Hi all, I am in the pre-diabetic arena at present and looking to turn my life around from having been, very fit and active, to very sedentary due to some drastic life events. I'm now getting to grips with the Momenta Diabetes Prevention Programme and literally getting back on my bike, in a concerted effort to being healthy again. Information that I am finding, on this forum is helping me to shape this and trying to understand what's good and what's bad, (or balanced) going into my body. I know it's early days but it's a minefield of calories, carbs, sugars but I know it will make some sense down the road. It's week 1 so I'm not expecting miracles but I'm on the pathway where my sugar levels and weight will come down and my fitness and health will go up. That said, I just wanted to say HI !!
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Drummer
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Hello @FoggyB and welcome.
As you are not yet diabetic you can probably change the outcome by not eating the 'normal' amount of carbohydrates.
Starches and sugars change into simple sugars in the bloodstream, so the simplest way to get into normal numbers is to identify the problem foods and replace them with something low carb, or even no carb.
Things such as salad, low carb veges and berries are fine - though it might help if you use a blood glucose tester to check how you are managing with the amounts and foods you select.
My meter showed that I can extract almost twice the carbs from peas and beans than is listed. Several other people found the same thing, others have found that they can eat some things - porridge oats is one of the strange ones, some go high others have no problem.
As you are not yet diabetic you can probably change the outcome by not eating the 'normal' amount of carbohydrates.
Starches and sugars change into simple sugars in the bloodstream, so the simplest way to get into normal numbers is to identify the problem foods and replace them with something low carb, or even no carb.
Things such as salad, low carb veges and berries are fine - though it might help if you use a blood glucose tester to check how you are managing with the amounts and foods you select.
My meter showed that I can extract almost twice the carbs from peas and beans than is listed. Several other people found the same thing, others have found that they can eat some things - porridge oats is one of the strange ones, some go high others have no problem.
Thanks Drummer, I never ate that badly and always enjoy salads, it's just making some adjustments and knowing what the add ons - sauces/dressings etc. Not a big carb fan anyway and just upping the activity. I used to be fit (ex Mil and Plod) but since retirement from a very active role things have changed and I've become more sedentary. Always on the go still but no sport or golf or cycling have taken its toll. I just want to make sure that any supplements or fruit that I take aren't adding to the sugar woes. I really appreciate your encouraging comments though. Well done you too on what you've achieved. Great work.
What camper have you got?
Drummer
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I was following a diet sheet from the GP for almost 2 years before diagnosis, so the concept of a healthy diet is a bit iffy for those with low tolerance for carbs.
I currently eat no more than 40gm of carbs a day.
Fruit has a very definite negative impact on me.
The van is a VW LT 46 tdi, LWB. Very basic, but comfortable.
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As you are prediabetic it is a nudge to make some changes to your diet, it is easy to underestimate portion sizes of some of the high carb foods. They are not just sweet things but foods like potatoes, rice, pasta, breakfast cereals, bread and some fruits and fruit juices, so people think they are eating healthily by having those foods rather than high fat but fats do not convert to glucose so avoiding low fat products many be better as carbs are often added to make them more palatable.
Sometimes people worry about the dollop of tomato ketchup they put on their bacon sandwich whereas it is the bread that is the problem not the sauce.
Have a look at this link for for some ideas, you likely will only need modest changes. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
Sometimes people worry about the dollop of tomato ketchup they put on their bacon sandwich whereas it is the bread that is the problem not the sauce.
Have a look at this link for for some ideas, you likely will only need modest changes. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
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Welcome to the forum @FoggyB
Sounds like you are off to a good start, and beginning to build a toolkit of information, strategies, approaches and a system that works for you.
There‘s no one-size-fits-all approach that works for everyone, so it’s a question of finding a system that works for you, gives you the results you are looking for and which you think will work long-term.
What do you know about the Momenta Diabetes Prevention Programme? Do you know what it involves?
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