Yes my dad had it. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks

Yes sorry. Absolutely fine like that day never happened but it did.

Thanks for your concern.

If you're genetically predisposed (which you were) then there's likely nothing you could have done to stop it, you'd have always gotten it at some point in your life

Sugar doesn't cause diabetes, it only spikes your blood sugar but in "normal" people that's not an issue because your body brings it back down within a couple of hours but in diabetics their sugars stay high for too long because you likely have insulin resistance which is caused mainly by being overweight/obese, not doing any exercise and aging (as well as family history of course). A diet high in fat is also "worse" for insulin resistance, which is why people who do the keto diet typically have issues adding carbs back into their diet after because they become even more sensitive to them.

There's also a girl called the "glucose goddess" who posts hacks about lowering your blood sugars which you could take a look at. She talks about food ordering where you eat protein/veggies first, followed by fats then carbs and sugars which can help to slow down the response of your spikes

You should probably just see which foods spike you (if you have a glucose monitor) and cut them out for a while until you get your numbers down, but different things spike different people so see what works for you before cutting all carbs etc like lots of people assume you have to do

you mean her?

Yeah that's her!!!

You know a lot about it. Thanks for your knowledge and wisdom. :)

Thanks,

How you feeling now Gusto?

…there is so much helpful information on lots of health/NHS type sites also to implement best eating and exercise plans and also any information sheets that you might have been given at the hospital, Gusto…I’m so glad that you’re feeling well and good again and I don’t want to be that person that says BUT…:laugh:…but it’s obviously your body telling you that some changes need to be made so that you can continue that healthy path going forward…the changes will all be enhancing to your general well being as well…

…it’ll be nice to keep this thread going to let us know how you’re going along …:love:…

Good. Like it never happened. :) Thanks.

What's also good is I am on tablets to put me right. :hee:

It's good to know I've had a body screening. I'm 44 and I am lucky I got a chance.

I was in Holland and Barrett. I am now into healthy foods and drinks. :D

Some people aren't so lucky.

You're right. I don't drink and I've never smoked but I see what happened to me as a kettle boiling and then suddenly the kettle boils, clicks and you're on the floor.:shocked:

As I said it could have been anything undiagnosed that floored me. There was a story in our local press about a young guy aged 38, who was on holiday with his young son. He was coming home on the plane, had a heart attack and died coming down the plane stairs. Just 38.

No chance for him unforunately. :(

I am actually 42. :laugh::laugh:

You're meant to take years off, not add them :laugh:

Just try to eat healthier. You don't need to cut anything out.
I always take sugar. The one time I cut it out I was getting some really weird and scary symptoms. So now I have it.

I was rushed to hospital on Boxing Day
 

Supposedly SUGAR is THE killer …


I saw a program on the latest Cancer research and they showed us thousands of vials containing many different types of cancer cultures ..

They were all ‘fed’ SUGAR to keep them alive !!!


There’s the clue

I'm glad that you seem to be doing better Gusto Brunt.:)