tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744580142610576101.post6485739883637696735..comments2023-04-12T03:56:52.559-07:00Comments on Updates to Blood Sugar 101: Diabetic Retinopathy Occurs at Prediabetic Blood Sugar LevelsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744580142610576101.post-43519715826663083142012-03-09T10:49:25.279-08:002012-03-09T10:49:25.279-08:00I base my recommendations on the research that con...I base my recommendations on the research that connects blood sugar levels with organ damage which you can read at http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045678.php coupled with CGMS research findings about normal blood sugar like what you'll find here: http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/16422495.php <br /><br />83 mg/dl is a typical fasting blood sugar, but I have read many studies where normal people are given mixed meals or glucose tolerance tests and see no evidence that normal is 83 mg/dl at all times since everyone's blood sugar rises to some extent. <br /><br />Dr. B also has been telling the anecdote about the salesmen's blood sugars since the mid 1990s when meters were whole blood calibrated and read 12% higher than they do now, so those 83s of his would be in the 90s on today's meters.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744580142610576101.post-57672598930661158892012-03-09T09:39:41.612-08:002012-03-09T09:39:41.612-08:00Jenny - Dr. Bernstein says to keep your blood suga...Jenny - Dr. Bernstein says to keep your blood sugar levels around 83, but I see here you say to keep them under 140. That's a big difference -- can you explain?Sue Foellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630599825464313975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744580142610576101.post-62491788958662963922011-03-04T18:23:32.186-08:002011-03-04T18:23:32.186-08:00This is very interesting to this non-diabetic migr...This is very interesting to this non-diabetic migraineur, because I just read that migraines and retinopathy are associated or comorbid.<br />http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070514162230.htmwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164346917947511229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744580142610576101.post-86438631636311448902011-01-01T10:12:08.142-08:002011-01-01T10:12:08.142-08:00otterotter,
If you keep your blood sugar under 14...otterotter,<br /><br />If you keep your blood sugar under 140 mg/dl as much as possible (and few of us do it all the time, self included) you will usually see an A1c of 5.8% or lower, which is in the safe range. Doing that will also lower most people's fasting blood sugar significantly, too. <br /><br />The only blood sugar related complications I have developed are tendon problems which occur after years of exposure to blood sugar at prediabetic levels. I've had those since my 20s (based on testing) and probably all my life.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744580142610576101.post-23766981618233993722011-01-01T09:16:01.657-08:002011-01-01T09:16:01.657-08:00Jenny,
As a newly diagnosed T2, I have benifited ...Jenny,<br /><br />As a newly diagnosed T2, I have benifited tremendously from your book and your web site. <br /><br />However, this article makes me a little bit concerned : The key message from you is that "the blood sugar over 140 is damaging", which implies that "the blood sugar below 140 is not damaging", which is not true based on the results of this article.<br /><br />I know you have diabetes for 12 years and probably maintaining the BS under 140 all the way, do you mind if I ask: do you have any complications at all so far ?<br /><br />I am in early 40s, so I am really motivated to stay away from any complications at least for the next 10 to 15 years.otterotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13878851259706262997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744580142610576101.post-63918518914131919882010-12-30T13:14:28.702-08:002010-12-30T13:14:28.702-08:00Authorfriendly, The 7% A1c is a disaster which gua...Authorfriendly, The 7% A1c is a disaster which guarantees complications. You can see what good research has learned about the blood sugar levels corresponding to complications <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045678.php" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.<br /><br />Under 6.0% is much much better for heart disease. The A1c isn't as relevant for neuropathy, but 140 mg/dl looks like the threshold you want to stay under as much as possible to avoid it.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744580142610576101.post-45177826878262041652010-12-30T11:56:26.175-08:002010-12-30T11:56:26.175-08:00I appreciate this update, and will also attempt to...I appreciate this update, and will also attempt to spread the information around the net; do you think that we should be rethinking the 7.0 hemoglobin A1c benchmark for diabetes in general, or do you conceptualize it as a linear relationship between sugars and retinal damage?Authorfriendlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139607376941509054noreply@blogger.com