What to eat before a diabetes test?

[swiddweas]

Hi. I have a question. In a week I am going for a diabetes test where one has to fast for 24 hours. I have never been tested for diabetes.

What I would like to know is starting now, Sat, what should I eat to ensure the best healthiest reading on Thrusday?

Please and Thank you!


PattyE

[Carlene]

Gee PattyE isn't that like wanting to fake the test out? If you are worried about diabetes then you should eat however you normally eat and have the test to see if in your real life your sugar levels are out of control. After the results come back you will have a better idea on what you need to do diet wise to help control this problem if you have it.

I was just over the border with diabetes before I started raw, I am now well below that line and maintaining well. But I feel better, smarter, knowing that this is a problem for me and one that I will have to watch the rest of my life. So, I say, take the test truthfully or don't take it at all. In the end you will be better off for it.

[swiddweas]

Edited because I wanted to!

[sweetgoddess]

Well, in response to your last question, eat 100% raw, living foods and no cooked food, and you will not "get" diabetes. Your blood sugar will balance out, your body will heal, your pancreas will not have to work so hard, etc.

For diabetes, you want to eat greens or nuts with your sugars, and watch your fat/sugar combinations carefully.

Best wishes on your test.
Warmly~
Carmel

[Arky]

With respect, I'm with Carlene on this one - it is sheer folly to try to 'do your best' on a diabetes test. If you have diabetes then it is better to KNOW the score, rather than get a marginal result and consequently either be left wondering or be left choosing to bury your head in the sand, so-to-speak.

You probably don't have diabetes, but for goodness sake, find out the truth, either way, rather than trying to guide the outcome of the test. I would eat precisely as you have been eating, with no change whatsoever.

If you think your cars brakes are faulty, do you continue to drive it, choosing to just drive very slowly and to dab them lightly to stop, or do you go somewhere safe and try a few emergency stops to see if they are faulty or if they are working correctly? If you choose the former option you may find yourself going downhill one day with brake failure - what a nasty surprise, and it'll be too late then...
If you choose the latter option, then you know for sure and if the brakes fail during testing then no harm has been done because you tested them properly and in a safe environment and now you can take appropriate steps to deal with the problem.


J.

[swiddweas]

thanks, all

[Jo-anne]

Sweetgoddess what did you mean by watching the fat/sugar combinations carefully? I don't know if I am diabetic, but I am heaps overweight and have started eating mainly fruits, especially smoothies in the morning. I also add coconut oil to my smoothies, is that bad? should I mix my fruit with veges instead? I would rather heal myself but I dont want to add further strain to my body by eating mostly fruits.

Thank you in advance.

[Jo-anne]

OMG swiddweas we both asked the same questions lmao !

[swiddweas]

not only that, but we eat the exact same thing for breakfast except i also add a hanful or two of greens! I even add the coconut oil, LOL!

[swiddweas]

ARKY! thanks for your post. We were posting at the same time and I missed yours. Sorry.

[Arky]

Diabetes seems to be a hot topic at the moment (as well as teeth) - seems many of us are fruit addicts here on RawFoodTalk! lol

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6968

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7004


J.

[Sharon in Colorado]

I agree that you should eat normally for your test. But then after your test, eat all raw until your next test so you can see what raw does for your blood sugar.

That is what I'm doing with my cholesterol. I got a ridiculously high reading, at first I was dismayed because I'm already a vegetarian, but I was eating lots of fat and some dairy the week before the test. But then I realized, that this is great, because after I've been raw for a period of time and get the test taken, the reading will (hopefully) be very low and I can use this as a testimony to the raw food diet.

So, please eat as you normally do so you get a true reading of what your sugar levels are off raw. Then do raw for at least 6 weeks before your next reading. Doing just one week of raw may not give you much of a good reading anyway.

[sweetgoddess]

If you eat greens with your sugar, it will slow down the release of sugar into your bloodstream and keep you balanced. You can add a handful of spinach, romaine, kale etc to your morning smoothie and you really wont even taste it, in the right proportions. Try it!

Are you eating all raw? If so, why are you concerned about what the test will show? How long have you been eating raw?

Fruits arent bad, quite the opposite. Raw fats arent bad, quite the opposite.
You just need to balance them with greens/protein if you are dealing with blood sugar or insulin conditions.

I guess its all about balance, lol.
Can never get away from that saying, can you? ;)

[Arky]

I guess its all about balance, lol.
Can never get away from that saying, can you? ;)


"Amen!!" :D



On the subject of adding greens to fruit smoothies, I believe that the whole prospect of making a smoothie is the ideal opportunity to cram in some serious greens content - it's so easy to eat fruit whole, so why not take advantage of the opportunity to consume a heap of greens easily, instead? By going heavy on the greens in a smoothie, you get the best of both worlds - a heap of minerals, chlorophyll and assorted phytonutirents, and you get a very controlled energy release from the smoothie. Just my 2 cents... :)


J.

[Sharon in Colorado]

I've learned the opposite, that you shouldn't mix sugars (fruit) and fats (nuts, oils, avos), as the fats hold back the sugar in your system longer and that's when the pancreas has trouble.

Since greens combine well with everything, they can be eaten with fats or sugars, but fat/sugar combos are not good for anyone with sugar problems. However you should eat all the fruit you want, as long as it's alone and a while before consuming fat.

[Jo-anne]

thank you thank you thank you Sweetgoddess, I wasn't going to bed until we had an answer from you lol........I kept walking past the computer refreshing the page to see if you replied and was ecstatic when you did....so thank you....now I can go to bed lol

[swiddweas]

Sorry I forgot to say I ahve been all raw for over 5 months, going on 6. I am not going to eat cooked just to see what the test results. Why do that if I am eating all raw for the rest of my life, why sabatoge a good thing.

[Jo-anne]

oh dear :( now iam confused again :(

[sweetgoddess]

Thats what I was referring to Sharon when I said you would want to watch your fat/sugar combination if you deal with blood sugar issues and I made a boo-boo I see. :o Thanks for making it clearer, I became truly alarmed at people thinking fruit was bad. I see that so often, and its so not true. Fruit is such a huge gift!

Arky, aren't smoothies incredible? They make my cells tingle. Makes me want another one!

[Sharon in Colorado]

Oh - I'm glad you posted that Carmel, thank you - I don't know why I thought it said fat or greens, but just said greens. I've also read that greens are good to eat after very sweet fruits to help clean the teeth.

swiddweas I did not realize that you were already raw. That changes everything, lol. I don't think anyone here was suggesting you eat cooked, just to eat the way you were already eating.

I thought you were concerned about your test because you were still eating cooked food. I think you'll have a good reading on raw and have nothing to worry about. Please keep us posted.

[Jo-anne]

cool thanks.... now iam off to beddy bye....night all.....

[sweetgoddess]

Patty, wow. So you have been eating raw for 6 months and plan to continue as a lifestyle.
Then it is definitely time to let go of your fear of getting diabetes-don't you think so?
A Raw and Living food diet is the purest diet you can have. So why worry??

[swiddweas]

thank You everyone and then thank you some more.

[Sweet lips]

Swiddweas,

Good day, I have been on a Living Well retreat. One of the componets of the retreat was the session on diabetes, thus an answer which includes information about greens:

Preparing for a glucose test is probably very easy when I say this to you - I have them every 90 days - try very hard not to stress number 1 - stress will elevate glucose levels in the blood because of the release of cortisol, number 2, if you are eating raw, please continue to eat in that manner. If you are exercising, please continue to do so. Most ( at least all that I have had), have you drink what - glucose and they watch how your body processess it. Eating raw has helped me tremedously and I am labeled a type II diabetic - But I am way too cool to let that get me into a place a fear - I see and have experienced the changes and it is wonderful for me. Take your time to breath in the nest air possible and know that you are going to be wonderful!

Here is a little bit ( or a lot depending on whom you are)

Glucose is a type of sugar found in carbohydrate foods. It is the main source of energy used by the body. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use and control the amount of glucose in the blood. Insulin is produced in the pancreas and released into the blood when the amount of glucose in the blood rises. Having said that -The body runs on glucose, which is a simple chain sugar. When you eat, the body processes your food and sends the glucose to the liver and and when it is filled, the sugar is spilled out into the blood stream and it turns in to fat, thus our weight or diabetic challenges.

Normally, your blood glucose levels increase slightly after you eat. This increase causes your pancreas to release insulin so that your blood glucose levels do not get too high. Diabetes develops when the body's insulin can not protect the influx of glucose into the blood stream, or your insulin storages have decreased, making your glucose resistant to the attempt of the insulin to control it.

SAD dishes like donuts, cookies, fried chicken, cakes, etc -and raw fruit are simple sugars - they break down and hit the liver and it fills up quickly, next the starches, pasta, wheat, rice, etc, same thing, same effect, however when you get to complex carbohydrates - your veggies, the body now has to adjust to process that food and turn it in to glucose - these are multi chained sugars and it requires a lot of work. That is the reasoning for adding the veggies or greens to your sugar things because of the body's processing. This process is the same for protein as well.

It appears that you have restructured your diet on the right path, so be blessed!

[sweetgoddess]

Wonderfully informative post Sweet Lips. Thank you! :)

[swiddweas]

Sweet lips, thank you! :)