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<blockquote data-quote="Resurgam" data-source="post: 2044316" data-attributes="member: 355878"><p>As you are prediabetic I would recommend that you look at what you were eating - list a typical week of purchases if you have access to the evidence - er - data - I meant data - and then reduce the heavy carbohydrates, the starches and sugars, to less than half. That is just a guess at a level to go down to, but it is probably a good way to make a start. You should then see a reduction at your next Hba1c test. A meter might be useful for a little while - but a simple change in diet might be all that is needed.</p><p>I suggest that things such as potatoes, pastry, pasta are reduced right down and replaced with salads and stir fries - there's far more nutrition and volume in them - and avoid anything low fat.</p><p>To provide energy I eat things which have natural fats - chicken thighs rather than fillets, (roasted on a rack so the skin is crisp) and the full fat Greek style yoghurts.</p><p>Asda do a very low carb protein bread - it looks like a brown brick and is rather expensive but it means I can eat kippers again, as they are too strong a taste for me without bread. </p><p>The advice from the nurse to replace sugar with starch seems to show a lack of understanding of the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Resurgam, post: 2044316, member: 355878"] As you are prediabetic I would recommend that you look at what you were eating - list a typical week of purchases if you have access to the evidence - er - data - I meant data - and then reduce the heavy carbohydrates, the starches and sugars, to less than half. That is just a guess at a level to go down to, but it is probably a good way to make a start. You should then see a reduction at your next Hba1c test. A meter might be useful for a little while - but a simple change in diet might be all that is needed. I suggest that things such as potatoes, pastry, pasta are reduced right down and replaced with salads and stir fries - there's far more nutrition and volume in them - and avoid anything low fat. To provide energy I eat things which have natural fats - chicken thighs rather than fillets, (roasted on a rack so the skin is crisp) and the full fat Greek style yoghurts. Asda do a very low carb protein bread - it looks like a brown brick and is rather expensive but it means I can eat kippers again, as they are too strong a taste for me without bread. The advice from the nurse to replace sugar with starch seems to show a lack of understanding of the problem. [/QUOTE]
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