A pre diabetic diet is a diet designed for an individual who does not have diabetes yet, but is sure to develop it. An individual can be said to be pre diabetic if his or her blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to qualify for a diabetes diagnosis.

By taking dietary and other interventions, pre-diabetes patients can help prevent their progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes. However, it should be noted that pre-diabetes is not just a transitional phase to disease. During pre-diabetes, patients start to experience damage to their organ systems, including their circulatory systems. Such damage is often long-term damage. Thus, patients who are found to be pre diabetic by their doctors should realize that theirs is a grave condition and that they should devote serious attention to it.

Pre diabetic patients are fortunate in that taking basic steps to modify their diets and …

What is a pre diabetic? Before people have type-2 diabetes, they usually have “pre-diabetes”. A pre diabetic has blood glucose levels that are high, but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes. Some studies have shown that long-term damage, such as damage to the heart or circulatory system may already be occurring in this early stage of diabetes.

Luckily, one study has shown that pre diabetic people have a chance to prevent type-2 diabetes from developing. This Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) study shows conclusively that a pre diabetic person can accomplish this feat just by making changes in their diet and being physically active for 30 minutes or more each day. In fact, the DPP study proved that 30 minutes of physical activity, coupled with a weight reduction of 5-10%, produces a 58% reduction in diabetes (Diabetes.org, 2011).

Pre Diabetic Nutrition

Pre diabetic diets should be portion …