I am getting tested for diabetes Thursday....continue?

[Wildfire]

Should I hold off on the Atkins til then? I am on day 2 of a restart.

I was thinking this would help me feel better and it likely will. I am just worried about them getting an accurate reading. On the other hand, I want to keep going with this if it's possible as well.

Thanks!

[Desertthorn]

I would certainly continue, but discuss it with your doctor.

[Peterlock]

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[Momma Yamo]

diabetes

I have been diagnosed diabetic for three years and decided to try the Atkins diet. When I first started, my sugar level went down significantly and my doctor told me to keep doing what I was doing.

You should discuss it with your doctor and read the DANDR. It will explain how Atkins works for diabetics. Plus you can explain it to the doctor if he's not familiar with it, but the medical community is already attuned to eating lower carbs and obviously sugar for diabetics.

Best of luck

[Elleth Faewen]

I checked in our diabetes board and they had a sticky with link to an article about preparing for a glucose tolerance test.

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/publications/655.html

HTH!

Summary: Preparation for glucose tolerance test.

Text: PREPARATION FOR GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST

To make sure that this test gives reliable results it is important that you eat generous amounts of carbohydrate on each of the three days before the test. The carbohydrate foods that are recommended are bread, cereals, potatoes, vegetables and fruit. You should have your usual amounts of milk, meat, fish, eggs, cheese, butter and margarine and, as well, eat the following foods in, at least, these amounts.

3 SLICES OF BREAD OR TOAST
AND

ONE SERVING OF BREAKFAST CEREAL OR PORRIDGE OR SPAGHETTI
AND
ONE MEDIUM POTATO OR ONE SERVING OF RICE
AND
3 SERVINGS OF VEGETABLES
AND

3 SERVINGS OF FRUIT (FRESH, COOKED, CANNED OR JUICE)

FOR MORNING TEA AND AFTERNOON TEA HAVE 2 BISCUITS
OR ONE SCONE OR AN EXTRA SLICE OF BREAD OR TOAST.

If you do not like cereal or spaghetti, have instead an extra slice of bread.

one large bread roll = 2 slices of bread
one hamburger bun = 2 slices of bread

DO NOT EAT AFTER 9.00 P.M. ON THE EVENING BEFORE THE TEST. ONLY WATER SHOULD BE TAKEN DURING THE 12 HOURS BEFORE THE TEST.

If you require further information please ring Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Telephone: 516-8053.