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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 1888192" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hi [USER=490794]@bigladneast[/USER]. I hope you don't mind me saying this, but - isn't the Newcastle Diet a bit extreme for prediabetes? I was stunned, both that a doctor suggested it (which is normally a positive in my book) - but for a newly dysfunctional blood glucosed person in the prediabetic range? Goodness gracious!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In my own life with my own friends and family when they are in your position, ie newly diagnosed with blood glucose in the prediabetic range, I suggest 'tweeks' and 'bigger tweeks' if necessary (depending where on the prediabetes scale they are - you are right in the middle). Tweeks in the type of food and drink they are imbibing, not the amount. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It's really tough to go hungry for two months, in my humble opinion. And, it is really tough to lower the amount of sugar and carbs you are eating and drinking too. And the obvious thing is to do the most obvious of those two things first and lower the sugar and carbs. You, as you did adopt a really intense diet - the ND, I think, are perfect to 'just' lower your carbs to a level where you see good results (in your blood glucose on the spot readings, and then later - in your HBA1c). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The good news is everyone in my life who has made even what I see as minor adjustments (ie the amount of sweet things they are eating, sugar in their drinks - that kind of thing) (and yes, alas, that would include the beer - many apologies about that!) has gone back into the non-pre/diabetic range. It works! Without the having to eat teeny tiny meals for two months. (I do speak as someone who knows about that!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">And no - absolutely it isn't a done deal that you will proceed into the diabetic range! Not if you make the adjustments to what you eat and drink. I wouldn't even focus on the weight, actually. Extra weight is a symptom of your insulin resistance and eating too many carbs and sugar for your body, is my understanding. Adjust that, and the weight thing should follow. (I didn't even think you sounded that overweight? But I am WAY out of practice on the 'stones' thing.) But even if you are a seriously big lad - the advice I give my friends and family still stands in relation to you. (I also talk as someone who used to be a big lass, but lowering my carbs and cutting out sugar (I was diagnosed with my blood glucose at a very high level and way in the diabetic range) and upping my physical exercise dealt with that and I have been in the normal weight range, give or take an ND, since.) A little can go a looooong way, when it comes to metabolic health.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Anyway. That's what I think.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 1888192, member: 150927"] [FONT=Arial]Hi [USER=490794]@bigladneast[/USER]. I hope you don't mind me saying this, but - isn't the Newcastle Diet a bit extreme for prediabetes? I was stunned, both that a doctor suggested it (which is normally a positive in my book) - but for a newly dysfunctional blood glucosed person in the prediabetic range? Goodness gracious! In my own life with my own friends and family when they are in your position, ie newly diagnosed with blood glucose in the prediabetic range, I suggest 'tweeks' and 'bigger tweeks' if necessary (depending where on the prediabetes scale they are - you are right in the middle). Tweeks in the type of food and drink they are imbibing, not the amount. It's really tough to go hungry for two months, in my humble opinion. And, it is really tough to lower the amount of sugar and carbs you are eating and drinking too. And the obvious thing is to do the most obvious of those two things first and lower the sugar and carbs. You, as you did adopt a really intense diet - the ND, I think, are perfect to 'just' lower your carbs to a level where you see good results (in your blood glucose on the spot readings, and then later - in your HBA1c). The good news is everyone in my life who has made even what I see as minor adjustments (ie the amount of sweet things they are eating, sugar in their drinks - that kind of thing) (and yes, alas, that would include the beer - many apologies about that!) has gone back into the non-pre/diabetic range. It works! Without the having to eat teeny tiny meals for two months. (I do speak as someone who knows about that!) And no - absolutely it isn't a done deal that you will proceed into the diabetic range! Not if you make the adjustments to what you eat and drink. I wouldn't even focus on the weight, actually. Extra weight is a symptom of your insulin resistance and eating too many carbs and sugar for your body, is my understanding. Adjust that, and the weight thing should follow. (I didn't even think you sounded that overweight? But I am WAY out of practice on the 'stones' thing.) But even if you are a seriously big lad - the advice I give my friends and family still stands in relation to you. (I also talk as someone who used to be a big lass, but lowering my carbs and cutting out sugar (I was diagnosed with my blood glucose at a very high level and way in the diabetic range) and upping my physical exercise dealt with that and I have been in the normal weight range, give or take an ND, since.) A little can go a looooong way, when it comes to metabolic health. Anyway. That's what I think. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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