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Mind sharing your readings ?

by fasteo 11y ago

kefka 11y ago
Sure. You'll need LibreOffice. there's not many readings thus yet. However, given some of my previous symptoms (thirst, extreme hunger, overheating) along with family history, a basic test was done. a1c=7.1 and initial fasting glucose = 161mg/dL I'm approaching this aggressively, as I'm not sure exactly how many medical symptoms were caused/still caused by this, including mental fog during programming. https://mega.nz/#!oxEkGATQ!n78-fzrCFy_wv6HPIqyFIozzgpPvLeIiRxw6faSUSO4 https://mega.nz/#!oxEkGATQ!n78-fzrCFy_wv6HPIqyFIozzgpPvLeIiR...
- radicalbyte 11y ago
  Are you overweight? I am, and recently tested a1c @ 6.1. That's not Type-2, but it's dangerzone. I'm dieting now, I'm going to re-test each time I drop 5kg to see if it helps. see: http://www.gizmag.com/one-gram-pancreas-fat-reverse-type-2-diabetes/40801/ http://www.gizmag.com/one-gram-pancreas-fat-reverse-type-2-d...
  - kefka 11y ago
    I am. The weights are also in the data. Initially at the doctor's, I was 320. And that was 2 weeks ago. Now I'm at 314. And also, watch out about the a1c. They are not reliable readings to use in diagnosis. Studies from last year show a very skewed weighted average from the last 3 months that generate the a1c. Also, if you have any sort of hemoglobin-modifying illness (sickle cell, others), a1c is completely inaccurate. 140mg/dL is scientifically known to kill nerve cells. Every minute above this kills stuff. The ideal healthy human's response is between 85-100mg/dL. A resting rate away from this shows dysfunction. However, an OGTT shows if you have problems. You take a reading prior to drinking 75g glucose. One big drink. Then you test every 30 minutes until you're back to normal, which is usually 2-2.5 hours. A doc won't say it, but every minute over 140 causes cell death, and most likely lower. For example, this is what 12 carbs did to me: 18:20 12/09/2015 test 143 18:35 12/09/2015 eat 15m 19:15 12/09/2015 test 182 19:30 12/09/2015 test 172 19:45 12/09/2015 test 168 20:00 12/09/2015 test 150 20:15 12/09/2015 test 144 20:30 12/09/2015 test 123
    - radicalbyte 11y ago
      Interesting, I always assume some variance. Following the advice of my wife (a pharmacist!), I've been on a restricted calorie diet (1300kcal) for 10 days and it seems to have worked. My resting a1c is 4.3. I can recommend trying it - although it's not easy. The first 5 days are horrible. I only managed it because I had a stomach virus (so wasn't eating). Pills are expensive and it's crazy to be stuck on them if you can control your glucose with diet.

Mind sharing your readings ?

by fasteo 11y ago

Mind sharing your readings ?

kefka 11y ago

Sure. You'll need LibreOffice. there's not many readings thus yet. However, given some of my previous symptoms (thirst, extreme hunger, overheating) along with family history, a basic test was done. a1c=7.1 and initial fasting glucose = 161mg/dL I'm approaching this aggressively, as I'm not sure exactly how many medical symptoms were caused/still caused by this, including mental fog during programming. https://mega.nz/#!oxEkGATQ!n78-fzrCFy_wv6HPIqyFIozzgpPvLeIiRxw6faSUSO4 https://mega.nz/#!oxEkGATQ!n78-fzrCFy_wv6HPIqyFIozzgpPvLeIiR...

radicalbyte 11y ago
Are you overweight? I am, and recently tested a1c @ 6.1. That's not Type-2, but it's dangerzone. I'm dieting now, I'm going to re-test each time I drop 5kg to see if it helps. see: http://www.gizmag.com/one-gram-pancreas-fat-reverse-type-2-diabetes/40801/ http://www.gizmag.com/one-gram-pancreas-fat-reverse-type-2-d...
- kefka 11y ago
  I am. The weights are also in the data. Initially at the doctor's, I was 320. And that was 2 weeks ago. Now I'm at 314. And also, watch out about the a1c. They are not reliable readings to use in diagnosis. Studies from last year show a very skewed weighted average from the last 3 months that generate the a1c. Also, if you have any sort of hemoglobin-modifying illness (sickle cell, others), a1c is completely inaccurate. 140mg/dL is scientifically known to kill nerve cells. Every minute above this kills stuff. The ideal healthy human's response is between 85-100mg/dL. A resting rate away from this shows dysfunction. However, an OGTT shows if you have problems. You take a reading prior to drinking 75g glucose. One big drink. Then you test every 30 minutes until you're back to normal, which is usually 2-2.5 hours. A doc won't say it, but every minute over 140 causes cell death, and most likely lower. For example, this is what 12 carbs did to me: 18:20 12/09/2015 test 143 18:35 12/09/2015 eat 15m 19:15 12/09/2015 test 182 19:30 12/09/2015 test 172 19:45 12/09/2015 test 168 20:00 12/09/2015 test 150 20:15 12/09/2015 test 144 20:30 12/09/2015 test 123
  - radicalbyte 11y ago
    Interesting, I always assume some variance. Following the advice of my wife (a pharmacist!), I've been on a restricted calorie diet (1300kcal) for 10 days and it seems to have worked. My resting a1c is 4.3. I can recommend trying it - although it's not easy. The first 5 days are horrible. I only managed it because I had a stomach virus (so wasn't eating). Pills are expensive and it's crazy to be stuck on them if you can control your glucose with diet.