Thanks both, My leg does feel a bit better this morning. The physio did some stretching exercises when I was there which must have helped because it was really painful before I went to bed with that stomach bug! Feeling a lot better this morning but can't wait until I'm totally fit again! At least I haven't got anything permanent.
Carrie, when I was told I was pre diabetic I panicked and read everything I could about diabetes type 2. I've got cookery books, medical books, self help books, the lot! I also used to read the forum on the Diabetes UK website. The other thing I did was to buy a blood glucose testing kit and used to measure my sugar levels 4 times a day - on waking and after each meal. Some advise to a low gl diet and I do know someone this worked for. The main advice is to lose weight (if you are overweight - for a lot of people this does cause diabetes 2 but not everyone who gets it is overweight), eat a low carb diet and exercise. I did this at first and lost a bit of weight but wasn't sufficiently focused on keeping to plan despite filling in all the charts on the diabetes UK website! A lot of people with diabetes 2 on the forum seemed to be being put on something called the Newcastle diet by their GPs. I looked it up and it is a vlcd diet with very low carbs but has to be prescribed. I knew I wouldn't be prescribed it as I was pre diabetic, not diabetic, and so looked up vlcd diets on the internet which was when I discovered exante. I think losing weight and eating a very low carb diet has probably lowered my sugar levels. Although I'm not pre diabetic any more, I'll still get tests at the GPs annually and will test my own blood sugar occasionally. When I was in Philadelphia I met a friend of my sister who is a doctor and is also pre diabetic and she said that she treats this as if she were diabetic in terms of diet and exercise which I think is probably the best advice. I didn't know much about diabetes 2 before being told I was pre daibetic but having researched it I've seen what an awful illness it is and I'm determined not to develop it so for me it will continue to be dieting until I'm a normal weight, low carbs and exercise (when my leg is better). I've never had any serious illnesses and am going to go allout to try to avoid getting anything. This leg problem has been enough of a shock to my system! Initially I was worried in case I had developed full blown diabetes and it was linked or that I had something permanent like arthritis. I have a friend with arthrititis and again it is something I dread ever having.