pre diabetic.......devistated.

Honestly, the best thing you can do is drop the most weight as fast as possible. It is reversible, but it's not a disease that will go away with poor eating. I read the book Eat to Live and it was very helpful. It seems extreme, but in the beginning, I think that is needed to drop the weight and truly understand. Speak with a good nutritionist, someone who believes the disease is reversible, and have them make a diet plan for you. You need to both manage the disease and drop the weight.

Hi Amy, I looked at your food diary and I can tell you straight away that the Special K breakfast cereal won't work for you. Pretzels, pizza, even with a thin crust, won't work. You may have to cut all refined carbs and even fruit sugars to get your blood sugar stable. Try switching to steel cut oats with some blueberries for breakfast. (It takes a while to cook in the morning, but if you use a rice cooker, its perfect. Put in one cup of oats to two cups of water, a little salt. Turn on the cooker, and instead of putting a lid on it, put a wooden spoon over the top, it will keep it from boiling over. I do that then go do my morning routine, 35 minutes later, breakfast!)
Don't eat any refined carbs like pretzels, pasta, sandwich rolls, cereals that aren't actual WHOLE grain. This will definitely help. DO NOT drink fruit juices or eat fruit right now except maybe some berries. Drink water, eat veggies and protein. This should really help. Best of luck to you!

My Dad is a diabetic and when they wanted him to drop weight, they put him on a low carb diet. When I was originally diagnosed with PCOS, my doc did the same because I had insulin resistance. I normally would say eat in moderation, exercise, and stick to your cals but in this case, your best option just might be to lower your carbs. You don't have to do a true low carb diet, but just get them lower. But the best advice I can give is to find a Dietician/Nutritionist who deals specifically with Diabetes. You can ask your doc or the local hospital for information. Good look and I hope you figure this out.

How often are you checking your blood glucose? I suggest eating to your meter, which means you need to test frequently to find out how specific foods are affecting your blood glucose. Test at 1 and 2 hour postprandial. If your blood glucose doesn't go over 140 then that meal should be fine. If it does, you might want to avoid that food or lower your carb intake. Also, there are oral meds you could talk to your doctor about.

I am diabetic
I was diagnosed in December and changed everything from how I eat to how I move to how I think
it is not just about cutting sugar but cutting salt and carbs as well

it CAN be reversible for some with weight loss
but mostly what that means is it is diet controlled
rather than controlled via medication

I have several recipes I can share with you
I eat as low sugar as possible this includes fruits etc
I also cut the salt to 1500mg or lower
(sometimes I go over)
and carbs got cut way back

I also move a lot drink a lot of tea and water

by doing this I got my blood sugars under control and my blood pressure down

I got back in may for another A1c
even if the numbers are "normal" I will still consider myself a diabetic
I will not say "I'm cured"
I will say
I have it under control

friend me if you like we can talk more

(((HUGS)))
cause you need them

I know I did this to myself and I take full responsibility.

I haven't snooped your diary and I'll tell you why in a minute, but first and foremost, get this freaking idea OUT of your head! You did not make yourself diabetic!

It can be sourced from an endocrine disorder, hormone imbalance, or an autoimmune disease. Your body isn't working correctly. Your body doesn't process glucose correctly.

It's not because you're fat. It's not because you ate sugar. It's because your body has a problem doing what it's supposed to do. Somewhere in your genetics, you are predisposed to this, and for whatever reason, the disease manifested.

Okay, so what can you do to get a handle on this. First of all, don't wait to go to the doctor for an A1C every few months or whatever. You need to test your blood sugar every day. Most insurance will cover testing supplies and you'll only have a small co-pay (if any).

At first, you may need to cut carbs to lower your fasting blood sugar on average below 120. Once you get it below 120, try to keep it between 80-120. See your doctor and talk about the blood sugar goals that are right for you.

Again, you didn't do anything wrong. You did things right.

You should have been put on metforim to help your body deal with this disease when you were told you were pre-diabetic. Your doctors dropped the ball if you were told, 'Hey! You're pre-diabetic, good luck with that!' *close door*

You weren't educated. You weren't medicated. You did what you could, but you were running in the dark with your eyes closed. It's great to exercise and lose weight. Fantastic actually, but if you're not checking your blood sugar and getting medical support, it could be one step forward, two steps back everyday, as you tried your best to delay a disease that doesn't want to be delayed in its onset.

I'm sorry this happened to you. You must be having blood sugar spikes routinely over 150 to have wound healing delays. That's not good, Amy. You need to get your sugars down. Every spike over 150 delays your immune system for 4 hours because it shocks it. So if you eat every 4 hours, and your blood sugar spikes over 150 each time you eat, all day long your immune system is on hold. And any blood sugar reading over 126 affects your nerves, kidneys, and eyes. I am not saying this to scare you about diabetes. You are not going to die tomorrow. You can't expect to have blood sugar control in a few days or weeks. It will probably take 6 months of treatment to get 'normalized'. So be patient with yourself.

Metforim, diet, and exercise - triple threat for blood sugar/insulin resistance disorders!

You CAN go into remission with this disease. You CAN keep it at bay. You just need the right tools and the right frame of mind. You CAN do this, and it's NOT your fault you got sick.

My daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 in Nov 2011. I was in shock for a good while, but I started to read anything I could get my hands on in order to help my daughter.

I think one of my favorites is DiabeticLivingOnline.com - it is the companion website to the BH&G magazine that is available at a lot of supermarket checkouts :-) The website is available 24/7 which helped me when I couldn't sleep at night for panicking about how we were supposed to live with this very major upheaval.

It was a major upheaval - at first - because you question everything you are doing and (at least I did, as a parent) blame yourself that you could have done things better. You don't know what to eat, or how to avoid a low blood glucose, what should you have with you when you go out, etc, etc. You won't be alone in this, because you will have a team - your endocrinologist, your diabetes nurse or certified diabetes educator, a nutritionist, therapist, your online chat rooms, dLlife pen pals, etc. etc.

Here is a link to the Newly Diagnosed section of DLO http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/newly-diagnosed

Post-Snoop, which I avoided doing till later so I wouldn't want to pick at your diet before I explained myself - for the month of April, except for Pizza Night, I wasn't seeing major carb loads. I assume that snacks were throughout the day, not all at once, so I wouldn't count them as a carb load. I did see a good balance of carbs and protein for many of your meals, too.

As I've read and was taught by Kaiser Permanente dietitians and their books, to help with insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, or diabetes, you want to keep your meals at 45 carbs or fewer and snacks at 30 carbs or fewer as you get your numbers under control. Keep in mind, that's the goal range that I've been taught is decent WHEN you're taking meds like metforim and you are not insulin dependent.

If you are not taking any medication to help you control your blood sugar, you might want to have a more carefully balanced diet. The PROtein crowd may say to cut that even more, and anti-carb people might tout the 50/day, but if you replace too many carbs with eggs, meats, and cheese you'll most likely run into higher LDL cholesterol and really high sodium days.

I would recommend high fiber carbs when you choose carbs. Every time you have 5 grams of fiber you can subtract that from the total carbs for a net carb ratio. Balance your carbs with fats (like nuts or avocado yumz!) and protein and you won't spike from a rush of easily digested carbs. That's the main thing avoid--big blood sugar spikes.

Get enough sleep. Drink plenty of water. Try not to stress too much (stress raises your blood sugar) or if avoiding stress is impossible, find ways to relax when you notice you're stressed. Exercise can also temporarily raise your blood sugar, so don't freak out if you test after a workout and it's high.

Don't try to crash diet, give up everything you love, or eat things that are gross to you. Just make different choices. You can still eat foods you love. You just have to balance the carb choices with fiber, protein, and fats.

I hope you feel better soon and heal well.

And others have mentioned, you need to be working with your diabetes team for your new health goals and blood sugar control.

Also, if you are feeling very upset or depressed, you should seek counseling. Diabetics are more likely to suffer from bouts of depression, sometimes from self-blame and shame, the anger and helplessness of diagnosis, and sometimes just because unbalanced blood sugar makes you feel up and down all the time. High blood sugar can feel exhausting.

This runs in my family with Type I and Type II diabetes. I'm insulin resistant from PCOS and monitor my blood sugar. My A1C is 5.6 so I can go from 'hooray! I'm okay!' to 'oh noes!' if I don't watch it.

You can get an inexpensive glucose meter & test strips at Wal-Mart. I was able to get blood sugar down to normal by diet & exercise--can't do cardio due to spine problems, but have been able to do some weight lifting & it's working. You can do it, try not to stress. There are some great resources here in MFP, you will find your way.

I've checked your food diary and there's one thing I would do right away: cut all grains... Doesn't matter if they're whole grains or refined. Get them out!
Check out some articles on the Paleo Diet effects on diabetes. You might even not be able to do a "normal" paleo, you might have to cut a bit on fruit too, but I truly believe that cutting of grains and processed food will make that problem go away in no time!
(I accept that you might think I'm being radical or that I'm just a fad diet believer... But hey, reading won't hurt, right?)

Get the blood work done. Even if you do everything right, you can possibly still become diabetic. I had a friend who was skinny as a rail for years diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and died at 27 from it... (certainly not saying that this will happen to you of course)... I realize that you are referring of Type 2 diabetes but the same would apply there. Yes, you are doing a lot to get yourself in shape. yes, you are doing what you can do. Most likely what you are doing will help keep you from becoming diabetic but it is no guarantee. Continue to do what you can but realize, some of us will get it no matter what we do. We do our best, and in cases where there is possibility of diabetes, you will likely want to curb your carb intake to minimize glucose sensitivity. Continue to exercise but just because you are doing what you can to prevent it does not necessarily mean that you can't get it. That being said, the surgeon cannot say without any shadow of the doubt that you are diabetic... What will reveal that is the testing. Best wishes and I hope that you have dodged this bullet. Remember, all things are possible to those who believe.

My hubby is type 1, and yeah, the lactose in cows' milk isn't the greatest- cream or soya milk don't have the lactose, an unsweetened soya milk is probably your best bet. And maybe muesli or porridge rather than cereal. x

Get the bloodwork done asap so you know for sure.

I used to work in rehab back before having babies and feet (especially out towards your little toe) don't have as much blood flow as other parts of your body, they are notorious for being problematic. I have seen plenty of perfectly healthy non-diabetics with wound healing issues of their feet (esp if they aren't keeping them elevated etc)

Clearly it will help to change your diet anyway so go for it. But definitely check with your doctor first before diagnosing yourself and panicking too much about it.