My pdoc told me I am slightly pre diabetic thanks to taking seroquel foryears. I’m not on it anymore and she says it will probably balance out over time if I watch my food intake. Any advice on what to eat? J havent been eating much because im.not sure what to eat. I’m a vegetarian if that helps any. So far I’ve cut out sugars from things like coffee and soda. I know artificial sweeteners are bad too
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The main cause of diabetes is being overweight, so the most important thing is probably losing weight. To do that, you need to reduce the amount of calories you consume. Eating lots of vegetables will help keep you feeling full and make eating fewer calories easier. You could also consider counting calories. And if you are overweight, getting to a normal weight will be beneficial to your overall health beyond just avoiding developing diabetes. Also, working out can be just as good as eating less for losing weight.
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Yeah I’m technically considered obese by a few pounds. So I’m 30 pounds over weight. I downloaded a calorie tracker that seems easy enough, tou just scan bar codes or search and it adds it to your food intake and tells you how much calories and fat you have left. I’ve started doing periodic fasting because I know it can help. I’ve already lost some weight just doing that
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Then your first priority should be getting back to a normal weight. Those apps are great for that. Does it also show you how many grams of carbohydrates, fat and protein you consume? If you consume too much carbohydrates, then reducing that amount can also reduce the risk of developing diabetes. But your weight is really much more important.
Edit: Actually, I did some quick research. Carbohydrates aren’t so bad, it’s sugar combined with fatty foods (and animal products, but you said you were a vegetarian so probably not applicable).
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It does break it down! It’s a nice tool. It’s called my fitness pal if you’re interested. I know low carbs are good for diabetics. So I’m thinking I should eat as if I have diabetes already. I read stick to 45 to 60 grams of carbs per meal.
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Low carb diets can be good for losing weight, but they are also associated with reduced longevity, so they’re not the best long-term solution.
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Yeah that’s why the keto diet isnt the best. I’m interested in making this more of a long term diet though so im trying to find a balance.
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A good balance would probably be to reduce quick carbs (e.g. white flour and sugar) and fats (especially saturated fats), increase protein intake and especially increase vegetable and fiber intake.
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I just read some simple swap outs. Stuff like brown rice instead of white, adding more veggies especially leafy greens, and whole wheat. Easy stuff I could do while depressed is nice.
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I’m a type 2 diabetic. My father was, too. I only developed the disease after being on psych meds, and becoming overweight. Here’s what I did when I found out.
I saw my pcp… I attended a diabetics class, lasted about 4 hours, on site in a conference room at my pcps… they gave me a laminated folder with what to eat, classification, etc… until I had that, my blood sugar ran high.
Hon, my PMs are open… don’t want to bore others lol
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This isnt a fun thread in general Haha but I will PM you if I have questions!
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45 to 60 grams of carbs is on the high side… are you classified as Male or female? I hope this doesn’t offend you.
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I’m technically female but I take testosterone
Please forgive me… 45 to 60 is correct for someone living as a male… please, don’t be mad…
Avoid corn and carrots… they’re carbs… also, I was happy to find out I could have a half cup of lowfat chocolate milk… yummy!
Anything high in fiber is good, for the most part. I’m No doc, so I’m just talking from experience. I wish you the best!
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No problem I’m not offended. 
what is the female range?
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It’s the equivalent of 2 pieces of whole grain bread…
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Thank you for your help!
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I’ve never had a dietician worry about animal products other than keeping saturated fats under control. I have to try for carbs with a low glycemic index versus carbs with a high glycemic index. Switch out the processed grains for whole grains or mixing in whole grains whenever possible helps there.
Diabetes runs in my family so I was probably getting it at some point, but the Zyprexa sped it along.
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There are apparently a lot of newer studies, along with older ones that had been largely ignored, converging on the point that it is fat (and, I think, protein) from animal products in particular, and not just whether the fat is saturated or not, that increases the risk for a lot of lifestyle disorders. There is more than enough evidence now to say that cutting most animal products out of your diet is likely very good for you, but this has not been widely recognized until recently.
Funny, I keep running across new studies saying the opposite. Isn’t confirmation bias wonderful?