prediabetes

[Gillw1978]

evening is there a strong link between heart issues and prediabetes had a heart attack in December, open heart surgery in January now it’s looking like I have pre diabetes tia

[Chappychap]

Yes, there's a very strong link between Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. This post lays out some exceptionally powerful evidence,

healthunlocked.com/bhf/post...

As a heart attack survivor you should now be given an annual cardio check-up by your GP, this will include a range of blood tests. You should monitor one of these blood tests, HbA1c, as if your life depended on it...because to a large extent it does!

Good luck!

[Gillw1978 in reply to Chappychap]

thank you I had the hba1c done recently and it was 48mmol they did it again last week and it’s 47mmol

[cgpt in reply to Gillw1978]

Don't want to add to your worries. But I am sure you are aware that 47/48 are at the higher end of pre-diabetic almost diabetic. So, you need to follow medical advice provided by your doctors on how to manage. As Chappychap says there is indeed a strong link and logical too (there is correlation and causation too). There is a diabetes channel on this forum and also other well-known forums ( e.g. diabetes.co.uk/forum/catego... where posters share personal experiences, journeys and success stories in managing blood sugar.

[Chappychap]

I've reduced my HbA1c scores from low 40's to low 30's, and kept them down for nearly five years now. No surprises how; serious and regular exercise, weight loss down to recommended BMI levels, a healthy diet free from almost all processed foods and takeaways, and absolutely no snacking between meals.

It's not always been easy. But the prize of extra years of healthy active life surely warrants a bit of effort and sacrifice?

Another thing I found very useful was to wear a FreeStyle Libre monitor for a number of their recommended two week cycles. That demonstrated what lots of people have reported, namely that many of us process foods in very different ways. So what causes a glucose spike in one person might be far less damaging for someone else. All carbs are definitely not created equal! The regime that maintains a lower HbA1c score can be pretty brutal, so discovering where you might have a bit of latitude with your diet could spell the difference between sticking it out, or giving up if it's just too hard.

Good luck!

[Wellington19]

I expect you are on statins, all statins raise your blood sugar levels, this is probably the reason, they wont take you off statins , will offer you an alternative statin

[Chappychap in reply to Wellington19]

"I expect you are on statins, all statins raise your blood sugar levels, this is probably the reason"

What nonsense, suggesting that statins are "probably" responsible for the OP's diabetes is absurd.

There is some evidence that some statins may cause a tiny increase in blood sugar levels. But there's lots of evidence that life style changes can drive a far bigger reduction in blood sugar levels, and plenty of evidence that statins reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes amongst higher risk patients.

Life's about balancing risks, and for almost everyone on this forum statins are a smart bet.

[michellefisherm in reply to Chappychap]

Thank you for bringing the focus back to the crux of the issue.

[Wellington19 in reply to Chappychap]

Not prediabetec untill put on simvastatin , cardiologist changed statin to pravastatin to reduce with diabetes risk

[Wellington19 in reply to Chappychap]

40 percent of people on simvastatin become diabetic, i only became prediabetic when simvastatin was increased, after heart surgery, genetic heart disease

[Chappychap in reply to Wellington19]

"40 percent of people on simvastatin become diabetic"

Do you have a source for that?

[Wellington19 in reply to Chappychap]

Bmj

[Chappychap in reply to Wellington19]

Link?

[Chappychap in reply to Chappychap]

Still waiting for that link.

[fishonabike]

beta-blockers(e.g. bisoprolol) also affect your blood glucose levels

but as someone else said, there is a strong link between diabetes, pre-diabetes ans heart conditions of all sorts, so any measures which help to keep your blood glucose within a normal range are helpful

[DoggieMum]

I have just been diagnosed with prediabetes and I have AF. I don't know if there is a link, but I have been advised to change my diet in order to reduce my sugar levels. You never know I might also lose some weight! Hope you manage to get it sorted.

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Interesting replies to this question I developed type 2 diabetes after my AVR. I just assumed that the pain I still have from the op and the breathlessness I get from bisoprolol (according to the respiratory consultant) were contributing to a lack of fitness and exercise and leading to the diabetes. I must read the links.

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Just a thought. My HbA1c has been gradually creeping up.

Use to be 3.6 now 4.1.

BM1 21, exercise as before. Diet much the same, no processed food.

2 things I can't change but increase my risk, my father was diabetic and I was borderline for gestational diabetes.

Only things that have changed.

I am getting older.

My statin was changed to Rosuvastatin.

What's my Cardiologist said, a change back to Pravastatin if my HbA1c keeps going up. 🤔

[Wellington19]

General diet low fat low sugar meat once a week, mainly fish and vegetables no alcohol