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piiwan58

piiwan58

Member
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Location
Worthing, West Sussex
Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
Hi Guys,

Wow, there's so much information here, I'm not sure which advice to take.

So with that in mind, I'll mention my situation.

I'm prediabetic and I was told that my blood glucoze reading was 6.0, so I am right at the bottom end of this group.

The problem I have is that my diet is very bland, I don't like any foreign foods or any spicy foods like herbs. I usually eat a jacket potato most days, but I've read that potatoes raise your blood sugar level?.
I haven't found any suitable alternatives yet.

Also, as I start work very early, I don't have time to mess around cooking breakfast, so I always have cereal (weetabix/bran flakes etc.)
I've now read that cereals raise blood sugar level too so I don't know what to have as an alternative.

I'm assuming the cereal affects my blood sugar as only a couple of hours later, I start to get very weary and often shaky and need to eat something quick.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
cook a breakfast the night before, you can even cook for the week..cook an egg frittata [ quiche without the base] and you can eat it in your hand as you go out the door
simple and healthy for a pre-diabetic and will cut a lot of carbs, is don't eat wheat or anything processed from wheat and chuck away the margarine and put butter back
more hard core is this, read and watch video
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
 
Hi, all advice you receive will be just opinion, but! it will be the opinion of people who have done it and have had success doing it so its generally good advice

its great you found us, you are in a fortunate position of being in a situation where you can reverse any damage done and stave off any further problems in the future, you should try to at most stay pre diabetic and hopefully go below that level so you never become diagnosed with diabetes as thats a one way street, so now is the right time to act so well done you for doing it

carbohydrates are sugar, its as simple as that, as a pre diabetic your body is having trouble dealing with the sugar in your body so its a great idea to reduce the amount you put in i.e.. carbs, weetabix and cereals in general are very high in carbs (read the label on the packet) potatoes are veg but grow below ground, any veg that grows below ground is starchy, starch is carbohydrate, so yes although this sucks its a simple case of eating less carbs where ever possible, we don't need any carbs at all but they are very hard to avoid so cut them back where ever you can, some people would say as pre diabetic you don't need to get obsessive about eating just eat sensibly and maybe they are right, i am the obsessive type and say do whatever you can now and avoid having to do it later when its much harder

for breakfast i have full fat greek yogurt (fage total) and some berries (berries are the least carboy fruit) i then sprinkle on some milled flax seed for texture (linwoods) this is quick, easy and refreshing for brekkie if you fancy giving it a go

i hope some of this makes sense, say so if not :)

best of luck
 
Thanks for the advice, I guess it's time to start eating foods I never looked at before. If I'm honest, yogurt and berries don't appeal to me at all, however, I will give them a go.

On a different note, we have type 2 diabetes in the family, so it's not really a surprise, although I am them only one in my family that isn't overweight, although I am borderline normal/overweight. I have gone from semi-skimmed to skimmed milk and cut out salt and made other small changes.

I've actually lost a small amount of weight, I use my exercise bike regularly, so I really need to change my diet.

I've been one of those people who have only eat good ol' british stodge :).. nothing adventurous at all.
 
exercise is terrific! that definitely helps, eggs, bacon, mushroom, cheese, cream, beef, lamb, pork, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce etc etc all good ol british stodge hehe, being overweight isn't a pre requisite for db unfortunately, it just doesn't help
 
in my opinion...just cutting the wheat will be enough for weight loss and adding some healthy fats and olive oil
http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/

I don't like his food pyramid though, he has meat at the bottom where I have vegi at the bottom and meat above that and don't buy his book there is enough on the internet
 
Some interesting ideas there.

Went to the doctor's for a follow up today and he recommended getting "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston from the library. Not so much to lose weight, but to get ideas about what foods to reduce/avoid.

Has anyone here read the book or know about it?

I'm looking at the reviews on Amazon right now.
 
Porridge is oats and starchy, so it doesn't suit everyone. The only way to tell if its ok for you is to test.
 
ColinRichards44 said:
I have been told to use porridge with cooked fruit in it, this is supposed to be healthy and brings down your blood sugars.
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I was told this too, but in my case both porridge and fruit seriously spike my blood sugar. My quick breakfast LCHF cereal equivalent is nuts and in double cream. It fills me up and leaves my blood sugar alone, and it's as quick and easy as cereal and milk.

Kate
 
" My quick breakfast LCHF cereal equivalent is nuts and in double cream"

Can I ask what nuts do you have and do you have standard double cream?
 
jack412 said:
cook a breakfast the night before, you can even cook for the week..cook an egg frittata [ quiche without the base] and you can eat it in your hand as you go out the door
simple and healthy for a pre-diabetic and will cut a lot of carbs, is don't eat wheat or anything processed from wheat and chuck away the margarine and put butter back
more hard core is this, read and watch video
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
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I'm always in a rush in the mornings too, so I just cook up a batch of sausages at the start of the week (usually Sunday night) to last me until the following Sunday. Then I just cook up some scrambled eggs in the microwave in the morning which takes about 3 minutes max. Then it's just a matter of how fast you wanna eat ;)
 
piiwan58 said:
" My quick breakfast LCHF cereal equivalent is nuts and in double cream"

Can I ask what nuts do you have and do you have standard double cream?
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Any nuts I like - usually almonds and cashews, sometimes walnuts or whatever comes out of a bag of mixed nuts. And yes, standard double cream from the supermarket. Sometimes I also break a square of 90% dark chocolate into it. And I have coffee with double cream to wash it down.

Obviously this is very different from the standard NHS healthy plate or recommended diabetic diet. My DN was horrified and advised me to change it to porridge made with water, fruit juice and coffee with skimmed milk. But to me maintaining normal blood sugar and BMI are worth more than gaining brownie points with my healthcare team.

Kate
 
Hey, you guys are giving me GOLD here and I've only made a few posts.

So much great info and recommendations for me to try.

Who needs a doctor.. :D

Seriously, thanks guys, I really appreciate all the advice and tips.
 
Watch the cashews, they're a bit carby relative to others. I stick with brazils and hazelnuts mainly.
 
Best thing you can do is get yourself a meter (Codefree from Amazon will be cheapest for the strips you'll need to buy) and check what you can eat that doesn't spike your blood sugar.

I love Weetabix (especially with blueberries) but it usually brings my blood sugar up to above 10. So now I only have it about once a month as a special treat.

You need to experiment what you can eat for breakfast when you have to leave early, but it is worth it in the long run. If you're prediabetic you have the chance to do something about it and hold Type 2 at bay, perhaps for many years.
 
piiwan58 said:
Thanks for the advice, I guess it's time to start eating foods I never looked at before. If I'm honest, yogurt and berries don't appeal to me at all, however, I will give them a go.

On a different note, we have type 2 diabetes in the family, so it's not really a surprise, although I am them only one in my family that isn't overweight, although I am borderline normal/overweight. I have gone from semi-skimmed to skimmed milk and cut out salt and made other small changes.

I've actually lost a small amount of weight, I use my exercise bike regularly, so I really need to change my diet.

I've been one of those people who have only eat good ol' british stodge :).. nothing adventurous at all.
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Skimmed milk has slightly more carbs than full fat milk. the fat is good for replacing the calories lost by eating less carbs.
 
Gudrun said:
Best thing you can do is get yourself a meter (Codefree from Amazon will be cheapest for the strips you'll need to buy) and check what you can eat that doesn't spike your blood sugar.

I love Weetabix (especially with blueberries) but it usually brings my blood sugar up to above 10. So now I only have it about once a month as a special treat.

You need to experiment what you can eat for breakfast when you have to leave early, but it is worth it in the long run. If you're prediabetic you have the chance to do something about it and hold Type 2 at bay, perhaps for many years.
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If you can go a month without it, why not cut it out all together. 10 is quite high.
 
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