Glucose tolerance test - tips on reducing sugar intake apart from the obvious?

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Latest post on 03 September 2012 - 13:12

Hi all,
I had my GTT this week and my dr, who is apparently quite conservative on this, informed me that my results were "borderline". When I got the results back it indicated that I was at 115 with the normal range being 70-140.
She indicated that I increase my water intake but I already drink in the region of 2.5 litres of water a day plus herbal teas etc and not sure if I can physically drink any more water. She suggested eating fruit rather than drinking juice but then told me not to eat too much fruit..?!
I dont eat a lot of chocolate, sweets etc and all of the bread, rice, pasta etc that we eat is always brown / wholemeal.
Any suggestions apart from the obvious on how to reduce sugar intake? I dont drink sodas, eat a rare sweetened yoghurt / chocolate... any tips please?
Thanks so much!

kiwispiers15400

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Latest post on 03 September 2012 - 22:56

if a normal range is 70-140 then isn't 115 completely normal?

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Latest post on 03 September 2012 - 15:14

Your results are not bad, and all you're doing sounds good enough. You can probably try to reduce the carbs intake in one meal and distribute it during the day ex instead of having a whole plate of pasta have half the portion and a salad. When you add proteins to carbs they help to get a slow release and therefore your sugar level won't spike up. I have GD and discovered that brown pasta doesn't help much, while Tagliatelle with eggs Barilla ones are much better since probably they have eggs (protein) and therefore carbs are released slower . Or for example if you are having toast add cheese to it. The day you want to splurge on a chocolate bar, go for a 15mins walk - as sugars from the blood will be absorbed when you exercise. Hope this helps and good luck with your pregnancy!!

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Latest post on 03 September 2012 - 14:32

I was also told I was borderline when I did the test, although my results were within the normal ranges. I went to an endocrinologist who saw my results, asked about by family history and told me that I was not borderline and not to worry. He did suggest that I monitor my own glucose levels if possible, with one for those little appliances they sell at pharmacies. The point being that one GTT test does not on its own prove or disprove anything and that the best way to be sure there is no issue is to monitor your levels twice a day over a period of say, a week, without changing your diet, in order to see if there is an increasing trend in your glucose level which might indicate intolerance. I was advised to monitor the morning fasting level (as soon as you wake up, before you have anything to eat or drink) and then 2 hours after dinner. If after a week you see results that are consistently increasing or that are outside normal ranges you should first follow up with a dietician who can design a special diet for you as in practically every case this solves the problem. No need to change your diet in the meantime, unless of course you know your diet is inappropriate (lots of sweets, sodas, etc) but from what you're saying it doesn't sound like that's the case.

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