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What Should A Pre-diabetic Do To Prevent Diabetes From Occurring?
Hi, i was diagnosed as being pre- diabetic two months ago with an A1C of 5.8. I am female, 5 8 and 140 lbs (in a healthy range but skinny looking for my frame). What can i do to hold off or better yet, prevent becoming a diabetic? I am afraid to lose anymore weight (by exercising hard and eating little to no healthier carbs) and my GP said that bumping my weight up to 150 would not be a bad thing as i am on the low end of my healthy range. I am starting vingear before meals to see if it helps lower my sugar levels (but afraid it will make me drop weight). Any advice?
Wed, 11 Jun 2014
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With your query, in diabetes to keep the insulin levels normal one have to keep a check to their diet. Yes ofcourse it is necessary to have low calorie diet which helps the body to regulate and utilize the energy that is available inorder to maintain normal insulin levels. Often diabetic patients loose weight but you have mentioned that you are pre diabetic which means you are prone to diabetes so always maintain good health by exercising but not without proper food. Try to consume low carb diet with more fiber content. I would definitely say not to worry about unless you stop working out. You are just pre diabetic have good food with less number of sweets if you are a sweet lover and good protein diet with low calories and more fiber cobtent. No compromise in food unless you stop doing some or the other work out
Regards
RameshDt
With your query, in diabetes to keep the insulin levels normal one have to keep a check to their diet. Yes ofcourse it is necessary to have low calorie diet which helps the body to regulate and utilize the energy that is available inorder to maintain normal insulin levels. Often diabetic patients loose weight but you have mentioned that you are pre diabetic which means you are prone to diabetes so always maintain good health by exercising but not without proper food. Try to consume low carb diet with more fiber content. I would definitely say not to worry about unless you stop working out. You are just pre diabetic have good food with less number of sweets if you are a sweet lover and good protein diet with low calories and more fiber cobtent. No compromise in food unless you stop doing some or the other work out
Regards
RameshDt
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