Prediabetes - Help me with some food ideas

[Anonymous]

If any of you have prediabetes/diabetes and cholesterol, could you share your sample weekly menu. No red meat or wheat but everything else is a go.

[Anonymous]

Breakfast - berries, half avocado, HB egg, coffee

Lunch - tried to get as much veg and protein in there as possible, go easy on carbs, take a walk after

Dinner - protein, veg, maybe a little fruit. No dessert

But everyone is different so you should use a glucometer

[Anonymous]

Why no red meat? That should be the primary thing you eat? Just don't overcook it, that's what makes red meat unhealthy.

Just avoid carbs. Look on the packages for the total carb amounts per serving size, and look at the ingredients.

Learn about the Glycemic Index.

[Anonymous]

Yea it’s all about carbs. Red meat is fine.

And take metformin

[Anonymous]

OP said cholesterol, so I'm assuming that's also an issue. Limiting red meat is good for that.

If you have pre-diabetes I suggest working with a registered dietician instead of getting advice off the internet. You have no idea of the credentials of the people posting here.

[Anonymous]

Morning -
- Green-Red mixed veggie (raw) juice.
- Lemon water
- 2 boiled eggs
- A serving of sauted spinach with garlic
- 10 soaked almonds, 10 soaked walnuts, soaked chia (2 tso)
- 1 cup of spiced chickpea flour drink (sattu)
- 1 mango

Lunch -
- Bowlful of lentils daal with squeeze of lemon, seasoned with cumin, onions, garlic, tomatoes
- Steamed cruciferous veggies, green peppers
- Quinoa salad with roasted asian veggies - chestnut, snowpeas, cilantro, carrots, zuccini
- Mushrooms cooked in butter and garlic - squueze of lemon
- Rosemary chicken - one thigh
- Kefir with blueberries, hempseed, chia-strawberry jam and ground roasted flaxseed
- Handful of roasted cashews and raisins
- Mango


Dinner
- Yogurt, mango, cherries, lychees, pears
- Rice, lentil, veggies, spices, nuts - khichadi
- 2 legs of chicken
- 1 glass of red-green raw veggi juice
- 1 cube of cheddar cheese

Lots of green tea, lots of avacado, pumpkin seeds, flaxseeds, sesame seeds wrapped in seaweed paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Morning -
- Green-Red mixed veggie (raw) juice.
- Lemon water
- 2 boiled eggs
- A serving of sauted spinach with garlic
- 10 soaked almonds, 10 soaked walnuts, soaked chia (2 tso)
- 1 cup of spiced chickpea flour drink (sattu)
- 1 mango

Lunch -
- Bowlful of lentils daal with squeeze of lemon, seasoned with cumin, onions, garlic, tomatoes
- Steamed cruciferous veggies, green peppers
- Quinoa salad with roasted asian veggies - chestnut, snowpeas, cilantro, carrots, zuccini
- Mushrooms cooked in butter and garlic - squueze of lemon
- Rosemary chicken - one thigh
- Kefir with blueberries, hempseed, chia-strawberry jam and ground roasted flaxseed
- Handful of roasted cashews and raisins
- Mango


Dinner
- Yogurt, mango, cherries, lychees, pears
- Rice, lentil, veggies, spices, nuts - khichadi
- 2 legs of chicken
- 1 glass of red-green raw veggi juice
- 1 cube of cheddar cheese

Lots of green tea, lots of avacado, pumpkin seeds, flaxseeds, sesame seeds wrapped in seaweed paper.

This is my cancer-chemo recovery diet. With a hefty dose of trying to maintain my sugar, get protein, get all kinds of veggies and fruits, and have lots of probiotics. Oh, if I want to eat bread, I use the pepperidge farm - very thin slice - bread. I use lots of hummus or almond butter on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP said cholesterol, so I'm assuming that's also an issue. Limiting red meat is good for that.

If you have pre-diabetes I suggest working with a registered dietician instead of getting advice off the internet. You have no idea of the credentials of the people posting here.

+1
A registered dietician can customize recommendations for carbs per meal, nutritional content of meals according to your age, height, weight, likes and dislikes, other medical considerations (cholesterol), etc.

[Anonymous]

Be reasonable about carbs during the week, walk every day for an hour, take metformin and a statin and you’ll be fine. Seriously. You don’t need to be any more regimented than that.

[Anonymous]

I'm vegetarian so my meal plan won't help you, but ChatGPT is actually great at helping you customize a diet and will provide a shopping list and everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be reasonable about carbs during the week, walk every day for an hour, take metformin and a statin and you’ll be fine. Seriously. You don’t need to be any more regimented than that.

Dietician can help with the best carb distribution throughout the day - daily management is better than weekly management.

Sure, you can take metformin and a statin but for those who prefer to forestall medication as long as possible, more "regiment" will pay off. Long-term statin use can cause joint pain that doctors often treat as untreatable arthritis and refer people for joint replacement. The lucky ones stop their statin and find out their knee pain goes away and they really never needed a knee replacement. Everyone just wants the quick easy fix. I asked my doctor for some time with lifestyle changes before starting metformin. 3 months later, A1C down out of diabetes range. Saved money, didn't have to take medication every day or endure any side effects while getting used to it, lost weight, felt better, had more energy, and more engaged in every day life again. Metformin wouldn't have given me all of that.

As for the walking - physical activity for at least ten minutes within 30-60 minutes of eating helps regulate blood sugar. Shoot for some physical activity after every single meal, even if it's just a ten minute walk. Some studies are now suggesting eating your foods in a particular order also helps: fiber, protein, carbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be reasonable about carbs during the week, walk every day for an hour, take metformin and a statin and you’ll be fine. Seriously. You don’t need to be any more regimented than that.

Dietician can help with the best carb distribution throughout the day - daily management is better than weekly management.

Sure, you can take metformin and a statin but for those who prefer to forestall medication as long as possible, more "regiment" will pay off. Long-term statin use can cause joint pain that doctors often treat as untreatable arthritis and refer people for joint replacement. The lucky ones stop their statin and find out their knee pain goes away and they really never needed a knee replacement. Everyone just wants the quick easy fix. I asked my doctor for some time with lifestyle changes before starting metformin. 3 months later, A1C down out of diabetes range. Saved money, didn't have to take medication every day or endure any side effects while getting used to it, lost weight, felt better, had more energy, and more engaged in every day life again. Metformin wouldn't have given me all of that.

As for the walking - physical activity for at least ten minutes within 30-60 minutes of eating helps regulate blood sugar. Shoot for some physical activity after every single meal, even if it's just a ten minute walk. Some studies are now suggesting eating your foods in a particular order also helps: fiber, protein, carbs.

Saved money??? Metformin costs like $3 a month. You must be poor lol

[Anonymous]

Lol my Metformin is $1 for a 90 day supply.

[Anonymous]

Why are we soaking nuts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be reasonable about carbs during the week, walk every day for an hour, take metformin and a statin and you’ll be fine. Seriously. You don’t need to be any more regimented than that.

Dietician can help with the best carb distribution throughout the day - daily management is better than weekly management.

Sure, you can take metformin and a statin but for those who prefer to forestall medication as long as possible, more "regiment" will pay off. Long-term statin use can cause joint pain that doctors often treat as untreatable arthritis and refer people for joint replacement. The lucky ones stop their statin and find out their knee pain goes away and they really never needed a knee replacement. Everyone just wants the quick easy fix. I asked my doctor for some time with lifestyle changes before starting metformin. 3 months later, A1C down out of diabetes range. Saved money, didn't have to take medication every day or endure any side effects while getting used to it, lost weight, felt better, had more energy, and more engaged in every day life again. Metformin wouldn't have given me all of that.

As for the walking - physical activity for at least ten minutes within 30-60 minutes of eating helps regulate blood sugar. Shoot for some physical activity after every single meal, even if it's just a ten minute walk. Some studies are now suggesting eating your foods in a particular order also helps: fiber, protein, carbs.

Saved money??? Metformin costs like $3 a month. You must be poor lol

Depends on insurance.
And not everyone is flush, even in this area.
Still, $3/month v. 0$/month = saving money