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As someone with a fasting glucose of 95-99 (my GP isn't concerned, I'm not a diabetic), I wonder why would you want to reduce fasting glucose if it's not even i
by copperx 8y ago
As someone with a fasting glucose of 95-99 (my GP isn't concerned, I'm not a diabetic), I wonder why would you want to reduce fasting glucose if it's not even in the prediabetic range?
- the_economist 8y agohttps://chriskresser.com/when-your-normal-blood-sugar-isnt-normal-part-1/ https://chriskresser.com/when-your-normal-blood-sugar-isnt-n... In this study, people with FBG levels above 95 had more than 3x the risk of developing future diabetes than people with FBG levels below 90: https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(08)00231-3/fulltext https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(08)00231-3/fulltex... This study showed progressively increasing risk of heart disease in men with FBG levels above 85 mg/dL, as compared to those with FBG levels of 81 mg/dL or lower: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16207847 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16207847