How to Use SparkPeople When You Have Pre-Diabetes

Joining sparks is the first step to getting my eating and weight habits under control. - 1/29/2013 3:21:17 AM

So worried, but not surprised, after receiving a diagnosis of being insulin resistant yesterday. I knew if I didn't take care of myself this would happen and sure enough... The good thing is that it appears that SparkPeople has put together a program and has a lot of information. Thank you, SparkPeople. - 1/6/2013 10:54:25 AM

What is 1c? - 11/12/2012 4:52:36 PM

Thank you for this article. :) - 9/8/2012 7:43:14 PM

I'm so glad to have read this article. It speaks to me personally. And so do many comments below, so I thank you all. - 8/20/2012 7:01:22 AM

I had lab work done last fall and got conflicting results on my blood sugar. The A1C said 6.5 which is diabetic; while the other number was only 101! Two years before that I had been put on a heart medication that raise my percentage number to 135! When I found out, I made them take me off the medication and had surgery instead to correct the problem. So I was encouraged to see my number had dropped to 101; however, my Dr. noted on my lab work that I was diabetic because of the 6.5 A1C. I've cut back on sweets, lost 30 pounds, and have been walking a lot more so am hoping to see "normal" results this fall when I get tested again. - 8/16/2012 9:26:19 AM

i need help with " my gaol is to loss weight steps" it's not letting me go to step 2 - 7/1/2012 12:18:51 AM

--KREN, I think she meant the "Health Conditions" tab. - 6/11/2012 5:42:32 PM

I'm reading the book 'Wheat Belly' right now by Dr. William Davis and in that book he offers A LOT of information about diabetes, pre-diabetes, insulin and so on. He argues that eating whole grains are actually contributing to the development of diabetes and pre-diabetes. A very interesting read. - 6/11/2012 4:00:08 AM

Well, I can't seem to find a tab anywhere that says "YOUR HEALTH". ? - 4/5/2012 6:28:51 AM

Last spring I had a LOT of stress, reflected in my bloodwork that showed pre-diabetic when I saw my doctor for a checkup. :-) After two mos of SparkPeople, vigilantly tracking and exercising, and losing 16 lbs thus far, everything is back to comfortable normal levels. Full credit to SparkPeople for making it fun and relatively easy to eat healthy and less, a LOT less than I was, without feeling hungry or deprived. See my blog I'M STUFFED! Highly recommend the SparkPeople cookbook, too! - 10/27/2011 11:43:53 AM

I LOVE this. This is so great. Diabetes is such a problem and I'm leaning towards prediabetic myself. Having the glucose tracker and extra snack remind me of the bigger picture. My goal is to stay far away from diabetes and this is wonderful for me and anyone else at risk. Hopefully you will add some information about the a1c. My guess is more people are diabetic than know about it simply because they've never checked their a1c. Thank you thank you. I hope to see it in the apps soon. - 10/26/2011 12:25:55 AM

Help !!! Love SparkPeople, am relatively new - but have been making great use of the trackers. I just stumbled across the prediabetic info today. I was told by my dr. earlier this year I am prediabetic - so I have been trying to exercise and eat healthy (I am already a vegan). But I am trying to maintain a healthy weight, not lose weight. Any ideas, suggestions? - 10/6/2011 1:39:59 PM

Great Information. - 9/9/2011 1:01:24 PM

Suggestion: The enhancements for pre-diabetes are great!!! However, can you please enable input of time on the "enhanced glucose monitor". I end up having to enter the information twice -- once on the "enhanced" monitor at the top of the page and the again at the bottom where I track blood sugar as an additional goal (this one enables you to enter the time). Also, I test after exercising to see the effect on blood sugar (this is a great motivation to exercise more regularly, vary the types of exercise, and to understand "how much" exercise is "enough" for any given session -- because the results are immediate). However, there is no option available for adding these additional tests with an exercise notation (all of the notations are pegged to meal times). Finally, please enable the ability to adjust Carbs/Proteins. Your information on proteins is inconsistent with the recommendations I have received from two doctors, both of whom want me to increase my daily protein level to 80. It's de-motivating to receive negative feedback from SparkPeople every day, simply for following my doctor's orders. - 11/19/2010 7:44:09 AM