A question about Diabetes...?

Question

I am 26 and overweight (not obese) and am currently exercising everyday to trim down again. Before I started this lifestyle I had a bloodtest which showed that my blood sugar is 90. I know 100+ is pre-diabetes but since my father and his mother both have diabetes (my father just takes medication no shots), I am prone to having it if I don't take care of my sugar levels. I personally want to lower it even more since it's cutting close to pre-diabetes. I exercise everyday now but what can I eat to lower my blood sugar...what foods should I avoid (other than soda and candy)

Answer 1

Artifical sweetners, especially aspartame.
Also, most carbohydrates, especially simple carbs break into sugar. If you can manage it, avoid processed food (since they are mostly simple carbs).
It's amazing what a big difference it makes, and how it's not very well known.

Answer 2

90 is a fine blood sugar level. You should not be too worried. If you start to experience more serious symptoms the easiest way to tell if you have diabetes is to go to your doctor's office and you can have a simple test done. If you are constantly thirsty and are going to the bathroom a lot more than usual, that is usually a sign of diabetes. Not always, but a lot of times. That is how we figured out that my brother had diabetes. There aren't things that you can eat to lower your blood sugar, but you can eat less or eat lower carb and calorie full foods. You should avoid caffinated, sugary sodas and only eat sweets, (e.g. cake, ice cream, candy, etc.) and only a little it of them, maybe once or twice a day.

Answer 3

First of all, just because your dad and his mom have diabetes doesn't meen you will get it to. You might get it if one of them are type 1 diabetics. Type 1 diabetes is unavoidable, meening that no matter how much you diet and exercise you won't be able to prevent type 1 diabetes, but you might not get it anyway even if you have a family history of type 1 diabetese. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented though, because it is caused when you over work your pancreas and your insulin making cells die. You over work your pancreas by not getting enough exercise and eating to many CARBOHYDRATES NOT SUGARS!!! So talk to your doctor about ways to prevent Type 2 diabetes and if you want to start looking for low carb foods you can , but make sure you still get carbs in your diet...P.S. Coke Zero tastes the same (if not better) than regular coke and Coke Zero has zero carbs (obviously) Good Luck Comrad.

Answer 4

Avoid sugar, losing weight helps a lot.

Diabetic Diet
by
Kendra Blanchette, RD, CDE
The energy that we get from foods, measured in calories, comes from three types of nutrients: fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Any food that provides calories will raise blood sugar. When foods are digested, they are broken down into the body’s basic fuel-- glucose, a type of sugar. The glucose is absorbed by the bloodstream, and is then known as blood glucose or blood sugar. In a person without diabetes, insulin is released by the pancreas after a meal or snack to allow the glucose in the blood to get into the body’s cells, where it is burned for energy. This brings the level of glucose in the blood back down to the normal range. If insulin is not produced or is not working properly, the glucose can not enter the cells to be used, and it builds up in the bloodstream. This results in high blood sugar, and this condition is known as diabetes.
Although all foods that provide calories are converted into glucose by the body, certain nutrients have a more direct effect on the blood’s glucose level. Fats in foods are eventually digested and converted into glucose, but this can take up to 6 to 8 or more hours after a meal, and the release of glucose into the blood is very slow ... Protein in foods (such as meats, poultry, fish, eggs, soy and other beans, and milk) takes about 3 to 4 hours after a meal to "show up" as blood glucose.
Carbohydrates, on the other hand, take only about half an hour to an hour after a meal to be turned into blood glucose.
Any food that is high in any type of carbohydrate will raise blood glucose levels. Foods high in carbohydrates include starches such as rice, pasta, breads, cereals, and similar foods.
The goal is to provide a mixture of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins at each meal at an appropriate calorie level to both provide essential nutrients as well as create an even release of glucose into the blood.

Answer 5

Avoid sugar and starch. Whole grains are okay and burn slower.

East brightly colored foods and vegetables.

Broccoli and spinach every day.

Do not get over weight. Your eyes and kidneys will go quickly if you fail to diet correctly. Make your diet a way of life and live.

Learn to control hypertension and most diabetics have thiamine deficiency and a good daily vitamin is sufficient.

Answer 6

if you want to lower the risk of developing type 2 then you should cut back on carbs....carbohydrates are what make the blood sugar rise....not the grams of sugar something has...

Answer 7

personally would recommend low glycaemic index foods , such as basmati rice and sweet potatoes.

Jazz

Answer 8

try amplaya or bitter melon