Diet for a prediabetic

Yes, I did the nhs recommended diet for 7 years when told I was prediabetic. Blood glucose continued to rise, I started putting on weight (had been stable for years prior to that) and my cholesterol went through the roof. Finally diagnosed as T2, found this site and started on a reduced carb diet initially (sub80g per day) and it worked wonders on both BG and cholesterol.

BUT, everybody is different, some of us are just not able to tolerate carbs as well as others. The thing to do is get a test meter and test before and 2 hours after eating to see what foods affect your BG and how much.

I agree with the bear the best way to know how your BGs are going is to test You probably wont get a meter from your GP but if you look on line for a Codefree meter the strips for this are the cheapest around and the meter is fairly accurate
CAROL

Hi. Yes, confusing isn't it. The NHS is as confused as well and often follows 'traditional' diet advice. Fat does not affect blood sugar so is not much of a problem for us. A low-fat diet is therefore far less important than a low-carb diet for us as carbs are turned into glucose and do increase blood sugar. In the early days of being a diabetic or being pre-diabetic, you may be able to have carbs fairly freely but it is likely that as time goes on it will be more difficult. Yes, do get hold of a meter. A low-carb diet at some level can be very healthy. You can have a level of fat to have the necessary calorie intake as well as protein, veg etc. My wife who doesn't have diabetes but was overweight has been very low-carbing for some months now and has lost a lot of weight and has never been healthier. She eats fats fairly freely and the body burns these as needed for energy.