Somewhat new to this

[drbang78]

Hi! I've tried eliminating carbs in the past, but didnt follow any plan and did notice a difference, but fell off. I was advised by my doctor to avoid carbohydrates and sugar because my blood glucose levels are in the pre-diabetes range. I'm looking for support and information so that I can stay on course. Hopefully I can find it here. :)

[JEY100]

Welcome :wave:

You have found a great Low carb forum full of information on various low carb diets that could work for you, as well as sub-forums on health issues that will help you as well.

Check out the Diabetes forum, read back through the threads as there are many videos and websites linked there that will explain insulin resistance and how to control it through diet. http://forum.lowcarber.org/forumdisplay.php?f=45
One of the best 18 minute TedxTalk videos explaining insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes is a new one by Dr. Sarah Hallberg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ or her website: http://fitteru.us Her rule is No GPS (Grains, Potatoes, Sugar) and don’t drink any calories. You don’t even have to count carbs if you do just that. Another excellent website with links to many shorter videos and articles on a wide range of Health and diabetes topics is: https://lowcarbrn.wordpress.com This is a large resource guide written by a diabetes educator, check all the links under Everything Else tab, and under each topic, plus she has a free diet ebook for diabetes.

A simple real food, low carb website is: Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, has written one of the best explanations of not only how to eat, but why, all on one pagehttp://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf. His video lecture, which took place at 2011's Ancestral Health Symposium is an excellent 50 minute review of reasons for the US obesity epidemic and what to do about it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSeSTq-N4U4

His diabetes page, How to Normalize Your Blood Sugar is http://www.dietdoctor.com/diabetes

Those basic Low Carb Diets count calories or carbs. But many members here do follow the Atkins diet and have for years. A summary of the rules are at the top of the Aktins forum: http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=236482 During Induction you are limited to 20g carbs, that is a plan I followed with success from Dr. Westman, an author of New Atkins.

A popular newer book is Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist, that details the specific concerns about wheat. Dr. Davis is active on his blog and there are some amazing stories of people’s lives being changed in a short time. http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/ The Success Stories posted every day on his Facebook page are stunning: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialWheatBelly?fref=ts
Here is his diet summary: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/category/wheat-belly-quick-dirty/

Don’t want to overwhelm you with options but all of those diets are actually quite similar and all will help you reverse insulin resistance and pre-diabetes before it becomes more than "pre". Any of those plans can work...IF you follow them :)

All the best,