[Ronin]

Hi Lookingformoose!

Take a deep breath, relax, and think for a moment - there are a lot of diabetics on the planet and they don't all die from diabetes, or even diabetes related causes.

Let's first talk about what the Pre-D diagnosis is really all about: It is designed to be a wake-up-call to the individual. The presumption is that if you modify your life-style early enough you can prevent the onset of diabetes (particularly Type-2) which is the most common adult onset form.

That being said, one Fasting Blood Glucose level at or above the "magic" 100 mg/dL does not constitute a Pre-D diagnosis. It takes more than one, and I want to see an HbA1c test for confirmation.

Regarding the dietary issues: I, like your partner, don't like high fat foods (and they don't like me either). However, there are healthy and unhealthy fats as noted by "EB" in her post. There can be too much of a good thing, and too much of the good fats are bad for you as are too little. You need to think balance both in diet and in approach to your lifestyle.

Another part of the equation is exercise. Most of us, living in the first world, don't get nearly sufficient exercise for the needs of our bodies to move. Frankly, most of us don't like to sweat. However, that kind of exercise is necessary to build muscle tissue with lots and lots of insulin receptors so that our bodies use both the insulin we produce as well as the glucose we consume.

Book recommendation: Know Your Numbers - Outlive your diabetes.