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Thought this would be something regarding "bariatric surgery," but nope, just "no starchy foods, because you're pre-diabetic."

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hello Yep, seems that because the patient has prediabetes, he should avoid eating excessive starchy foods. +

yotsubato such a BS question IMO +7

yotsubato such a BS question IMO +

breis I put nuts thinking of "fats" and that with a bariatric surgery they may have problems with absorption.. +6

teetime This isn't right because the bariatric surgery will cure the prediabetes. It's dumping. +2

dr_jan_itor Why should he avoid eating excessive starchy foods? To avoid gaining weight? It doesn't matter what macronutrients he eats if they are calorie controlled. +2

dhkahat yeah but he's prediabetic. you want someone like that to shove a bunch of starch down all the time? +