pre diabetes diet

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Q: I am pre-diabetic. What kind of diet and nutrician program do I need to follow in order to avoid diabetes?
Do I need to avoid sugar completely?
What are some specific foods that work in my new diet?
Any additional advice on living with and coping with pre diabetes would be appreciated?

A: I would suggest doing so, yes. Sugar is taboo when you are pre-diabetic. I recommend cutting out all “white” foods, i.e., white rice, white bread, potatoes and corn. Switch to brown rice (which is pretty tasty), wheat or multigrain bread. Stay away from sodas and drink plenty of water.

Wouldn’t hurt to incorporate exercise in your daily living.

Q: Diet for pre-diabetes?
I was just diagnosed with pre-diabetes. My fasting blood sugar was 106. My 2 hour glucose tolerance test was 154.
My endocrinologist said I didn’t necessarily have to make any diet changes, but he would see me in a year. Still, I want to do what I can to not allow these numbers to go any higher. Can anyone suggest what I should eat — and still maintain my weight? I am NOT overweight. I’m 5 foot 6 and weigh 125. Thank you.

A: Your diet should be the same as any other person that eats healthy well balanced meals with a target towards lower carbohydrate intake.

Diabetics (type 2 in this case) and those diagnosed as pre-diabetic as in your case do not necessarily have to be on a strict diet but what you have learned is that diabetes is a progressive disease that creeps up on you by gradually seeing your blood sugars rise.

You are indeed fortunate to have been given the opportunity to do something about it in it’s early stages by way of what you eat and how you exercise.

What you should do in these early stages is to get yourself a quality meter and test, when you awake upon fasting but more important test 2 hours after you eat so you can determine which foods are causing your blood sugars to elevate and stay elevated for longer periods of time. Those are the foods you need to avoid

And find yourself a doctor that will send you for an A1c test quarterly so you can gauge your progress or lack of progress in maintaining good control of your blood sugars.

Good luck to you

Q: Pre diabetes best diet?
Can anybody help me ti find diet which focus on Pre diabetic and bloating problem together?

A: Stay away from sugar.

Diabetic Diet
by
Kendra Blanchette, RD, CDE
The diet that a person with diabetes follows to help manage his or her blood sugar levels is based on the same nutrition principles that any healthy person, with or without diabetes, should follow for good health.
The energy that we get from foods, measured in calories, comes from three types of nutrients: fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Any food that provides calories will raise blood sugar. When foods are digested, they are broken down into the body’s basic fuel– glucose, a type of sugar. The glucose is absorbed by the bloodstream, and is then known as blood glucose or blood sugar. In a person without diabetes, insulin is released by the pancreas after a meal or snack to allow the glucose in the blood to get into the body’s cells, where it is burned for energy. This brings the level of glucose in the blood back down to the normal range. If insulin is not produced or is not working properly, the glucose can not enter the cells to be used, and it builds up in the bloodstream. This results in high blood sugar, and this condition is known as diabetes.
Although all foods that provide calories are converted into glucose by the body, certain nutrients have a more direct effect on the blood’s glucose level. Fats in foods are eventually digested and converted into glucose, but this can take up to 6 to 8 or more hours after a meal, and the release of glucose into the blood is very slow … Protein in foods (such as meats, poultry, fish, eggs, soy and other beans, and milk) takes about 3 to 4 hours after a meal to “show up” as blood glucose.
Carbohydrates, on the other hand, take only about half an hour to an hour after a meal to be turned into blood glucose.
Any food that is high in any type of carbohydrate will raise blood glucose levels. Foods high in carbohydrates include starches such as rice, pasta, breads, cereals, and similar foods.
The goal of a diabetes nutrition plan is to provide a mixture of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins at each meal at an appropriate calorie level to both provide essential nutrients as well as create an even release of glucose into the blood.
Overall, a nutrition plan for a person with diabetes includes 10 to 20 percent of calories from protein, no more than 30 percent of calories from fats (with no more than 10 percent from saturated fats), and the remaining 50 to 60 percent from carbohydrates.

Q: Can diet and exercise be enough to manage and reverse pre-diabetes without medication?
I’m asking because I find that with taking my Metformin I’m weaker because I’m always using the bathroom and I have less of an appetite. I can barely exercise or anything. I want to stop taking it and stick to exercising and dieting with an occasional fast food.

A: the doctor prescribed medication should be used in conjunction with diet and exercise. You need to make an appointment and talk to your family doctor who prescribed the Metformin to you in the first place.

The reason for the medication is that your doctor thinks you are in a dangerous enough condition that your will power/diet/exercise and lifestyle may not be enough to counter the progression of the disease.

your doctor can do several different things for you to try.
He (or she, but i’ll just use he for convenience) may decrease the dosage so you still get the benefit of the drug but also have more energy to exerciese, he may replace it with another drug that can work better for you, or he can stop the meds altogether. he can also tell you any other risks that needs to me managed.
often, doctors don’t just treat to get rid of one thing but they treat one thing to prevent other more serious things from happening to you.

so please call and make an appointment with your doctor. even ask for a consult over the phone if that is possible.

Q: can i start the lemonade master cleanse diet if I’m diagnose with pre- diabetes?

A: The colon does not need cleansing. Please see the following links for details:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/100/105845.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colon-cleansing/AN00065

The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:

*1) Burn more calories then you’re consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity minus the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). A website that explains this formula in more detail and will help you determine how many calories you need to reach or maintain a certain weight is at http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm

Get an online, desktop, or cell phone diet and fitness calculator. This will allow you to easily calculate the above formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.

Set realistic goals for your ideal body weight. Here are two websites that will calculate a suggested body weight:
Adults: http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm
Teens/Children: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html

It is difficult and unhealthy to lose more than one or two pounds per week. There are 3,500 calories in a pound. If you eat 500 fewer calories per day for a week you will lose one pound. If you burn through exercise 500 more calories per day for a week you will lose one pound.

Here are two articles on how to break through a weight loss plateau:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/86/99147.htm

http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/18/102117.htm

*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.

Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html

The following are food pyramids and several articles on what you should eat everyday:
Food Pyramids:
http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
Antioxidant Superstars – Vegetables and Beans:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/104/107638.html
Antioxidant Loaded Fruits:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/104/107640.html
Good Carbs Mean Better Weight:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/100/105783.htm
The Benefits of Protein:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/85/98824.htm
Some Fats Are Good For You:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/49/40075.htm
Antioxidants in Green and Black Tea:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/104/107641.html
What You Should Eat Daily:
http://www.oprah.com/health/yourbody/slide/slide_yourbody_healthfood_201.jhtml
Best Foods to Fight off Disease and Keep You Healthy:

http://www.oprah.com/health/yourbody/slide/slide_yourbody_healthfood_101.jhtml

*3) Perform cardiovascular, core, and/or strength training on most days. Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure you’re doing all exercises correctly.

The following is a website and numerous articles on cardiovascular, core, and strength training:
Exercise Prescription on the Net
http://www.exrx.net/
Starting an Exercise Program:
http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/startexercise.htm
Strength Training Basics:
http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/trainbasics.htm
Cardiovascular Machine Workouts:
http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/cardiowork.htm
Balance Your Way to a Stronger Body:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/64/72314.htm
Understanding Your Training Heart Rate:
http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/thr.htm
Exercise Errors:
http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/errors.htm
Getting a Flat Stomach:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/71/81365.htm
Weight Lifting – Does Order Matter:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/80/96440.htm
Encouraging Exercise in Your Kids:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/95/103524.htm
Strength Training Safe and Effective for Kids:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/32/1728_81005.htm

*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.

*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com
Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier.

Send me an email or yahoo instant message to “gainbetterhealth” if you have any questions and good luck!

*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Q: Newly diagnosed pre-diabetes. Need help in diet planning and lifestyle modified.?
I am newly diagnosed having pre-diabetes.
1. My urine test shows a tress in protein. Is that my condition had affected my kidney?
2. My blood sugar level is always in high site but still in a normal range and my HbA1c result is 5.8 during my last test. I even had done twice oral glucose tolerance test, but the result show that I have glucose impaired.
3. My blood pressure is always difference from time to time. When I am working, the reading is always very high like 170/110mmHg but when I am off, my reading will be very normal like 110/70mmHg. Do someone think I may need to start on any anti hypertension drug?
4. My cholesterol is also in a high site normal range. What can I eat to bring the high level down? I am 88kg now. How can I down size myself in order to gain back my health?

I need help in diet and lifestyle modification. Someone who know how to plan it please help me.
Thank you in advance.

A: You have been diagnosed with prediabetes/ borderline diabetes. You have to change your entire lifestyle and have to do diet planning . You have to reprogram yourself, by changing your old habits with the new ones. It will not be a one day task The best advise is to take low calorie high fiber diet, eat fresh fruits and vegetables bananas, dried apricots tomatoes, whole grains are rich in potassium

for more information on diabetes related issues visit my free website http://www.reddiabetes.com

The most important is the walk. walk as much as you can alleast for an hour , 2 hours before bedtime.

By simply reprogramming yoourself to the above you can reverse your diabetes control your blood pressure and the cholesterol levels

Q: what is the best diet for pre-diabetes?

A: Low carb in simple sugars, high in protein.

Q: What type of diet is suggested for diabetes?
I was recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes. I understand exercise and a healthy diet can help prevent me from getting diabetes type 2. I would like to know the specifics of a diabetic diet.

A: the best you can do to prevent diabetes is follow a pre-diabetic diet. It’s mostly the same diet people with diabetes follow. You should try to avoid carbohydrates as much as possible. A good diet to follow is the glycemic index diet. More information can be found at http://www.diabeticmenu-blog.com/glycemic-menu.html

Q: pre diabetes?
i just recieved my results of my second glucose test this morning, i am pre diabetic… im not bad im JUST in the pre diabetic section. my question is… i want to control this…. i DO NOT want to get diabetes…. ive been told i have a chance to make this okay and i really want to take it…. my doctor was pretty hopeless as to diet ect… he says i need to make an individual one to suit my needs…. what would you suggest as a diet… i am overweight and my doctor made clear that i need to loose weight and gain a very healthy balence. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how i can do this… what foods can i eat, what should i avoid?? thanks for your help….

A: Hey sweetie, I’ve been googling and found these sites, maybe you already found them, maybe not. Here they are:

A list with food you should avoid and food you can eat:

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/foods.html

This one has a eat to beat diabetes plan…
http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/eat-beat-diabetes-diet.html
Look on page 2 to see how much calories you can have per day.

This site has all kinds of info about (pre-)diabetes:

http://www.online-diabetes-information.com/diabetes/

And exercise…try to walk as much as you can. You also could try, (I don’t know if you have the time for it, or like it!!) aerobic (or cardio) exercise. All you need is 20 minutes, 3 times per week, to get results from aerobic exercise. And if you don’t have the time, you can even get great results with two 10-minute workouts a day!

I hope this information was helpfull
Goodnight!! xx

Q: What diet should a pre-diabetic person have in order to reduce the risk of getting full blown diabetes?

A: A diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains..

some protein and milk products..

in other words eat healthy!

Q: Is anyone else finding contradicting information about the best diet for diabetes?
I was reading Dr. Barnard’s book about becoming totally vegan and then eating all the good carbs all you want. But everything else seems to indicate you need to eat very few carbs and plenty of lean meats, all in small portions. What’s the deal? I am on the high end of normal, bordering pre-diabetes (after gestational diabetes). Trying to stay “normal.”

A: It’s pretty much a concensus that eating a balanced diet is the most helpful for everyone. Trouble is, that’s hard.

Balanced means eating by the ‘food pyramid’. Not the OLD one, the new one. In order of what you should eat the most, to what you should eat the least, the new one is Vegetables, fruits, complex carbs, meats and dairy, fats/oils/refined sugar.

I find that this diet is what controls my diabetes the best. I’m not a vegan–and don’t think a vegan diet is particularly healthy, to be honest. It can lack certain minerals, and it’s really hard to get complete proteins from a vegan diet. We need some of the nutrients found in meats and fish–and you just can’t get these by taking supplements.

However, I eat more vegetables than anything else, and the only carbs I eat are whole grains, and unrefined rice. I do eat some sugar–(have a sweet tooth) but I keep it to a low level. But I also make sure I get a decent amount of proteins–cheese, soy milk, yogurt and lean meats. I keep red meats and fatty meats very low–and stick to mostly fish and chicken, lean pork and very lean beef. I do not eat fast food or even restaurant food very often anymore. This was a HUGE help in controlling my sugar.

I think you can eat darn near anything as long as you practice sense and moderation. I have dessert with dinner. I have fruit. I have candy once in a while. I don’t binge, I don’t eat lunch at McD’s and I try to keep my portions reasonable, rather than the ones we’ve gotten used to these days.

A good book is called “Eat This, Not That” if you have questions about what you are getting in most commercial food. Otherwise, the best idea is to find out as much information as you can about what foods are and are not good for you–and stick to a sensible, balanced plan.

Q: whats the best diet for insulin resistance or pre-diabetes?

A: I have type 2 diabetes. The best thing you can do is cut out as much sugar as possible. I still have a candy bar once in a while, and even a pizza, however, I do it in moderation. Another good piece of advise, cut your salt intake down, if not completely. Salt tends to raise the sugars in your body. I used to be on 2 different medications for my diabetes, and my doctor has since taken me off from one of them, and now he’s considering taking me off the other one as well, because I am able to keep my sugars at a healthy level. Good luck!

Q: Pre-Diabetes?
I went to get a blood test for diabetes and my fasting blood glucose level was 102. I know this is slightly higher than normal, but does this absolutely mean that I’ll get diabetes? It doesn’t run anywhere in my family. I’m not overweight..if anything I’m underweight. I could stand to eat and exercise a bit more. I don’t have any other health problems. Is it possible to get your blood glucose back to a normal healthy level with just better diet and exercise? I also wonder if certain medications can raise your blood sugar? I only take prozac, which would seem like a strange thing to do that.
I also forgot to mention that the day I got it tested, I was still getting over a really nasty viral infection that I had in the days prior. I’m sure this had something to do with it too, but I still won’t take my chances. I want to be healthy.

A: It could be a fluke. Any sort of stress or illness could push the glucose level up. In your case, it’s not that much. I wouldn’t worry about it unless it gets higher and stays there test after test. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to get a glucose monitor of your own. Chances are, next time it will be in the 90s or less.

Be advised that this might be a good time to study up on diabetes. Just because no one else in the family has it, doesn’t exempt you. I’ve done a ton of reading on this and diet plays a bigger role in it than most people think. Check out some of the links on my profile.

Q: What did some of you diabetics believe caused your diabetes?
What was your diet like pre-diabetes??

A: I was 16 at my diagnosis, and prior to that I had a pretty typical teenager’s diet and healthy weight. Pizza, sandwiches, soda, fruit, typical stuff. My mother is still convinced 25 years later that my diabetes was caused by my high school sweetheart breaking up with me and causing me great stress. I still try to explain to her that I was already experiencing symptoms before we even started going out, but she won’t hear it, so that poor kid is now in his 40’s but will always be on her sh*t list, LOL.

Type 1 is a mystery…I had no family history of it, so who knows what caused it. I do remember having a pretty nasty virus a few months beforehand, that’s a possible cause. But the truth is we don’t know what causes the body to turn on itself and destroy those insulin-producing cells. Wish I knew.

Q: After getting pre-diabetes blood sugar to normal is it safe to eat sugary and oily things again?
After checking with fasting blood sugar and post-prandial tests, my post-prandial blood sugar was showing 143, so I went on a strict diet and exercise routine and within 2 weeks, my fasting blood sugar showed 89 and post-prandial blood sugar showed 116. So, is it safe now for me to start eating sugary and oily foods once again, or will blood sugar go up once again, and do I have to still continue with my strict dieting and exercise routine?

A: Did you have your blood sugar tested at a lab? If you only used a home glucose monitoring test kit, do not rely on these numbers. Home glucose meters can be up to 20% off, this is allowed by law.

If those numbers are from a glucose tolerance test done by a lab, then you are going to have to watch what you eat for the rest of your life and I would encourage you to get your numbers down to 70 to 100 fasting, and post prandial under 125 consistently, if you can.

The best way to do this is not to just cut carbs and fat, but to exercise daily for life. If you can lose about 10 to 15% of your body weight, you are a lot more likely to keep diabetes away for as long as possible. You may eventually still get it, but it could be a long way off, if you are persistent with diet and exercise.

Try to vary your exercise routine every day, and work in some walking. Walking helps step up your metabolism, and keep your body burning fat for longer than aerobic exercises (like running or anything that makes you more breathless).

Good luck with your efforts!

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