Food ideas for the prediabetic

Hi, one of the things a dietitian or nutritionist would advise a diabetic would be to limit their carbs. But what we don't seem to understand is that even some of our fruits are considered a carb. I recently (2.5 mo ago) seen a dietitian, and as a diabetic she was telling me to eat 2 to 3 carbs for each meal. So, her advise to me was this: if I REALLY wanted the rice that I was serving for dinner, to just make sure to count it as however many carbs it really was. And to make sure I was adding plenty of green veggies. My suggestion to sorta counter that advice, would be if I was cutting out a starchy carb, like rice or taters, I add a piece of fruit, like a banana or apple. It usually pairs fairly well with whatever I am having for dinner, and counts as a carb. Not to mention, a little sweet keeps me from wanting anything later in the evening! Hope this helps.

I am/was prediabetic too. I really cut my carbs and my fasting blood glucose is really good now. Carbs were replaced with fats and some protein (low carb high fat - (LCHF). My plate is more meat heavy than anything else now. I really cut back on my fruit and veggies, and eat no starches.

For people with insulin resistance, LCHF works pretty well.

Good luck.

Dr Bernstein has a really good book about LCHF eating and controlling diabetes. If the LCHF diet is an interest, I would recommend it.