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.