Newbie saying hi but with an uphill battle

[Yorkshire_Steve]

Hi everyone 🙂 just saying hello as I start my journey.
Recently told I am pre diabetic which was a shock as I thought it would never happen. I have a BMI of 55 but train every day with gym and strongman. Seems the carbs and bad diet and obesity have caught up.
I have a battle ahead, like many do, and just hope I can fight it and win to remove weight, control bloods and get healthy.
Anyway hello everyone.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi everyone 🙂 just saying hello as I start my journey.
Recently told I am pre diabetic which was a shock as I thought it would never happen. I have a BMI of 55 but train every day with gym and strongman. Seems the carbs and bad diet and obesity have caught up.
I have a battle ahead, like many do, and just hope I can fight it and win to remove weight, control bloods and get healthy.
Anyway hello everyone.

Welcome to the forum, prediabetes is a wake up call to review your diet to prevent moving into the diabetic zone. If you do that much training then some of your weight may be muscle mass as muscle weighs heavier than fat but none the less you would likely benefit from losing some weight.
It is carbohydrates which convert to glucose so reducing those in your diet and replacing with protein and healthy fats will help to bring your blood glucose down.
Have a look at this link to see if the low carb approach is something you could engage with. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
There are other approaches that people adopt and there are some menu plans on the main DUK site.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Yorkshire_Steve

Hopefully you’ll be able to make some small and sustainable changes to your menu to steer away from a diagnosis with diabetes.

There are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets, and sugary drinks (including fruit juice), but as you’ve suggested it can also be an extremely powerful strategy to slightly moderate your intake of more starchy carbohydrates (cereals, bread, pasta, rice, pastry, etc). Working out the sources of starchy carbs that suit your body best, and the portion sizes that keep your post-meal rises to more modest levels can be very effective.

Good luck, and keep us posted with how you are getting on 🙂