Menu options for prediabetics, and for all of us really

• Eat whole grains, such as brown rice, wild rice, bulgur, slow-cooking oatmeal, and whole-grain breads and pastas 
• Enjoy beans and legumes frequently 
• Enjoy plenty of vegetables, prepared with healthy fats, like extra-virgin olive and canola oils. Skip unhealthy fats (like margarine and butter) and sweetened sauces.
• Consume whole fresh fruits, like berries, apples, and/or citrus fruits, such as oranges and grapefruit halves. Avoid canned or jarred fruits with added sweeteners or syrups.
• Include nonfat or low-fat dairy in your diet such as nonfat or 1 percent milk, plain or artificially sweetened low-fat soymilk, and nonfat or low-fat plain yogurt. Artificially sweetened nonfat or low-fat yogurt.
• Focus on lean proteins, like fish, skinless poultry breasts, and lean cuts of beef; use healthier cooking methods, such as baking, roasting, broiling, and grilling.
• Choose monounsaturated and omega-3 fats, found in avocados, nuts, fish, and extra-virgin olive and canola oils; avoid saturated and trans fats.

I am doing all fo this, except I am not eating grains or artificial sweeteners ....

My blood sugar results a few weeks back put me at risk for diabetes as well.  However, since I wasn't losing having starches, the grains, potatoes and beans are out for me.  I did some research on "no starch diets" and discovered that this too is advised as a way to resolve prediabetes and reverse diabetes II, as well as weight loss and to resolve a host of other health issues.  I find it odd, however, that the diabetes association doesn't address the issue of starches much.... I did everything on your list, and the weight wouldn't budge and that was the time at which my blood sugar wasn't optimum.

The reason that the diabetic association does not address grains much is because lots of people who have diabetes (or prediabetes, which to me is like being a little bit pregnant) can tolerate grains - they must not be over 15 -30 g at a whack. keep in mind that even whole grain english muffins can have 3x that amount.

In the old days  ~ 1975 when i was first into diatetics in a rest home,. starches were a non-no for diabetics. research has since proven that grains have a place in blood sugar control. The amount eaten at one meal is the issue. Again, not for everyone.  My 50 + year old colleague can tolerate almost no grains in her diabetic diet, but several of my under 40 yo diabetic friends can tolerate serving sizes f 1/2 bun, 1/2 english muffin, etc. .  I think most women over 40, no diabetes in sight have found that weight loss stalls a lot if you eat more than 1-3 grain servings a day.

I went 100% raw four days ago and my blood sugar tonight was 94.  It has not been that low since I was diagnoised three years ago.   I am eating all the fruit, green leafy and vegetables I want.  The diabetic diet was not helping me.