't need tablets or injections, would he be classed as pre-diabetic these days? He died suddenly of a heart attack a couple of years later.

I will read up about the Zoe programme but would it benefit her?

I remember him talking about 'coming up against a wall' when out. I guess I occasionally had this when I had AF. It's a feeling that you can't go on walking any longer.

[Kendalghost]

Hi Physalis, I was pre diabetic for years but all of that changed when I got gout which took nearly 3 months to get under control with medication. This was followed by my first ablation so that was another 3 months or so with me hardly being mobile. A few months later I was told I was type 2 diabetic. Once I felt a bit better, I started moving more and eating less, particularly carbs and have had no biscuits, cakes, chocolate or sweets etc. for several years. I then remembered what I was told about being pre diabetic and basically your daughter needs to exercise even if she walks for 30 minutes or so most days it will keep her pre diabetic whilst she changes her diet to less carbs whilst keeping sweet things at bay. My diabetes is now in remission and my diet is still low carbs and nothing sweet apart from fruit.