Why Is a Pre Diabetic Diet So Important
One of the most commonly asked questions is why a pre diabetic diet is so important, especially when compared to other popular diet trends. The answer is a bit more difficult to answer since diet affects people in different ways.
However, one of the biggest differences between a pre diabetic diet and many of the diet trends that you see advertised is that a pre-diabetic diet is designed to control blood sugar and keep it as level as possible. There are numerous diets that do not address this problem and can even make the problem of maintaining blood sugar much more difficult. For example, diets that allow for a high amount of simple carbohydrates such as white rice can lead to wild blood sugar spikes that are more of a setback than anything else.
Generally speaking, a pre diabetic diet is healthy by design and very flexible, as you have simple guidelines to work with. In addition, a pre-diabetic diet will allow you to make lasting lifetime changes that can be modified as your lifestyle changes.
All things considered, a pre-diabetic diet truly is critical if you’re serious about not only warding off full onset diabetes, but also building a more healthy lifestyle from every possible angle. Get started reaping the benefits of a pre-diabetic diet today!
April 7th, 2010 at 1:14 am
I acknowledge the importance of a pre-diabetic diet. How different is this from a low carb diet? Low carb recipies are gaining popularity and seem to be extensive in nature. Further, nutritionists too second this.
September 8th, 2010 at 7:44 am
Reduced amount of carbohydrates, sugar, fat and calories greatly help in reducing the chances of pre diabetes, to progress to type 2 diabetes. Include as much as vegetables and fruits in your meals. Have high fiber and non-starchy vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, carrots, green beans or cauliflower. Green leafy vegetables are ideal food items for pre diabetes diet. However, to have a variation in your diet, go for other vegetables also.Simple carbohydrates must be avoided in the pre diabetic diet, as they lead to food cravings and weight gain in most people.
January 18th, 2011 at 11:23 am
Most diets concentrate on carbs and hardly ever pay attention to sugar levels. I guess that’s what separates a pre-diabetic diet plan from others.
Should people who have no family history of diabetes also follow this diet?
February 19th, 2011 at 4:48 am
It is very essential to keep your daily diet devoid of carbohydrates. This is also a very healthy habit, especially for elders and those who are genetically bound to acquire diabetes.
February 19th, 2011 at 6:58 am
Hey guys…
Have you’ll heard about brown rice…???
I have heard from a friend of mine that brown rice is very good substitute for normal rice and is very healthy…
Please share with me any information you have about brown rice and can diabetic people intake it????
February 21st, 2011 at 8:15 am
Intake of Aloe-Vera and coriander leaves juice in the morning helps the body to maintain the blood sugar.
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:29 am
Those who are advised a pre-diabetic diet have their blood sugar levels in the threshold of increasing to the level of a diabetic. Therefore a suitable diet is recommended for them to curtail those levels.Intake of lots of fresh vegetables and fruits with low amount of carb level are suggested. Many medical experts advise to refrain from processed foods under this condition.
February 24th, 2011 at 12:22 am
There has been much written about which foods are dangerous to diabetics, and most people know that it’s the carbohydrates that gets thumbs down. But you should know that not all carbohydrates are bad for you. In fact you should not eliminate carbs from your diet completely. There are certain carbs that should be eliminated completely and others that should be restricted and still others that you can eat in normal portions. Knowing which foods to eat on a diabetic carb diet is important.
February 26th, 2011 at 12:21 am
There is no such thing as a diabetic diet. However, there is a healthy diet, which is good for everybody in the family. This nutrition guideline is the best choice you can make for helping yourself and other family members. Many pre-diabetics often have high blood pressure (readings of over 140/90 mmHg), low HDL cholesterol (below 35 mg/dl), and high triglycerides (above 250 mg/dl). You can improve all of your readings by adding more fiber to your diet by eating more beans, vegetables and whole grains, and less processed foods. Fiber will help stabilize your blood glucose levels by slowing digestion and will also improve cholesterol levels. Even nuts are good for you, as long as you only eat a small serving of about an ounce per day. Opt for lean cuts of meat over fatty ones, since the saturated fat found in animal products contribute towards insulin resistance.
February 26th, 2011 at 6:56 am
Pre diabetes is usually asymptomatic, meaning it has no specific signs or symptoms of its own. The symptoms which come up, are the ones that are prominent in case of type 2 diabetes. Frequent urination and excessive thirst are the most common symptoms of type 2 diabetes. There are other type 2 diabetes symptoms which may show up during pre diabetes, like feeling hungry at all times and unexplained weight loss or weight gain. The person may show symptoms of weakness and fatigue; similar to having influenza. The person’s visual perception may also be affected, making the vision blurred. Cuts or bruises take a longer time to heal and there is low sensitivity in the limbs. Infections of gum and skin infections are also common and these may keep on recurring. Apart from these infections, vaginal or bladder infections may also be noticed in pre diabetes.
March 10th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
A good diet plan would be one where you limit your calorie intake to 1,200 to 1,800 calories a day. It’s also helpful to eat four to six small meals a day, so that your blood sugar stays relatively constant throughout the day.
Smaller meals also are much easier for your digestive system to process. To combat prediabetes, aim for a diet that consists of 30 percent protein, 10 percent to 20 percent fat, 20 percent to 30 percent vegetables, 20 percent whole grains, and 10 percent fruits.
May 17th, 2011 at 8:49 am
A pre-diabetic diet should mostly consist of fruits and should consist of foods consisting of Carbohydrates and Proteins. Food stuffs including bananas and dry fruits should be included in the diet.
June 8th, 2011 at 5:04 am
Pre-diabetes is the gray area between normal blood sugar level and diabetes. Hence, pre-diabetic diets are designed to control the blood sugar level and avoid entering the zone of diabetes. One should follow the advice of doctors and if asked to limit the consumption of certain foods then that should be done. Diet charts may vary from case to case depending on the reports, life style etc.
June 20th, 2011 at 6:23 am
Pre diabetic diet is very important as it helps you manage the sugar level inside the blood. Now there are number of sugar-free products in the market which have a good taste and have no or less sugar content in it. Also they are available at a very reasonable price in the market. Diabetes is not such a disease from which you can get rid of but yes with measures on the food you eat, you can definitely prevent it.
June 22nd, 2011 at 1:10 am
I feel it is always good to have a pre-diabetic diet rather than suffering from diabetes for ever because those who suffer from diabetes get a life time restriction on sweets. Also the sugar free tablets that you get in the market also contain sugar no matter how much they advertise it as 0 % sugar tablets. I remember my granny had diabetes so she always used to avoid eating rice. For rice lovers, they can always have brown rice. Consuming bitter gourd or its juice and also curry leaf will really help in controlling the diabetes or you can even include it in your pre-diabetic plan. Black berries is the best fruit considered if you want to really have a good pre-diabetic diet chart and it is also one of the best remedies to control diabetes in case you are a diabetic patient.
July 7th, 2011 at 6:54 am
The points discussed by Sebastian and Adams are absolutely fantastic and to the mark. It is always better to restrict diabetes by restricting on your food items. It is rightly said that prevention is better than cure. And it is better to regret then to repent. A good control over the diet can help you keep yourself away from diabetes.
July 12th, 2011 at 6:53 pm
I’m very surprised that no one has questioned the statement the article made about strawberries, Black currants, Melons and apples being bad for a diabetic. There are studies that show strawberries and apples have an antixodiant that have shown to reduce memory and kidney problems in diabiabetics. I would suggest that if you are new to eating a diet for diabetes or prediabetes that you talk to a nutritionist and not just go off this article.
July 19th, 2011 at 7:17 am
My mom is being recommended by her doctor to go on a strict diet controlling her sugar. She does not like sweets but due to stress the sugar in her body has increased and so she is restricted from having sugar, sweets and rice. Curry leaves is what I know that she has daily after her breakfast so as to control her diabetes. Doctor said that if she is unable to control her sugar level now then she will have this disease for life time and then will have to have daily medicines and insulin. So all of my family members have become very strict with her in terms of her diet.
July 21st, 2011 at 12:58 am
If we do not control ourselves from eating food which is not good for our health we end up gaining a lot of calories and also the consumption of sugar in our body increases. And also our elders who suffer from this disease cannot control eating the outside stuff. So now it’s we who need to save our parents and elders from increasing the sugar level in their body. Also timely medications are very important because medicines will help to maintain the desired limit.
July 25th, 2011 at 1:57 am
In case of a pre-diabetic diet it is very important to be careful about the food you eat and the calories you intake. I have heard that apart from eating Curry leaves and bitter gourd, Oats is also a good option to control the intake of calories. Oats is a healthy diet food and also good for those who want to live a healthy life and maintain their body figure. But sometimes I really wonder that how Oats can help a person to maintain his calorie count when it is only for those who are on a normal diet.
July 28th, 2011 at 2:16 am
Count the amount of calories that you intake. If you are unable to count the approximate amount then there is a machine by the name Accu-check. This machine will help you to check the calories that are present in your body. So accordingly you can plan your diet and can control or consume food as per the results. Not only Accu-check but there are many other brands available in the market.
July 29th, 2011 at 7:19 am
How can a person go on a pre-diabetic diet without knowing whether he is suffering from diabetes or no? If you are generally trying to maintain your sugar level in advance and that too without knowing about the disease then it’s a separate story. I have not done my regular check-up since ages and I am still not planning to go for any check-ups. So how will I come to know about diabetes? Are there any symptoms which will make me feel that I am suffering from it?
August 2nd, 2011 at 12:01 am
Yes of course there are symptoms that will make you feel that you either have diabetes or else you have high blood pressure. At some point of time when the sugar level exceeds the normal range, you start feeling a little dizzy and also will experience sudden black outs and will also just be blank in between during anytime. You would feel like having lots of water. In such cases even if the attacks are not frequent try to still consult a doctor before the matter worsens.
August 5th, 2011 at 4:23 am
In the initial stage of diabetes there are maximum chances of sugar level increases to a great extent. So it’s like either you control it now or then later keep regretting for not controlling it in the initial phase and having medicines and insulin’s and other treatments for life time. So the decision is on us whether to control it now or carry on with the treatment till the end.
August 6th, 2011 at 3:45 am
I would rather say that it’s better to have control over your diet from the scratch. I mean do not get habitual to anything. You should have everything but in limits so that you don’t have to restrict yourself from eating in future. One of my far off cousins is suffering from diabetes. She is in her school now. It’s a long life to spend and doctors have asked her to start with regular medicines for life time.
August 8th, 2011 at 8:22 am
Sometimes you cannot just predict about anything. Doctors say that everybody’s body does not respond in the same manner. I mean that the digestive system of every person is different and so responds differently. This is the reason why some of us become fat even if we do not eat much and there are a few of us who eat a lot but still are thin or maintained. So we really need to think a lot before starting to avoid things to control our sugar level. Before starting with a pre-diabetic diet I think it’s better to consult a dietician or a doctor.
August 11th, 2011 at 7:05 am
Those who have control on their diet are very relaxed minded people. They have control over everything in life. It’s just not easy to control for those who have pine for food. The main aspect of controlling over diet for the pre-diabetic people are mainly avoiding the stuff which contains sugar, sweetener or even for that matter food containing a lot of calories. Hiring a dietician is not a bad idea as he will list down the things you need to have and those which you should avoid.
August 12th, 2011 at 7:09 am
There is a difference between a normal diet and a pre-diabetic diet. There are some fruits which contain a lot of sugar and sugar is not good for diabetes. Let’s take an example of watermelon. People generally eat lots of watermelon and other fruits in a normal diet but watermelon is very sweet and is not good for a pre-diabetic diet. So I think there must be a separate diet for the pre-diabetes patients.
August 13th, 2011 at 2:53 am
Pre-diabetic diet is really very important. It has a huge impact on the cholesterol and way we would feel. It should not trigger the disease and be as helpful as possible. A dietician would help in understanding the right food and one must follow it strictly.
August 13th, 2011 at 3:21 am
The word pre-diabetic diet itself sounds so big and so people who are not aware about it think that it is something that is unsafe and cannot be cured. But nothing to worry for! It is just a diet plan which needs to be followed in the initial stage when diabetes is detected in your body. It’s a precaution step to control your diabetes so that you don’t suffer from it for the entire life.
August 16th, 2011 at 2:07 am
I agree with Steve and want to add that awareness is very important regarding every disease. Diet plays a very important role. Eating at inappropriate times, inappropriate quantity, and inappropriate food would only lead to much more trouble. While, self control and right food can make life better and safer.
August 17th, 2011 at 6:18 am
Starting your day with a glass full of milk but without sugar has always been a good option. If not milk then start your day with something that will not let your sugar levels go very high. Curry leaves if consumed will control and reduce the level of sugar in your blood. There are some doctors which even give you diet which will help you to control your diabetes. And surprisingly, the doctor will not ask you to avoid anything. I think Food lovers can consult these doctors.
August 18th, 2011 at 2:02 am
Hey Gerry, I know about over eating, but eating at the wrong time is new to me. If we do not follow a routine to eating, then does that trigger diseases? My job is such that my shifts keep changing. If one day I eat at 2 O’clock, the other day it could be 12 or 4pm! Is this risky?
August 20th, 2011 at 1:21 am
Well Albert, yes its risky. Our body has its own mechanism and we need to feed it at the right time. Better to follow the ages old method of breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the respective times, and a short meal in the evening. In addition, there is a specific time to have fruits and milk too! Talk to your dietician for more info.
August 22nd, 2011 at 1:09 am
Being on a diet does not mean that you need to avoid everything that comes your way. Not eating at all will also create problems and affect your health. In a pre-diabetic diet a person should avoid eating those things which will lead to increase in sugar. Not eating can become one of the causes of increased sugar level, low blood pressure. If you do not know what things you should be avoiding while you are on a diet, then it’s better to hire a dietician.
August 23rd, 2011 at 5:53 am
Every case is a unique say. Nothing can beat your doctor’s advice. The smallest thing he says can have a huge effect on your body. If he says, “avoid sugar”, it means a lot! If he does not exaggerate does not mean you take it lightly. Follow his advice strictly or face the consequences. Rest, the choice is all yours.
August 24th, 2011 at 7:28 am
All of us know that in a pre-diabetic diet we need to control the amount of calories we intake. But some of us just cannot stop ourselves from eating. Especially those who love to eat sweets find it very difficult to avoid. Even my aunt is one of them. She is suffering from diabetes but it is very tough to make her stay without sweets as she goes crazy without them. Therefore we ensure that we do not keep any sweets in our house.
August 25th, 2011 at 2:35 am
To refrain from eating certain foods, avoid thinking about them. Divert your mind and this solves the problem then and there. The more you think about them, more you feel tempted and then the trouble begins. Think only about healthy foods and don’t even look at other foods you are not supposed to consume.
August 25th, 2011 at 3:57 am
Diet is important in any case, whether pre-diabetic or not. I have seen that people who are conscious about their food intake live a healthy life. We forget to listen to our bodies and fall into the traps of addiction and temptation. We lack control on ourselves and this issue can pop up any disease!
August 25th, 2011 at 6:17 am
We all think that diabetic people shouldn’t intake non veg but in reality your pre diabetic diet need to have enough proportions of non-veg foods. Diabetic diet meals must also have fish, lean cuts of beef and pork (pork loin and sirloin: diabetic diet), turkey and chicken can as well be included in the diet.
August 25th, 2011 at 10:14 am
A pre-diabetic diet sounds very heavy. Follow a simple diet and see to it that you do not intake too much of calories. Keep checking your diabetes in the diabetes checking machine and ensure that you do not cross your daily limit. Eat everything that you like but have it in limited quantities so that you do not have to quit on to anything.
August 26th, 2011 at 3:06 am
Diet means avoiding some things completely and controlling some other things by consuming them in limited quantities. It’s important for a diabetic person to stay away from things that will not provide any nutritional value and just will lead to increase in calories. Sugar testing machines are available in the market which will help in maintaining a track of the calories you intake by checking your blood sugar levels.
August 27th, 2011 at 5:21 am
Diet can make a lot of difference. It is suggested to stay in control and not be a foodie otherwise the loss would be entirely yours. Follow your dietician’s advice. Get yourself a diet chart. Don’t think about your favourite foods or you would feel tempted to have them.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:41 am
There is much controversy regarding what diet to recommend to sufferers of diabetes mellitus. The diet most often recommended is high in dietary fiber, especially soluble fiber, but low in fat (especially saturated fat). Recommendations of the fraction of total calories to be obtained from carbohydrate intake range from 1/6 to 75% – a 2006 review found recommendations varying from 40 to 65%.
September 2nd, 2011 at 2:04 am
Diabetics may be encouraged to reduce their intake of carbohydrates that have a high glycemic index (GI), although this is also controversial. (In cases of hypoglycemia, they are advised to have food or drink that can raise blood glucose quickly, followed by a long-acting carbohydrate (such as rye bread) to prevent risk of further hypoglycemia.) But others question the usefulness of the glycemic index and recommend high-GI foods like potatoes and rice.
September 3rd, 2011 at 5:36 am
I definitely acknowledge the importance of a pre-diabetic diet. How different is this from a low carb diet? Low carb recipies are gaining popularity and seem to be extensive in nature. Further, dieticians too second this. But I guess Pre-diabetic diet is not designed for the general public!
September 5th, 2011 at 12:29 am
Yes of course, pre-diabetic diet is not meant for general public. It’s specifically for those who are suffering from diabetes and are forced to have a control on their diet. Following the dieticians advice and eating food as per the diet plan is important. Focusing on the count of calories you intake will help you to keep away from stuff containing lactose and sweetening syrups which will only lead to increase in the sugar level.
September 7th, 2011 at 2:33 am
Does an ideal pre-diabetic diet helps normal people avoid the occurrence of diabetes in their bodies?
September 7th, 2011 at 5:31 am
Diet is a very important factor. If we exercise but do not take care of our diet, then the exercise would fail to have an positive effect on the body. Both need to cooperate with each other.
September 8th, 2011 at 2:29 am
Well Doug, personally I don’t feel that diet can prevent unless you are consuming specific herbs and ayurvedic medicinal food items and plants, meant specially for preventing and curing pre-diabetes.
September 8th, 2011 at 2:51 am
Diet definitely helps in saving oneself from various physical disorders. It can trigger a worse condition or benefit by not triggering at least.
September 9th, 2011 at 5:49 am
Pre-diabetic persons should quit on to rice completely. Also those who are diet conscious should not consume rice on daily basis as rice is the speediest way of gaining weight. Brown rice is a good substitute of rice but even that should be eaten in limited quantities. Doctors will never recommend a diabetic patient to have rice, sweets, and sugar substitutes because this will prove problematic to them if the level of sugar in the blood increases.
September 9th, 2011 at 8:26 am
Gaining calories is much easier but loosing the same requires great efforts. Exercising for 1 hour will help you shed 500 to 600 calories but in case of gaining calories you only require 15 minutes and sweets. Now you decide whether you want to stay fit by avoiding such stuffs of keep exercise for long hours to loose the amount of calories that you gained in just 15 minutes.
September 14th, 2011 at 7:52 am
Make a juice of Neem leaves and preserve it in the refrigerator. This juice does not get spoiled for long months. Have 4 spoons of Neem juice everyday with one glass of water. This activity should be performed everyday in the morning so as to control the increase in calories that we intake every day. Also exercising helps in reducing the level of sugar or calories in the blood.
September 15th, 2011 at 4:46 am
There is not much of a difference between a diabetic patient and a person who consumes alcohol. Both of them are supposed to avoid consuming certain things and both of them cannot survive without it. You need to be focused and determined. Our tongue forces us to eat sweets and other junk food which we are generally supposed to avoid also in case of an alcoholic person the tongue forces him for the taste of alcohol. Having control over the tongue and mind would do good to you.
September 16th, 2011 at 3:00 am
I have heard that few herbs help a lot in controlling blood sugar and similar aspects within human body. If any of you know more then please mention them here.
September 16th, 2011 at 4:18 am
Those who want to loose weight big time will understand the importance of diet as long as they agree for it. The word ‘diet’ itself sounds so heavy. To my knowledge diet means avoiding all the stuff which will add a lot of calories to your diet. Avoiding calories will lower the amount of sugar in your body also exercising along with diet will have a great impact on your body.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:46 am
Avoid drinking water for one hour after the three main meals. This can trigger unwanted chemical reactions within the body and trigger the unwanted ones.
October 28th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
I have read that pre-diabetes (also known as fasting glucose or IFG) as “blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes.” Really a big problem for people suffering through diabetes…. Its scary ..
October 29th, 2011 at 12:19 am
In diabetes the only way one can maintain health is by going through a strict diet of low sugar or say no sugar…
January 2nd, 2012 at 9:05 am
There are some people who completely avoid the consumption of sugar and sweets. I don’t think it is right because lessening or completely avoiding the intake of sugar will low down your sugar levels and make you all the more weak. I think balancing would be the only way out to help you. Also it is only a pre diabetic plan that you are following to control your sugar. You are not a diabetic patient.