Pre-Diabetes

JBennis1013
JBennis1013 Posts: 377 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
Well, I got quite the wake up call today when I went to the endocrinologist. She diagnosed me with pre-diabetes and put me on metformin once a day. She also advised me to obviously lower the amount of carbs I am eating. For breakfast, she said keep it to 30g, lunch and dinner 60 each.

Just wondering what other pre-diabetics eat in carbs for meals and snacks. If you have any good low-carb recipes as well, it would be greatly appreciated.

Replies

  • myahankel
    myahankel Posts: 8
    Even a 10 lb weight loss can help, try to focus on daily exercise!
  • sullivan1011
    sullivan1011 Posts: 28 Member
    This was me a month ago!! I switched to a high protein diet. Most of my crabs now come from veggies and fruit and whole grains. I am off starches most of the time. No peas, little corn, very few potatoes and no white bread. I've completely given up fruit juice and soda.

    Sorry to say no easy fix. But after a month I could stop taking the meds. Diabetes runs in my family and I do not want to spend the rest of life taking pills. I'm only 31
  • wanttogetskinny
    wanttogetskinny Posts: 194
    I am not pre-diabetic, nor am I a type 2 diabetic. However, I have type 1 diabetes, so I do still keep carbs in consideration while eating. I find it's too hard to keep my carbs under a certain number for a certain meal and maintain that long term. Sometimes you just want to eat differently than you did the day before. My goal is to keep my net carbs (total carbs - fiber) to 150g or under per day.
  • chellabella26
    chellabella26 Posts: 45
    I am not pre diabetic but I have had gestational diabetes 4 times and currently I am using my pregnancy diet as a model for weight loss. To answer your question though...complex carbs are always best because they act slower on your blood glucose levels. Whole grains, high fiber breads, potatoes, green veggies are number 1, also berries are all good choices. Limit white rice and bread, candy and other simple sugars, corn and peas (starchy veggies that are often served with other starches). That is a good start...check out low glycemic foods, you can finds lists and books with that info. Also there are tons of diabetes cookbooks with great recipes.
    p.s. whole potatoes are a starch but they are unprocessed and have a lot of nutritional value so they are good in moderation,
  • scarletfever2005
    scarletfever2005 Posts: 141 Member
    I am a type 2. But I've been off my meds since march and my average blood sugar since then is 98. You have to exercise, mix cardio with resisttance training. It assists your muscles in (re)learning to metabolize glucose. The other thing is eat nothing white or that could be white. (except eggs and cauliflower). Sugar is the enemy. And since carbs are ultimately sugar, you gotta limit them. You gotta limit the dairy and fruit. And forget refined carbs. Replace carbs with protein.

    Read "why we get fat" by Gary Taubes and "four hour body" by Tim Ferris. Take what works for you from this two books. Unfortunately our bodies have caused us to be In a situation where we must make sacrifices for our health. But after a few months you'll feel so much better that you won't miss anything.

    Honestly being diagnosed was the best thing that ever happened to me. My lifestyle has completely changed and I'm much happier than I was before! Good luck!
  • SusM321
    SusM321 Posts: 141 Member
    Bump! Thank for your post! Just got a warning to go with my new "Pre" status, no meds (triglycerides were fine) I am new to the hyperlipidemia diagnosisalso, doc did put me on Crestor. Say we'll worry about the Pre later...I'm jumping in and working on it now!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories