Is a banana before the gym okay if you're prediabetic?

I've been lifting weights 3 times a week and lately my workouts have been feeling flat. I usually go after work and by the time I reach the gym I feel like I have no energy left.

Since finding out I'm prediabetic I've become a bit scared of carbs, especially things like bananas because they're pretty sweet. Before all this I would sometimes have a banana before working out and never think twice about it.

I'm wondering if I'm overthinking this now. I don't want to eat something that sends my sugar way up, but I also don't want every workout to feel terrible because I'm trying to avoid carbs completely.

Anyone here with prediabetes or Type 2 who lifts? What do you normally eat before a workout, if anything?

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@geetanjali149 hr ago

Carbs aren't automatically bad just because you have prediabetes. I made the same mistake at first and started treating every carb like poison.

I lift in the evenings and sometimes have a banana beforehand. Other days I don't need anything. Depends how long it's been since my last meal.

@siddhesh078 hr ago

Yeah that's basically where my head is right now. I see a banana and immediately think sugar 😂

@nidhisharma5 hr ago

Try it and see what happens to your own glucose. That's probably more useful than asking whether bananas are universally good or bad.

I can eat one before exercise without much drama. My brother also has Type 2 and bananas send him much higher than they send me.