if im pre diabetic what kind of diet do you need to be on?

Answer 1

low crab, no sugar if you eat white rice or white bread don't the carbs will raise your glucose levels eat brown rice and bread fruits and veggies, but apples and oranges are also high in sugar, but good sugars. lots of water and no sugary drinks, tea and coffee are okay, no sports drinks they contain lots of sugar. Regular exercise will help to burn up the extra sugars, walking is good....
Good Luck ....

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If you are "pre-diabetic" my advice to you is to get a glucometer if you don't already have one. I strongly suggest that you be extremely vigilant about your blood sugars. I would begin on a VERY low carb diet. 6 g carb (at most) for breakfast, 12g carb lunch, 12g carb for dinner, all balanced with enough protein/fat to feel full.

I would also urge you to start a general exercise program, or even just start to take a walking more.

As far as I am concerned ALL diabetics need to be on a carbohydrate restrictive diet (regardless of what the nutritionists say). It is simply impossible to maintain constant blood glucose AND intake 50 plus carbs in a single meal.

Answer 4

You should be on the same type of healthy diet that anyone else should be on. Watch the total number of calories. eat several small meals a day. Plenty of vegetables of different colors and eat fruit. Lean meat no more than twice a week limited to a 3oz serving. Fish a few times a week. Avoid most deserts that contain sugar.

Answer 5

Avoid sugar.

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 6

Think like this 2 breads a day,only. Don't overeat pasta, or rice.Try now to severely limit sweets, unless they are sugar free. Do eat protein, and vegtables, and beans and nuts. Fruit is good, juices no. Milk and yougurt (sugarfree), cottage cheese, good. Cheese becareful with amounts. Infact eat three meals a day balanced, nuts and celery and gingersnaps or gramcrackers for snacks. Do eat salads, stay lowfat, and ride that bike or walk or do a sport because the fit have the best blood glucose readings. Its hard but you can avoid medication and needles if you are smarter than I was, I didn't listen but now I have to!