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<blockquote data-quote="Paul_" data-source="post: 2688835" data-attributes="member: 578575"><p>To answer your immediate question, it's my view that low<em><strong>er</strong></em> carb, as a minimum approach, is the best and most efficient way to turn prediabetes around and also to limit/halt the progression of full type 2 diabetes without medication.</p><p></p><p>As [USER=493719]@jjraak[/USER] outlined, there are 3 approaches from a high level perspective - 1) fewer carbs than your currently consume but not necessarily low carb, 2) low carb (under 130g carb intake per day), or 3) keto (officially under 50g carb intake per day, but generally 20-30g or less). There are also some extremely low/no carb diets around too, such as Ketovore and Carnivore, but personally they're not for me.</p><p></p><p>As a prediabetic, all 3 options are potentially valid, so you could start with option 1 above and see how your hba1c tracks. If that's enough, great, if not you could move to option 2 and so on. I was diagnosed as type 2 last year, with an hba1c of 83. After years of ignoring my health and diet, I decided to change my lifestyle completely and went strict keto, 20g carbs per day. In 3 months that approach lowered my hba1c from 83 to 32, so it definitely works and I'm not alone in seeing this turnaround when reducing carbs. I now eat 20-30g of carbs per day, but that's out of choice and I like eating this way. After losing a lot of weight though, plus having my blood glucose well controlled for a decent duration now, I can actually eat 50-60g of carbs in a day if I want without any adverse impact on blood glucose levels, and although I haven't tested this I could probably go higher still with limited impact - I just don't feel the need or desire to though.</p><p></p><p>What I'm saying is that you can turn the boat around here, to use [USER=493719]@jjraak[/USER]'s analogy, and you likely can do that without medication. I would also echo the advice to make sure you do and avoid the progression into full type 2 diabetes. Your body is giving you a massive red flashing warning signal with a prediabetic result, in my experience with ignoring health issues/symptoms/warnings, I'd advise anyone and everyone to not ignore it.</p><p></p><p>This forum is a wonderful resource, with so many helpful people, who have a wealth of experience. Just ask anything you're worried about or want to know, someone will always be able to help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul_, post: 2688835, member: 578575"] To answer your immediate question, it's my view that low[I][B]er[/B][/I] carb, as a minimum approach, is the best and most efficient way to turn prediabetes around and also to limit/halt the progression of full type 2 diabetes without medication. As [USER=493719]@jjraak[/USER] outlined, there are 3 approaches from a high level perspective - 1) fewer carbs than your currently consume but not necessarily low carb, 2) low carb (under 130g carb intake per day), or 3) keto (officially under 50g carb intake per day, but generally 20-30g or less). There are also some extremely low/no carb diets around too, such as Ketovore and Carnivore, but personally they're not for me. As a prediabetic, all 3 options are potentially valid, so you could start with option 1 above and see how your hba1c tracks. If that's enough, great, if not you could move to option 2 and so on. I was diagnosed as type 2 last year, with an hba1c of 83. After years of ignoring my health and diet, I decided to change my lifestyle completely and went strict keto, 20g carbs per day. In 3 months that approach lowered my hba1c from 83 to 32, so it definitely works and I'm not alone in seeing this turnaround when reducing carbs. I now eat 20-30g of carbs per day, but that's out of choice and I like eating this way. After losing a lot of weight though, plus having my blood glucose well controlled for a decent duration now, I can actually eat 50-60g of carbs in a day if I want without any adverse impact on blood glucose levels, and although I haven't tested this I could probably go higher still with limited impact - I just don't feel the need or desire to though. What I'm saying is that you can turn the boat around here, to use [USER=493719]@jjraak[/USER]'s analogy, and you likely can do that without medication. I would also echo the advice to make sure you do and avoid the progression into full type 2 diabetes. Your body is giving you a massive red flashing warning signal with a prediabetic result, in my experience with ignoring health issues/symptoms/warnings, I'd advise anyone and everyone to not ignore it. This forum is a wonderful resource, with so many helpful people, who have a wealth of experience. Just ask anything you're worried about or want to know, someone will always be able to help! [/QUOTE]
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