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Thanks for the input. Perhaps I shall rephrase the question. Suppose you were at the low end of being pre-diabetic. A co-worker asked? "Does your A1C continue to decline after a year or so if you stay on 100 carbs? Or would you have to get a stricter diet to get your A1C to go down?" How...

I have a question?? Just so as you know, I am not asking for assitance in tweaking my low carb diet. I am just generally asking how A1C works. Here is goes ----A dieter, who went from 2000 calories a day to 1500 calories a day in 3 months, slowly lost 10 pounds. Remaining at 1500 calories a...

Thanks for your replies. Perhaps I didn't ask the question correctly! Let me re-phrase. ----A dieter, who went from 2000 calories a day to 1500 calories a day in 3 months, slowly lost 10 pounds. Remaining at 1500 calories a day for every, the dieter could pretty well be the same weight, give...

I'm confused about something! Not sure how to put it in words. Just say I continue with a low carb diet of 100 carbs a day for three months. Does this mean that, in three months time, I'd still be at A1C 5.7 and In order to get my A1C lower, I'd have to go down to, for example 50 carbs a day...

I'm a 57 slim female. In the USA, pre-diabetics is from A1C 5.7-6.4. My A1C was 5.9 thirteen weeks ago. Since then, I went on a low carb and fasting diet. Here was my diet: - fasted for six out of seven days a week for the thirteen weeks. - first two weeks of 100 carbs per day, fasting...

Very interesting and informative comments above. Thanks! I liked the comparison to the allergy. I’m allergic to walnuts, for example. As long as I stay away from them, I have no problem. I’ll continue my LC diet. I asked the question if diabetics could be reversed only because the ads on...

What if, for example, my A1C comes back as non-diabetic. Does this mean that my insulin resistance is not a problem? I am asking this as the ads on TV, internet, etc, say that it can be reversed? True or false?

Yes, I am tweaking things example,as I go along. I did add more calories, got smarter about my carbs, etc. So far, I'm feeling pretty good about it. I'm over the initial shock of being pre-diabetic, and feel that I've got a grasp on what I need to do. Thanks!

I just checked out MyFitnessPal. I was aiming for 1500 calories, as what MyFitnessPal has. That works out fine. I'm also going very low carb for now. I am trying to go extra low carb to get my A1C down. I have another 45 days to go before my next test. I'm now getting into the routine of...

I've started counting net carbs. Most of the stuff here in Canada has Total Carbs, and then the Fiber just below it. I've spent my life watching my weight by checking for the amount of fat and sugar in food. I've never really looked at carbs before. I'm pretty cautious over the portion size...

Thanks for all the replies. Quorn is not available in Canada. We have our various types of fake meat, most popular are the soya versions. We do have our plant based protein patties, etc. I'm now on a protein shake once a day and it has only 3 carbs. By the time I have one of them, along with...

I've been doing the low carb diet now for a few weeks. I'm getting the hang of it. Can anyone suggest a trustworthy site online that will calculate how much fat, carbs and protein I should have based on my present weight? I've found a couple of sites and they range from 1450 calories to 2200...

I'm new to carb counting! I use to look at fat and sugar content. My life has changed! When I count carbs, do I count net or all carbs? In other words, if I am looking to stay around the 50 carb mark, is it carbs minus fiber, and minus half sugar alcohol (if there is any), or am I looking for...

For the time being, I'm going to take a protein or meal replacement shake for lunch. I was trying to stay off the lentils and beans. I'll google Quorn and Naturli. Yes, I've been looking at the fake meats but they are really over processed. I'm new to this forum and am still trying to figure...