I had my blood tested when I was 26 years old. Though I was in elite physical shape, I was told I was pre diabetic. I didn’t take it seriously and thought it must have been an error. Fast forward to 3 years later. I developed high blood pressure. It got serious enough that I knew I had to make a change.
I became a vegetarian and had good results from it. I did that for about 2 years. During that time, I had my blood tested every 6 months. Although I was eating dairy and all the sweets I desired, my blood sugar levels returned to normal. I later began eating meat again, and the health problems returned. I then adopted a plant-based diet in early 2018, and my blood sugar returned to normal. Now that I’m eating a whole-food plant-based diet, my blood pressure averages 110/70.
Shortly after I adopted a PB diet, I watched a vegan documentary that stated that, although sugar exacerbates diabetes, it doesn’t cause it. Animal proteins do. I then thought about when I gave up animal protein, besides dairy, and was eating a ton of sweets, I was no longer pre diabetic, and thought there may be some truth to it. I did more research, which led me to that conclusion. Type 2 diabetes is virtually nonexistent in countries that eat little meat.
Last year, my brother-in-law was diagnosed with diabetes, and with the encouragement of my sister, he adopted a plant-based diet and reversed it very quickly. He lost a lot of weight, and his blood pressure also returned to normal.
I try not to mention this type of stuff too much anymore, because I noticed people get defensive, passive-aggressive, and argumentative when you say things that challenge the things they have strong emotional attachments to, like food. But this is what worked for me. I’m not saying you should do it too. But my conscience would not allow me not to tell you about something that could help you, that helped me with the very same problem. Hope this helps.
By the way, I've had my blood pressure checked every 6 months since 2018, and my blood sugar levels have been excellent. I have not been pre diabetic since then. I believe my original reading was correct, since diabetes runs in my family, at least on my father’s side.