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@vjs003 thank you for your response and suggestions. i will look into the books you mentioned, since i've been doing my own independent research on reputable sites, such as the ADA (Amer Diabetes Assoc), etc. i'm 70 and just this year my A1C was just beyond the high of normal range, so now i'm considered "pre-diabetic" as well. Diabetes runs in my family, largely on my Dad's side (him, his brother, his mother were full blown diabetics and insulin dependent). my other sibs are also in that pre-diabetic category, so no surprise. since my change (and prior to my sister's cancer diagnosis, and subsequent diabetes), i've been committed to staying where i'm at. my doctor encouraged me to pay attention to the carbs and sugars, and keep up on the exercising. weight is no factor for me, as i'm trim and active. anyway, my sister's condition has spurred me even further to better educate myself and try to help her too.
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Hello mizzdeb48 ,I am a little older and when I had a stent put in my heart artery 2 years
ago I went on a low dose of Crestor and low dose of Metoprolol. Both these
medicines increase the odds of getting diabetes, especially if
prediabetic. Medicare will pay for A1c testing twice a year if
prediabetic. It is frustrating because eating for the heart and eating for
diabetes, the diets are complete opposite. It is hard to find middle
ground. This is a good book for someone who is insulin dependent - Think
Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin
By Gary Scheiner and Gary Scheiner MS CDCES. Thrift books sells it as well as Amazon.
I snack on alot of different nuts. I don't eat bread, or noodles, or rice, or cakes, or cookies, or pies.
A lotof veggies. Fish I eat and chicken I will eat once in a while. Eggs, yogurt
and cottage cheese are good. Meat is not. Some plant based protein powders
to get protein. If I eat too much I don't feel well. Meals stay small. It
definitely is an adjustment. And google only reliable websites. Best to us
both, and your sister,too, yes.