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I have recently been diagnosed with prediabetes. I am not overweight but have always tended to eat a diet high in carbs. I am now eating porridge with berries for breakfast, trying to cut down on sugary/high-carb foods, take more exercise and drink more water. Any other ideas? Any cookbooks anyone would recommend? Also ideas for snacks while on the go? Bananas used to be my standby snack but the Dr said not to eat too many. Bit depressed really as I love my food : (

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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 08:37

I would highly recommend seeing a dietician/nutritionist, they are trained in advising diabetics on diet issues and you can talk about your preferences so you odn't have to miss out on all your favourites. Sandra at the City Hospital gives good advice on diet for diabetics, and has regular evening meetings for diabetes control. As for rice, the best thing you can do if you are a big rice eater is to boil and drain it, rather than steam it as a lot of the starch is washed out of it.

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There is a new basmati rice on the market called Maharani from India which is specfically made for diabetics. My husband is diabetic and loves his rice--which has made it hard on him. He seems to tolerate this rice very well and its affects on his sugar level, so it is a real good thing. Better yet, it tastes and cooks like regular basmati rice. It's not always easy to find, but it is in a orange/blue and silver bag. It says on front "Rice Suitable for Diabetics" and, on the bottom, it says "Good for All". It comes in 1 or 2 kg and 5 kg packs. I have found it at Carreforre and the Union Cooperative fairly easily. Sometimes I have seen it at Choithrams--not sure about Spinneys. Stay away from bananas (another addiction of hubby's) and, in general, most diabetics tolerate noodles better than rice when you have the option. The sad part is that my husband was never one to eat sweets/candy/pastry/ice creams, etc. ever. He usually only ate fruit. When you become diabetic -- it's like you start to crave these things which makes it difficult. Since you are pre-diabetic, exercise is the key to keeping it away. Hope this helps in any way. Good luck.

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cinnamon is helpful in lowering blood sugar. My DH was found to be diabetic earlier this year and so I've been tweaking his diet as much as possible. Choose whole grains, oranges and bananas are particularly high in sugar so you'll want to limit those, just try to limit things that are particularly high in sugar and eat healthy.

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It isn't necessarily about cutting out all carbs it about changing the food you eat and replacing bad carbs with better ones. For instance, one change you can make immediately is if you use Jasmine Rice stop using it immediately and replace with Basmati rice (or even better brown rice or wild rice). You should cut out things such as sweets, chocolates, ice cream. Don't eat fried foods such as french fries etc. You should stop eating white bread and change it to more complex bread such as pumpernickel bread or whole grain bread. Apparently the South beach Diet is good to follow. You should really evaluate what your diet is at the moment and look at how you can change it by making small but lasting changes. Portion sizes is also important to watch. You will want to start adding in legumes into your diet as well. Also remember drinks are a big issue, you should not drink any fizzy drinks such as coke, santa, sprite with their sugar and really limit your diet drink intake. Be careful with juices too, they are usually full of sugar. Don't drink those high sugar drinks from starbucks etc either they're lethal. If you drink tea and coffee don't add sugar.

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Anthony Worrall-Thompson's books have quite good Low GI recipes, I find (not that I've made any, I've just looked at the pictures). Have protein snacks rather than fruit, perhaps try raw celery sticks, cucumber as little nibbles? I have a feeling that carrots and tomatoes are both bad on a low GI diet, but I might be wrong and cherry tomatoes might be OK. I think the main thing to do is to cut down on carbs and sugars, which I agree is a bore.

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