Prediabetes/Michzoo
Message: 5
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 02:24:58 -0000
From: “Shelly”
Hi,
I am wondering how exactly you know that you have prediabetes. I’d like to be
checked for that. I live in Canada and we don’t have always all the same tests.
Do you know the name of the test you need to get to know this?
Thanks in advance,
Suzan
Hi everyone,
I am new and just started the South Beach Diet. I have pre-diabetes
and want to do something about it before I turn 40. My weight is at
an all time high after losing 30 pounds last year on Atkins. I
enjoyed doing Atkins but once I ate a “carb”, the diet fell apart.
I like what I have read about South Beach and am impressed that I
can eventually add in whole grain products in moderation. When I
did Atkins, my blood cholesterol levels got much closer to normal
and I really felt good but you have to wonder with the high fat
content allowed on Atkins if you are doing long term damage to the
heart. I had gallbladder problems at the time so I actually stayed
more low fat on Atkins which is a big no-no. I am here to learn
more about the diet and hopefully get and share support. I have
about 40 pounds to lose.
Michzoo
May 8th, 2005 at 6:11 pm
Suzan, I believe that the test for prediabetes would be an insulin
resistance test. They test your fasting blood sugar, then you eat a
prescribed amount of carbohydrate and retest at intervals to see where
your blood sugars are in relation to the amount of carbohydrate. If
you have prediabetes you need to eat a diet of healthy carobhydrates,
whole grains, etc. and exercise. Good healthy things whether you are
prediabetic or not.
Mame