re: my baby girl was diagnosed with pre-diabetes

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she in any sports? if not, I suggest sports

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Sports isn't the answer for all diabetics. Exercise affects my type 2 diabetes very negatively. Mine is easily controlled by just taking metformin twice daily; my blood glucose levels are usually in the 100-118 range fasting and about 150 after dinner so it's easily treatable with just moderate exercise, dieting and maybe a little medication. If I walk or run more that 45 minutes my glucose levels sky rocket and I can tell it right away almost. I can do moderate exercise daily but I have to be carful with that.

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If your 12 yo is overweight, there's a good chance y'all are eating the wrong stuff, or keeping the wrong snacks in the house. I'd use this as a reason to change the diet of the entire family, not just your daughter. Only changing her habits will make her feel isolated and embarrassed about her new condition

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Also check how much processed food you have in the house and dump most of it. That stuff will add pounds even if your portion size is decent.

My SO has a similar build to your daughter (broad-shouldered and 5'11") and has tried every gimmick to lose weight. Finally she dumped the processed stuff and went to fresh veggies/fruit, etc. and now she's actually losing pounds.

Be nice. Sure, OP could've visited any number of legit health websites or even asked the doctor all this. But he came here, Bc he trusts us. Bc this is a place of acceptance, caring, and cutting edge medical knowledge.

OPs daughter is so unhealthy she is developing diabetes and admits to somehow not knowing the risks that come with said obesity and people aren't calling him on it?

Unbelievable.

OP you should try to understand why you're daughter is at risk, are there genetic predispositions? What are the environmental pressures?

Just curious. How did they diagnose her?? A1C level?

Did they put her on meds? I'd ask for a referral to a dietitian .. Ins often covers this.

Good luck.

She absolutely must cut carbs, not completely, but significantly reduce. Carbs will spike your glucose level(blood sugar). Should go without saying that sweets fall into this category as well. That and increased activity will set you on the right track. With her being pre-diabetic, this just means that her HbA1c is slightly elevated, but below the diagnostic threshold of full-blown diabetes. With a positive change in eating and activity it shouldn't become an issue. BUT you need to stress to her the situation is real and can cause serious health issues down the road. WAKE UP CALL!!

diet and exercise. best to make changes to everyone's diet in the household so she doesn't feel bad. try to find an activity that interests her. karate, soccer, or something like that. maybe do the activity together.

good luck

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please explain to me if this is common in kids that are overweight

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Type 2 DM is fairly common in overweight/obese individuals...

1. Type 1 DM is the lack of insulin, often an autoimmune process in which the body produces antibodies that attacks insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Insulin injections and regular blood glucose monitoring are usually necessary to avoid serious complications like diabetic ketoacidosis.

2. Type 2 DM is usually attributed to insulin resistance , there is nothing wrong with the insulin producing cells, but the body is not responding to the insulin. It is believed that the over-abundance of adipose (fat) cells produce an insulin-like hormone that competes with insulin receptors in our cells. Thus, if you can decrease the amount of adipose tissue -> decrease the insulin-like hormone -> the body becomes more responsive to insulin -> Type 2 DM goes away.

Mild Type 2 DM usually does not require insulin injections and usually can be well controlled with dieting and sometimes with a oral medication call metformin.

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she went in due to having a very irregular cycle.

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FYI 1: It is regular for a teen girl's cycle to be irregular for up to 2 years from the beginning of menstruation. Overweight/obesity can also contribute to the irregularity.

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I've never heard of BC levels sky rocketing during workout, if anything, they drop.

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FYI 2: Blood glucose levels tends to elevate with the breakdown of glycogen supply stored in the liver. Once you use all the glucose in your blood during exercise, your liver start to breakdown glycogen converting to glucose -> increase glucose level to supply the increase in energy demands.

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it isn't like she is very obese. she's tall and broad for her age.

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Said every fat person ever. What's her true height and weight?

Also, if you have a 12 year that's obese, you're the reason why. You set a child's eating habits from ages 3-10 and if you eat shite all day and allow your kids to do so as well, it's too late now. A 12 year old can now eat what he/she wants at school, out with friends, etc., and will do so. Congrats on giving her the gift of obesity!