Just thought I’d introduce myself. I’m Helen and I’ve been told I’m pre-diabetic which was a bit of a shock I have to admit. I’m looking forward to reading through the forum to help me with making the right food choices so that I can improve my health. Thank you! X
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Welcome to the forum, it can be a bit of a surprise to get a diagnosis as if in the prediabetes zone then people do not usually get any symptoms and it is picked up through routine health check or tests for other things.
At least it has been picked up and you can do something about it, how much you need to do will depend on how far up into the range you are, 42-47mmol/mol is prediabetes so knowing where you are will guide you.
Many do find that making some modest changes to their diet is all that is needed, cutting out cakes, biscuits, fruit juice and sugary drinks and reducing portion size of other high carbohydrate foods like bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, pastry, breakfast cereals and tropical fruits particularly bananas, pineapple, mangoes.
Have a look at this link for some good explanation and some menu ideas for reducing carbs in your diet. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
Thank you! I currently have porridge for breakfast with fresh fruit and skimmed milk. Would I be better having shredded wheat for example? I’m trying to keep to low carbs as well as low fat as my cholesterol reading was a little high. Also trying to work out which natural yoghurt is best for me. Greek/Greek style/natural? So many choices! Also believe grapes are not great and poss also blueberries? Am I better sticking with strawberries/raspberries??? Many thanks x
My reading was 42
My reading was 42
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You are right at the bottom end of the prediabetes zone so really it is only modest changes that will be needed. Most people tolerate full fat Greek yoghurt with berries, blueberries are usually OK but just watch your portion size. I normally have about 15-20g of a low sugar/keto granola or All Bran on the yoghurt and berries . Grapes are are high carb and easy to have too many.
Many also have eggs in various forms for breakfast with a small slice of toast.
As with all foods some people tolerate porridge and others don't. People will use a home testing blood glucose monitor to see which foods and meals are OK and don't increase blood glucose too much.
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Welcome to the forum @Helbel 🙂
Glad you have found us!
Reactions to food can be a tricky thing to predict with any certainty unfortunately. Even estimates like GI are averages from a sample of 100 - and in that group there might have been some very different responses!
Porridge has a ‘slow release’ reputation - so you might find that works OK for you. Though some members find their body didn’t read the ‘slow release’ memo! In average it’s probably a slightly safer bet than shredded wheat (where the wheat grains, with no soluble fibre, are quite mushed-up already).
At an HbA1c of 42, it seems likely that some fairly modest changes could really help. A bit of portion reduction, some swaps, and cutting out the obvious sweet things could go a long way towards helping to reduce your levels 🙂
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