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<blockquote data-quote="Lauren3101" data-source="post: 2442432" data-attributes="member: 548892"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I've been recently told I'm likely to have prediabetes after a fasting blood test of 6.2 at a pharmacy. I'm now terrified and making changes but I'm getting a lot of different advice and was hoping I might get some answers here.</p><p></p><p>So firstly, I cut out sweets, cakes and chocolate about 2 months ago - I have had a binge eating disorder since I was young and have found complete abstinence from the things I binge on is the best way for me.</p><p></p><p>The rest of my diet I thought was pretty good but now I'm not so sure. I cook nearly all meals from scratch but since we've been trying to cut down on our meat consumption I've found I lean more towards carb heavy foods. I eat between 5 - 10 portions of fruit and veg a day, but again, these are carbs! </p><p></p><p>I've recently switched to wholemeal bread and pasta after advice from the pharmacist. I rarely drink. I've also started exercising regularly, a mixture of cardio and strength. </p><p></p><p>The pharmacist I saw told me I should not worry about the carbs from fruit and veg and should absolutely continue to eat them. A nutritionist I know said I should focus much more on protein heavy meals and low carb. A guy that called from the NHS diabetes program told me the carbs absolutely do matter regardless of source. </p><p> </p><p>So my question is, are the changes I've made enough? Should I be watching the carbs from the fruit and veg too, or are these 'different' carbs? Do I need to completely change my diet and reintroduce more meat again? Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lauren3101, post: 2442432, member: 548892"] Hi all, I've been recently told I'm likely to have prediabetes after a fasting blood test of 6.2 at a pharmacy. I'm now terrified and making changes but I'm getting a lot of different advice and was hoping I might get some answers here. So firstly, I cut out sweets, cakes and chocolate about 2 months ago - I have had a binge eating disorder since I was young and have found complete abstinence from the things I binge on is the best way for me. The rest of my diet I thought was pretty good but now I'm not so sure. I cook nearly all meals from scratch but since we've been trying to cut down on our meat consumption I've found I lean more towards carb heavy foods. I eat between 5 - 10 portions of fruit and veg a day, but again, these are carbs! I've recently switched to wholemeal bread and pasta after advice from the pharmacist. I rarely drink. I've also started exercising regularly, a mixture of cardio and strength. The pharmacist I saw told me I should not worry about the carbs from fruit and veg and should absolutely continue to eat them. A nutritionist I know said I should focus much more on protein heavy meals and low carb. A guy that called from the NHS diabetes program told me the carbs absolutely do matter regardless of source. So my question is, are the changes I've made enough? Should I be watching the carbs from the fruit and veg too, or are these 'different' carbs? Do I need to completely change my diet and reintroduce more meat again? Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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