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Welcome @Bobble 🙂 Yes, you have the right site🙂 This forum is part of Diabetes U.K., the diabetes charity. You’ll get lots of help and support here.
A good starting place is to write down an average day’s food for you pre-diagnosis. Then look to see where you can make changes to reduce the carbs (all carbs not just sweet ones) and increase the green veg and maybe protein. This will help your blood sugar. If you have weight to lose, that will help too, as will exercise. It doesn’t have to be the gym, even regular brisk walking is good.
A good starting place is to write down an average day’s food for you pre-diagnosis. Then look to see where you can make changes to reduce the carbs (all carbs not just sweet ones) and increase the green veg and maybe protein. This will help your blood sugar. If you have weight to lose, that will help too, as will exercise. It doesn’t have to be the gym, even regular brisk walking is good.
Leadinglights
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No need to do that as fat and protein do not convert to glucose that is unless you prefer them.
Have a look at this link for some ideas on moving forward with some dietary changes. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
You probably only need some modest changes depending on how close to the top of the prediabetes zone you are 42mmol/mol - 47mmol/mol is prediabetes.
Leadinglights
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I think some modest changes will be all that is needed, just look at what you are having now and cut down the more carby foods like bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, breakfast cereals by a half and keep cakes and biscuits for treats. If you have chocolate then have the dark variety.
You may find the book or app Carbs and Cals useful as it gives portion sizes and their carb value of many foods which does help with making better choices. I found the book perfectly satisfactory but some do have the app but it is now a subscription which I think is quite expensive.
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Welcome to the forum @Bobble
Hopefully a few tweaks and changes to your menu will prove very effective. We’ve had many members over the years who have arrived having been told they are ‘at risk of diabetes’, who have been able to successfully steer away from a diagnosis with the help and encouragement of the forum.
Some later reflect that their experience acted like a sort of catalyst for making positive changes that they had perhaps been intending to make for years - and they can end up feeling brighter, more energised, and healthier than they have in a while 🙂
Hopefully a few tweaks and changes to your menu will prove very effective. We’ve had many members over the years who have arrived having been told they are ‘at risk of diabetes’, who have been able to successfully steer away from a diagnosis with the help and encouragement of the forum.
Some later reflect that their experience acted like a sort of catalyst for making positive changes that they had perhaps been intending to make for years - and they can end up feeling brighter, more energised, and healthier than they have in a while 🙂
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