Diabetes

[funkymonkey1111]

Had my yearly physical yesterday and Doc says my sugar count has been moving up gradually since 2012 and at the present increase I will probably be diabetic by next year's physical.
Blood pressure and cholesterol both in good numbers.
He's given me recommendations for pre-diabetes such as weight loss and diet changes. I was just wondering what any of you folks are doing if your in the same boat.
Especially diet regimen. At my age I really struggle with diet changes.

don't know what your age is, but i'd imagine you'd struggle more when they start cutting parts off you. diet is easy to change and there are great suggestions here. don't let your short term appetites get in the way of your long term mobility issues.

[Sharpienads]

don't know what your age is, but i'd imagine you'd struggle more when they start cutting parts off you. diet is easy to change and there are great suggestions here. don't let your short term appetites get in the way of your long term mobility issues.

Agreed.

Mrs. Sharpienads has Type 1 diabetes. Her body attacked her pancreas when she was a teenager and now she has an insulin pump. She didn't have a choice, you do. At the risk of sounding like a self righteous jerk, eating healthy and basic exercise are so easy to do. It just takes a little effort on your part. Your diabetes is totally avoidable. How would you feel if you or someone you loved had Type 1 diabetes and you read your post? Just something to think about, it's your life and you can do whatever you want.

[MrPrena]

I would not drink ethanol based beverages. I don't even remember when was last time I even had a glass/bottle/can of beer (or any alcoholic beverage)....
I really wanted to have a "near freezing temp" beer yesterday after 3 hours of lawn work.

[68Charger]

+1

Read labels on anything you buy. Severely restrict carbs and don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup. That stuff gets put into almost everything sold in the US.

^^^^^ THIS!
I was building insulin resistance about 10 years ago, adjusted my diet and after research did everything I could to get HFCS out of my diet (not easy, they put that crap in just about everything)
After a follow up, my numbers are better now than back then... I have some theories on why, but I do think some people can't tolerate larger amounts of HFCS. Type 2 diabetes is rampant in my family history... But I am now much older my parents were when they got it, and my numbers look good... So I'm doing something right.

I drink (mostly red wine), I have some bad carbs (my church has donuts available for volunteers), but I am diligent in keeping HFCS out of my diet...

Carbs are not as evil as everyone is making them out to be.

Portion sizes. Meal timing and frequency are just as important to a pre diabetes diet if not more so than the content.

Not all carbs are created equal... Some are bad, some are only bad if you don't burn them in short order, and some are actually good for you...

[RonMexico]

You need a lifestyle change not a diet. A diet is short term and not a fix. Second drink water. Count your calories and track you macro and micronutrients using an app or CPU program(my plate). Overall, a 5% decrease in body weight(typically) and a lifestyle change will stop all the damage you already caused. Don't worry some people who are board line insulin resistance my never development diabetes if they are aggressive and proactive. I dislike meal planning and counseling but if you have specific questions... Shoot me a pm

[StagLefty]

Thanks everyone for all the good advice. I see no reason why I can't take control of this and avoid the progression !!

[earplug]

Rye bread has a lower glycemic value.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Had my yearly physical yesterday and Doc says my sugar count has been moving up gradually since 2012 and at the present increase I will probably be diabetic by next year's physical.
Blood pressure and cholesterol both in good numbers.
He's given me recommendations for pre-diabetes such as weight loss and diet changes. I was just wondering what any of you folks are doing if your in the same boat.
Especially diet regimen. At my age I really struggle with diet changes.

I think most of my work is going to be diet. I do a 10 mile bike ride every morning,don't drink or smoke.
Looking at some of the regular foods in the house this a.m. every thing is loaded with sugar !

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How is your weight? The bolded part is really good….

[Grant H.]

Honestly, watch "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead"...

You can reverse your pre-diabetes right now. You can get your systems back to working properly.

Juicing has made a LOT of difference for me. I'm still over weight, and out of shape, but I am working on it. I feel significantly better than I have in a lot of years.

[StagLefty]

How is your weight? The bolded part is really good….

6' & 214 lbs. Doc seems concerned about a 14 lb gain since 2010 . That's since retirement and probably due to a slow down in daily activity. He wants a 10 lb drop.

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