Newly diagnosed pre diabetic- tips please?

Welcome to the forums @smc85 ,

Hopefully @daisy1 will give you the 'starter pack' to give you some useful guidance.

You seem to have the right attitude to succeed so good luck.

 

Hey @smc85 welcome to the forum. Please don't be so hard on yourself - there are many factors that can lead to impaired glucose tolerance - and certain genes come into play which is why some people can be many stones overweight and not ever get type 2. You're off to a great start by going low carb and the good news is loads of people on this forum have managed to avoid developing type 2 or reverse their diagnosis by following a low carb high fat diet. Do you know what your hbA1c is and have you managed to speak to your gp/nurse since you found out? Have they advised you on anything eg. diet/medications?

 

Yes, that's only just within prediabetes range so with the changes you're making you should have a good chance of improving on that relatively quickly. My first hbA1c was 72 - a real shock - but I've already been able to improve upon that. Are you testing your blood sugars? Lots of us do this, often by buying our meters and test strips ourselves, as they're not usually prescribed, and this way we can work out which foods spike our blood sugars and which don't, then adjust our diets accordingly. All this sort of info is provided in the starter pack that daisy1 will give you.

 

Ah sorry for muddying the waters - it's just an option that some decide to do and some don't. Good luck with the diet and exercise plan - sounds like you're really on the case!

 

Hey its not your fault you & I were born with this intolerance to carbs! Well that's what I call it anyway. Some are gluten intolerant & I am glucose intolerant. Some people are lucky can pig out on carbs everyday all their lives & never end up with prediabetes. I am prediabetic too + it is a shock at 1st. You're going to be okay. Take a deep breath, be kind to yourself, then write down a plan x

 

It's part genetics, part what we've been tought (Eatwell plate, all fats are evil, trust carbs)... Getting a (low-carb) diet worked out with some activities like walking and rowing will certainly make you feel better and stave off T2 just fine. And everything you need to eat for the vitamin issues is basically low-carb, so yay! (Supplements are cheap tho', should the numbers not go up sufficiently). You're off to a good start. Good on you!

 

Magic, well done for changing your mind set and making the change. It'll take time but this forum is invaluable

 

Get on the omelettes for breakfast if you like them. Very easy and very low carb to start your day. I was asked if I supplemented with vitamins after my last lots of bloods. I don’t its just all the eggs and meat I now eat.

Dr Bernstein’s approach is a really life changer especially for pre-diabetes. I will link you to his diabetic university on YouTube. His book diabetic solution and the diabetic diet are priceless in helping get in the right path to improve your overall outcome.

Be careful not to fall into the low fat diets loaded with unnecessary carbs we are advised to eat by our diabetes teams.



Good luck and make sure you come back and ask whatever you need to no matter how small or stupid it may sound. We are all here to help and what an awesome bunch of souls we have at our fingertips here.

 

Ive been eating them everyday now for over 8 months. Either an omelette or 2 boiled eggs with a bit of bacon and a cold sausage out the fridge. Sausages check the label and aim for the highest meat ones. 95% or above and the carbs are very low. Others are bulked out with no no foods like wheat flour and rusk. No negative effects on me eating eggs everyday. dr Bernstein’s been chomping then for over 30 years now everyday. No negative effects on him either except having excellent cholesterol and all the goodness from the vitamins and minerals.