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Prediabetic

NannieR

NannieR

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
hi everyone, I have been struggling for the last 4 years not to become diabetic. I'm female over 60, fit for my age, I.e. Swim 1/2 mile to 1 mile regularly. I walk for miles up hill & down dale. Frustrating to have a BMI of 29 & all my weight round my non existent waist. I was doing the Slimming World diet plan but been really struggling to lose weight. Over the last 5 weeks I've managed a 6 lb weight loss low carbing & that's with a 2 week holiday in between. I'm glad I've found this forum & I look forward to reading people's posts. & gaining advice from those, as well as contributing. Thanks in advance.
 
Hello and welcome :) I`m in my late 60`s , Type 2 diabetic , I was also diagnosed as pre diabetic several years ago and followed the advice given at the time, eat starchy carbs, and look where that got me :( Carry on doing what you`re doing , low carbing and exercising , walking is wonderful as is swimming, sounds like you are doing all the right things :)
 
Thanks guy. Kateincornwall, I take Bisoprolol after being on Atenolol for a few years as it made my heart rate too slow. All my sugar level problems started then! I have a rare form of angina maybe have it every couple of years, especially when stressed My heart is fine & no signs of artery blockage. Just wish this sugar level thing would settle!
 
Hi and welcome. You are doing the right thing so keep at it. The problem with Slimming World appears to be that they try to be all things to all people and also follow the traditional (and I think largely wrong) diet advice given to us since the 60s/70s.
 
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Hi daibell, you are so right! I do still go to group, really for the weigh in to keep focused but the food they talk about if you strip it down is just sugar. Low fat this that & the other. I avoid processed foods like the plague & read labels for sugar content. I have my review in November & I want at least 2 stone off by then.
 
NannieR said:
Hi daibell, you are so right! I do still go to group, really for the weigh in to keep focused but the food they talk about if you strip it down is just sugar. Low fat this that & the other. I avoid processed foods like the plague & read labels for sugar content. I have my review in November & I want at least 2 stone off by then.
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I know this may sound strange but don't look at the sugar content but the carb content instead as these turn to sugar so the fewer carbs the bettdr. I also eat full fat instead of the low fat alternatives because there is less carbs in them and they make me feel fuller quicker so I don't eat as much - after eating low fat for years that concept took me a while to get my head around but it does work and they taste better! You've done well in losing some weight so far and I'm sure you will lose that 2 stone by November!!
 
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I know this may sound strange but don't look at the sugar content but the carb content instead as these turn to sugar so the fewer carbs the bettdr. I also eat full fat instead of the low fat alternatives because there is less carbs in them and they make me feel fuller quicker so I don't eat as much - after eating low fat for years that concept took me a while to get my head around but it does work and they taste better! You've done well in losing some weight so far and I'm sure you will lose that 2 stone by November!!
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ThanksDaphne917 for the tips. I've done Atkins before & we always looked at the sugar per 100 grams as a lot of its fibre also. Confusing as looking at some labels they can appear high carb count but low sugar. I.e. Mushy peas, lentils, things like that.
 
NannieR said:
ThanksDaphne917 for the tips. I've done Atkins before & we always looked at the sugar per 100 grams as a lot of its fibre also. Confusing as looking at some labels they can appear high carb count but low sugar. I.e. Mushy peas, lentils, things like that.
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Hi @NannieR unfortunately it's also the carbs that pushes our BS up - many forum members have started off with quite high hba1c but have managed to get them down to pre or even non diabetic levels by reducing the number of carbs they eat. You may find that when you test them you can eat mushy peas etc and I know that some do eat lentils - I don't but that's because I don't like them!!
 
I don't eat he pulses & peas, but do find the way diabetics count the carbs a bit confusing. My ratio of carbs included in my eating plan aims for 20 gms & under, but like I said I count the sugar grams, not total. You all seem to talk in figures of 50-70 grams of carbs, which is a lot higher than I'm counting, so it must all add up to the same thing?
 
I look at the carb content not the sugar too! However I don't eat any obvious carbs, my carbs mostly come in the form of vegetables, and I have a bit of a weakness for Total 0% fat greek yoghurt at 4gms carbs per 100gms.
But I have dropped from prediabetic to absolutely normal levels now. I was never overweight however my BMI has gone down to 19.
 
NannieR said:
I don't eat he pulses & peas, but do find the way diabetics count the carbs a bit confusing. My ratio of carbs included in my eating plan aims for 20 gms & under, but like I said I count the sugar grams, not total. You all seem to talk in figures of 50-70 grams of carbs, which is a lot higher than I'm counting, so it must all add up to the same thing?
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Hi. As sugar is just another carb it can be ignored in preference to total carbs. This is what is silly and confusing about food labelling. Low-GI carbs such as lentils are good in the sense that they contain fibre and are absorbed slowly but they all need to be included ina daily total. Many of us try to keep at or below 150gm/day but many go for a lot less than 100gm/day.
 
NannieR said:
hi everyone, I have been struggling for the last 4 years not to become diabetic. I'm female over 60, fit for my age, I.e. Swim 1/2 mile to 1 mile regularly. I walk for miles up hill & down dale. Frustrating to have a BMI of 29 & all my weight round my non existent waist. I was doing the Slimming World diet plan but been really struggling to lose weight. Over the last 5 weeks I've managed a 6 lb weight loss low carbing & that's with a 2 week holiday in between. I'm glad I've found this forum & I look forward to reading people's posts. & gaining advice from those, as well as contributing. Thanks in advance.
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