What’s the best diet for an active person with borderline type II diabetes, paleo or ketogenic?

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raylivengood
raylivengood Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Is there a recommended diet for persons who are active and pre type II diabetic? And if so, is there a recommended calorie adjustment ratio rate, that would be more accurate to calculate active caloric consumption?
I ask this because the caloric ratio metrics for weight loss with type II Diabetics, is not the same ratio as a “normal” individual’s.
Thank you in advance.

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,910 Member
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    For similar questions, I've previously seen many recommendations to have your doctor refer you to to a dietitian who specializes in diabetes.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
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    Adding: whatever one you can stick to so you will meet your dietary needs. Likely, your way-of-eating will need to reduce sugars and simple carbs. Still leaves a wide range of foods without going Keto or Paleo. Unless you dig those diets.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,392 MFP Moderator
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    Psychgrrl wrote: »
    Adding: whatever one you can stick to so you will meet your dietary needs. Likely, your way-of-eating will need to reduce sugars and simple carbs. Still leaves a wide range of foods without going Keto or Paleo. Unless you dig those diets.

    This.. unequivocally this.

    Also, adding in exercise, particularly resistance training, will improve glucose utilization.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 13,654 Member
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    In general good results can be had for MOST (but not all) people without, necessarily, totally changing way of eating.
    Make some changes you see yourself making long term.
    And have a quick look at the below:
    https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EIM_Rx-for-Health_Prediabetes.pdf
    TL;dr;I don't click things:
    5-7% weight reduction, actually build up to the generally recommended levels of moderate physical activity and strength training, maybe up to a tiny touch more than the absolute minimum WHO recommendations

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