So I am Pre Diabetic

[TheGrey]

Be careful if you go to a dietician. Some of them are still promoting the food pyramid and a high carb, low fat diet. Following that diet will guarantee you a future of oral meds at a minimum and insulin injections at some point.
RWW

I did not realize this! When we went to speak with the dietician, the first thing out of my mouth was, "we want to get off the meds." So the dietician went over options as to how to do that.

[Kraven251]

The Burpee Diet, eat a meal and then 3 hours later due burpees until you dry heave

Seriously though it's a tough road, but just walking 30 minutes a day will change everything. If you want to get busy with the more intense cardio go fo it, but the simple act of a well paced 30 min walk a day will make you feel better and improve your overall well being.

[Sharpienads]

My wife has type 1 diabetes. Her body attacked her pancreas when she was a young teenager and now she is on an insulin pump. Her diabetes is well controlled, but can still be a pita and sometimes can be scary.

There are things you can do to avoid getting diabetes, and you should do them. Educate yourself, eat right, and exercise. Some people don't get a choice, but you do.

[TS12000]

Girl is trying to talk me into getting tested and it freaks me the f out. Best of luck to you Sparky.

[Sparky]

Girl is trying to talk me into getting tested and it freaks me the f out. Best of luck to you Sparky.

If it is suspected you should. Don't wait until you drop in a diabetic coma

[motorep]

Kill your tv. Seriously. Buy a treadmill and put it in front of your television and only watch while you're using the treadmill. Find a good doc who's a diabetic specialist, do not deal with a GP unless he/she is actually a diabetic. I've been a diabetic since 1968, longer than most of you have been alive. You need to make it the second most important thing in your life, after your family.

[Big Wall]

Cut out sugar and loose weight. It worked for me.

[NFATrustGuy]

...since 1968, longer than most of you have been alive.

OH... Now that part HURTS. Am I really the OLD guy at 44 years old?

Tough crowd.

[20X11]

My hemoglobin A1C is hitting 6.2 and 6.5 is considered diabetic. Now I sit here contemplating life changes to get this under control before it's to late.

I went through a pre-diabetic study at university of CO...bicycle saved my ass...get on and ride my friend

[JackRyan]

Im type 2. It would do you alot of good by making changes to your diet NOW. You don't want to become a full blown diabetic. Try to cut out soda, sugars and starches. Anything flour or corn, will help alot. Its hard to change, but you might just turn it around in time.

good Luck