Diabetic

[gordo14]

Any suggestions or ideas of different diets i can try. After test results from the doc i am borderline on becoming diabetic. I have some sort of problem with my body regulating the glucose levels. It does not crash, just gets higher than normal. So i am supposed to try to cut down on my carbs. Most of my carbs were coming from whole wheat rice, whole wheat bread, and potatoes.

 

[Quad-smack]

What is your age, weight, height & BF percentage?
What about your a1c levels?
Ever used insulin?
Need more info...

 

[gordo14]

What is your age, weight, height & BF percentage?
What about your a1c levels?
Ever used insulin?
Need more info...

Age 27, my weight currently is hovering at 290-295. My bf i am unsure of....it was about 26 percent about 6 months ago but i was weighing in at a whopping 330. I have lost a tremendous amount of fat while still adding lean body mass. So i don't know my bf exactly. I have never used insulin. I don't know about the a1c levels, i will look at my lab work later today. The doc did standard blood work for a physical. My glucose level was over 110 and i had been fasting all night so he had me do a 2 hour blood/glucose resistance test. After having fasted all night my starting reading was at 113. After 1 hour my peak was at 107, and after two hours i ended up at like 96. So he says that i am getting close to having type 2 diabete's. So he said to lower my carb intake since carbs are primarily converted to glucose in the blood. He said if i make adjustments now i may not get it full blown for 10 years or at all. Thats about all the info i have.

 

[gordo14]

Bump!

Any one?

 

[fr8lnr01]

Age 27, my weight currently is hovering at 290-295. My bf i am unsure of....it was about 26 percent about 6 months ago but i was weighing in at a whopping 330. I have lost a tremendous amount of fat while still adding lean body mass. So i don't know my bf exactly. I have never used insulin. I don't know about the a1c levels, i will look at my lab work later today. The doc did standard blood work for a physical. My glucose level was over 110 and i had been fasting all night so he had me do a 2 hour blood/glucose resistance test. After having fasted all night my starting reading was at 113. After 1 hour my peak was at 107, and after two hours i ended up at like 96. So he says that i am getting close to having type 2 diabete's. So he said to lower my carb intake since carbs are primarily converted to glucose in the blood. He said if i make adjustments now i may not get it full blown for 10 years or at all. Thats about all the info i have.

You are apparently overweight. Increased fat leads to increased insulin resistance. The A1C will give your doctor an idea of your bloodsugar levels in the past 3 months. Honestly, your blood sugar levels are not that far out of wack. 96 is is a great number, 113 after one hour is pretty good too. If you were high, like 160 maybe then it would be an issue. I can't see how these numbers are indicative of you getting diabetes within the next ten years. He may be trying to tell you to do a better job at losing weight and keeping it off to help longetivity.