Any prediabetic diet suggestions? - Page 2

violann · ‎03-10-2010

@donuts wrote:
I have just been diagnosed with Prediabetes........I'm not going to Nutritionist until next month.........suggestions? no sugar, no white carbs, lots of veggies, and some form of exercise daily?

That's what I did, and it worked perfectly. I was TOTALLY determined to do EVERYTHING I could to avoid taking medication, and that was a POWERFUL INCENTIVE.

If you think a very low carb eating plan will be too restrictive, too boring, too limited..... you probably won't be successful, but if you start by thinking that you will do ANYTHING to lower your blood glucose to a healthy level, you'll have a chance to do it.

I eat a boring, repetitious highly nutritious meal once a day.

Food doesn't make me 'happy"- it makes me well.

I NEVER RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE DO WHAT I DO. I arrived at my lifestyle by studying about healthy life changes and trial and error. i've been healthier for over three years.

For me, it's a Wonderful Life!😀

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

Medicare is sponsoring a program for prediabetics. I took it last year at the YMCA. They emphasized that we were NOT to count our carbs but instead to lower our fats. They weigh you and give you a total amount of fat grams a day you can eat. Mine was 55gm but I voluntarily took that down to 40 and did not at all find it hard to follow that. I lost 40 pounds in 3 months. I exercised every day monday , wed and Friday I worked out on the machines in the gym - tues , thur, sat I swam and I took sundays off to do house work and laundry. of course you can exercise as you like.

Julie_23 · ‎04-10-2010

Exercise is great like you mentioned. And, adding in some weight/resistance training is really helpful, too. (It helps to increase insulin sensitivity.)

Another thing that would be helpful to look into would be what underlies Insulin Resistance. Dr. Michael Greger has short videos (approx 3-5 minutes) that are really informative and empowering. He provides the science behind it and makes it easy to understand. He also has videos on the power of diet.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@Julie_23 wrote:

Exercise is great like you mentioned. And, adding in some weight/resistance training is really helpful, too. (It helps to increase insulin sensitivity.)

Another thing that would be helpful to look into would be what underlies Insulin Resistance. Dr. Michael Greger has short videos (approx 3-5 minutes) that are really informative and empowering. He provides the science behind it and makes it easy to understand. He also has videos on the power of diet.

@Julie_23

Where are these videos?

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

We learned in our class that it is important to remember that PREdiabees is NOT diabetes and is not treated the same way.

Julie_23 · ‎04-10-2010

Hi @Tinkrbl44 -- sorry I didn't mention it. Thanks for reminding me. They are found on this website (and just search in the search bar for insulin resistance or whatever other topic you'd like):

www (dot) nutritionfacts (dot) org

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@Julie_23 wrote:

Hi @Tinkrbl44 -- sorry I didn't mention it. Thanks for reminding me. They are found on this website (and just search in the search bar for insulin resistance or whatever other topic you'd like):

www (dot) nutritionfacts (dot) org

@Julie_23

I ADORE Dr. Greger! I have his book, watch his videos & listen to all of his YT interviews. A mountain of information. Really not 'his opinion'....he has the research to back the focus of his videos. And yes....he advocates a High Carb/Low Fat whole foods plant based diet.

I noticed "cinnamon" was mentioned upthread by @jewel3

Current research (nutritionfacts.org) says cinnamon is NOT beneficial...and could be harmful if taken on a consistent basis.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@151949 wrote:
We learned in our class that it is important to remember that PREdiabees is NOT diabetes and is not treated the same way.

PreDiabetes and 'regular' Type 2 Diabetes

are both treated the same.

@151949 Mentioned upthread about counting fat grams, losing weight & increased exercise as the answer for PreDiabetes. Type2 Diabetes should be treated the same...definitely focusing on the fat. Insulin works more efficiently without lipids in the blood. Tons of videos about this at nutritionfacts.org.

Ms X · ‎09-13-2012

Remember that "the perfect is the enemy of the good." I'm not prediabetic, but many would have more success cutting down on their favorite foods rather than eliminating them altogether right off the bat. If you find your tastes changing, you can let your diet evolve over time. I could never give up bread unless I had no choice, but I've been cutting down on carbs as best I can. I just had an omelet with a turkey hot dog, mostly egg whites, and mushrooms with half of a ciabatta roll. That's a balanced meal that is lowish in carbs. There's no need to go crazy with eliminating foods if less drastic measures work.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@Ms X wrote:
Remember that "the perfect is the enemy of the good."

That's a very true statement.

However.....

To see big changes, you need to make big changes.

If you're PreDiabetic/Diabetic, chances are your diet isn't the best. ANY change to a diet (even bad changes such as low carb, restricting) will yield positive changes to your glucose #s. But delaying big, positive dietary changes to the diet will just prolong the disease.

It's one thing to make a slow gradient change to the diet for mental purposes, but it's a totally different game when your health is at stake.

Why not do it correctly at the beginning? Eating the correct low fat plant based diet will make PreDiabetes/Diabetes a thing of the past.