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Pre diabetes
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Vonny
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Hi Belinda and welcome to the forum. Have you been diagnosed as Type 2? If so and you're not overweight, it could be that you are a different type. If you can't get to below pre-diabetic levels with diet, it may be worth that conversation with your GP.
With pre-diabetes you won't need to do anything drastic, just make a few tweaks to your diet and lifestyle. I think that a very low carb diet is < 130g of carbs, which is generally what I am on, although I do have "bad" days! You should check on ready meals for "total carbohydrate" not just "of which sugars".
A reduction in sweet stuff, plus reduction in starchy carbs such as potatoes, bread, rice and pasta should see you right. Also, if you don't exercise much, try to start walking. This is the only exercise I do but it's done the trick and probably saved me £££ in petrol as I now refuse to drive anywhere which is walkable.
With pre-diabetes you won't need to do anything drastic, just make a few tweaks to your diet and lifestyle. I think that a very low carb diet is < 130g of carbs, which is generally what I am on, although I do have "bad" days! You should check on ready meals for "total carbohydrate" not just "of which sugars".
A reduction in sweet stuff, plus reduction in starchy carbs such as potatoes, bread, rice and pasta should see you right. Also, if you don't exercise much, try to start walking. This is the only exercise I do but it's done the trick and probably saved me £££ in petrol as I now refuse to drive anywhere which is walkable.
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Welcome to the forum. Prediabetes is a bit of a wakeup call the make some changes to your diet and get a bit more exercise if you can but some modest changes are probably all that is needed.
As mentioned reducing your intake of carbohydrates but that does not mean NO carbs. What it does mean is that you can still have tasty filling meals based on protein and healthy fats.
This link gives some good ideas for low carb meals and some do's and don'ts which may help you. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
As mentioned reducing your intake of carbohydrates but that does not mean NO carbs. What it does mean is that you can still have tasty filling meals based on protein and healthy fats.
This link gives some good ideas for low carb meals and some do's and don'ts which may help you. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
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Welcome to the forum @belchris
Diabetes UK has a low darb meal plan here which you might find helpful?
www.diabetes.org.uk
Diabetes UK has a low darb meal plan here which you might find helpful?
Low-carb diet and meal plan
Eating a low-carb diet means cutting down on the amount of carbohydrates (carbs) you eat to less than 130g a day. But low-carb eating shouldn’t be no-carb eating. Some carbohydrate foods contain essential vitamins, minerals and fibre, which form an important part of a healthy diet.
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