Anonymous wrote:Its not a hardship to spend 3 minutes making an egg in the morning. I've done it for years, fried egg cheese and spinach, and it literally takes me minutes. Wrap it in a corn tortilla and ya done. Wrap in a paper towel and ya done. No dishes.

Why do people post like this? Nope op but I personally leave the house before anyone else is awake. Taking out a pan and opening and closing the fridge the putting things in the sink would wake everyone up. And when there are young kids at home, someone might not want to cook themselves something separate. There are a million reasons why someone would want to cook in advance, especially when dealing with a condition that makes you have to think about food choices constantly like OP. I think the last 3 times I posted in the food forum I was told I was lazy because I was asking for specific food prep tips.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t know you could be pre-diabetic and underweight.

How…could you not know that? You can be pre-diabetic or diabetic at any weight.

I didn’t know this either. Every time you hear about type 2 diabetes it is with very overweight people.

I’m also prediabetic but normal weight. I’m 45, 135 and 5’4, a size 4. I’m Indian and it’s highly genetic for me. I had it during my second pregnancy and had to take insulin. I’m also vegetarian. I like eggs but can’t do everyday. I eat fage yogurt with walnuts and frozen blueberries or sometimes steel cut oats that I premake and top with nuts, butter and some milk and maybe a small amount of raisins. Cheerios with walnuts added and milk. I love carbs and will never leave them fully! Op, my blood sugar came way down with met Forman. Have you tried it?

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t know you could be pre-diabetic and underweight.

How…could you not know that? You can be pre-diabetic or diabetic at any weight.

Was just being honest… I had no idea! I have family members with type 2 diabetes and when they have lost a lot of weight and exercise they are no longer diabetic. I understand that type 1 is different. Or maybe I’m wrong about that.

Type 2 diabetes is more common in overweight/obese/inactive/unhealthy eating people for sure but there’s a huge genetic component too. Being thin doesn’t prevent type 2 diabetes.

Huge genetic component. My whole family is naturally skinny (and active, eats healthy) but we are predisposed to being pre diabetic so we have to be careful. In fact for my older relatives keeping on weight while not developing diabetes is a concern. As other posters have said, lots of healthy proteins and fats and also following guidelines for timing meals is super important. Don’t skip or delay meals if possible.

Egg muffins! You can fill it with healthy veggies, cheese, etc. and super easy to make ahead of time then grab-and-go throughout the week.

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Anonymous wrote:Make a chia porridge. Did you know that more than 3 tablespoon of chia every day will make you start putting on weight?

This can be made vegan, gluten free, vegetarian, dairy free, nut free, used for cancer patients, diabetics, new moms, growing kids, athletes etc.


https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/246520/raw-chia-porridge/

Why would ~250 calories of chia seeds make someone put on weight?

https://www.thehealthy.com/weight-loss/superfoods-that-can-make-you-gain-weight/ - obviously you will be eating other foods too, right?

Make a big batch of hard boiled eggs once a week. Grab two (or however many you want) each morning, slice in half and sprinkle with salt. If you have a little more time, mash them up with half an avocado and layer it on a bed of greens (spinach, arugula, watercress, lettuce are all good). Filling, high calorie, high fat/protein, low carb, and tasty.

Anonymous wrote:Make a chia porridge. Did you know that more than 3 tablespoon of chia every day will make you start putting on weight?

This can be made vegan, gluten free, vegetarian, dairy free, nut free, used for cancer patients, diabetics, new moms, growing kids, athletes etc.


https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/246520/raw-chia-porridge/

Why would ~250 calories of chia seeds make someone put on weight?

Make a chia porridge. Did you know that more than 3 tablespoon of chia every day will make you start putting on weight?

This can be made vegan, gluten free, vegetarian, dairy free, nut free, used for cancer patients, diabetics, new moms, growing kids, athletes etc.


https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/246520/raw-chia-porridge/

Make a protein shake with one scoop protein powder, 1 cup almond milk (unsweetened) and a tablespoon of chia seeds. Blend. Adds calories and protein to whatever you’re eating.

Mission makes a cauliflower tortilla. Gluten free. High is sodium though but a ton of fiber. That could work for premade and frozen bean and cheese burritos. I would make my own beans though to cut the sodium.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t know you could be pre-diabetic and underweight.

How…could you not know that? You can be pre-diabetic or diabetic at any weight.

Was just being honest… I had no idea! I have family members with type 2 diabetes and when they have lost a lot of weight and exercise they are no longer diabetic. I understand that type 1 is different. Or maybe I’m wrong about that.

Some taxes are predisposed to bring type 2 diabetic.