Well I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. This isn't the forum for D discussion. But I will say I eat EVERY thing, in moderation. My A1c is always low 6

I completely disagree about whole wheat. It's as bad for a diabetic or prediabetic as white flour. Wheat is wheat is wheat. It's like saying that since cigarettes are harmful, I'll only smok mentholated filtered cigarettes.
It's best to avoid all gluten, as well as sugar.
A piece of whole wheat toast has a higher glycemic index than table sugar!

Really??

Thats interesting. Im new to the whole thing so I sure could be wrong but everything and everyone I talk to says to switch over to wheat instead of white because it takes longer to digest that white does.

So what are you saying, no bread at all????? White and wheat same as each other? That is so contrary to everything I have read and if its true, well what the heck do you eat for bread???

Hi, your symptoms are not the usual symptoms caused by prediabetes or diabetes, the most distal extremities are affected first [feet], burning, tingling and sharp jabbing feelings then over time it can creep up the legs and then the hands are affected.
My neuropathy was caused by prediabetes which has completely resolved these days but took a few years to heal fully.

By the way some people can have normal fasting levels even when a person is diabetic, a 3 to 5 hour glucose tolerance test is a very good test to see how your body reacts to sugar, plus insulin levels should be taken through out the test.
A glucose monitor is very helpful to evaluate what and how much foods affect your sugars, if you take a reading 2 hours after the first bite of a meal, then it is easy to work out how much you can have of different foods without spiking.

I do hope you can find the culprit causing your symptoms.
good luck
Brian

Very interesting information on this post about diabetes.

Anyone have a suggestion for the best/easiest glucose meter I should buy from walmart?? Or are they all the same and easy to use? When I looked last week there were a variety of prices, namebrands, and was not sure which direction to go.

Stacy,
Yes, really. All wheat, including the most expensive stone ground organic, etc.It has all been modified and changed, to a point where it does damage to your body. Ask your same friends what a wheat field looks like, and I'm sure they'll describe the "amber waves..." of tall, graceful stalks in the wind.
A modern wheat field only comes up to your knees. It has big, thick stalks and huge awns of grain that are easy and convenient to harvest. It's very profitable; and very harmful.

It is no conincidence that since the USDA started promoting their "healthy whole grain" diet for the last 30 or so years, diabetes and obesity have soared. If conventional wisdom were correct, we'd all be lean and healthy.

I read william Davis' book, "Wheat Belly," and have changed my diet accordingly; no gluten. I eat much less bread. When I do need a piece of bread, I use a millet chia bread that I buy at Whole Foods. It's actually very tasty, and friends who are not gluten free enjoy it.

Unfortunately, I have found that getting healthy is not easy or convenient; not the least of which is being branded as a fanatic by your friends. But I have not found any foods that taste better than being healthy.

Some of the best are available free online. Google: free glucometer
Some require Rx -- some do not.

Doc

My doctor wants me to read "Wheat Belly." I haven't yet because I have been gluten free for two years and I know quite a bit about the problem with wheat, but I do need to go ahead and read it. There is just SO much wheat gluten in most foods and cosmetics. One problem is the amount everyone gets. And of course the processing.

I did get the book about sugar he wanted me to read and I LOVE the book "Minding my Mitochondria." Written by Dr. Wahls about MS and how she got better. It is helpful to know for many other illnesses. There are so many things we can do to improve illnesses with food and supplements.

I have toyed around with the idea of being gluten free but I always move on because I just dont think I can do it. Im still having a hard time giving up white bread and now Im told even wheat breat is bad...its so depressing. I know health is more important, I just set myself up for failure trying to give up ALL bread.

--we have discussed the newly emerging research that impaired glucose tolerance or pre-diabetes can result in neuropathy, especially painful small-fiber kinds, well before frank diabetes would be diagnosed by blood sugar results, and that a lot of doctors still don't know this and think neuropathy only results from well-established diabetes.

Here's one such thread (take a look at the references):

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...1828#post21828