[Ronin]

Hi Sharon!

Welcome to the weird world of Pre-Diabetes. As was noted by Slwood, your numbers are not terrible. The normative standard is based on studies done of very healthy young people who are quite active. These are ideal number targets and should be used in understanding how our modern life-style has an effect on our bodies.

The simple fact of modern American life is that we rarely walk and food is abundantly available. As you noted, frequent travel does a dirty on your life. I remember when I traveled for a living -- my weight went straight up to 235. Those nights of boredom, the long sits in waiting lounges (filled with various kiosks selling all kinds of high carb & fat foods) then hours in airplanes, meeting rooms (with all those pastries), and hotel rooms. Feeling exhausted all of the time didn't help motivate me to get out and walk or go to the hotel gym either. You already know the drill.

The primary thing for you to understand is that the nurse is there to help you make decisions, but you, and only you, are the person who decided what you do and what goes into your mouth. There is a corelation between what you do, what you eat and your BG levels. You need to find what works for you.

The Pre-D diagnosis is a warning with a promise that if you work on the life-style you can prevent/delay the onset of full-blown diabetes. You can do it! I know that because I'm doing it already as well as many others in the same situation.