It is advisable to maintain tight control of blood sugar levels. Don't let anyone tell you: 'Oh Fasting level is 110? That's normal for your age'. No, it's not normal for any age.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for impaired fasting glucose differ from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria, because the normal range of glucose is defined differently. The WHO has defined the upper limit of normal at under 110 mg/dL (plasma). However, fasting glucose levels 100 mg/dL (plasma) and higher have been shown to increase complication rates significantly, and the ADA has lowered the upper limit of normal accordingly, to a fasting glucose under 100 mg/dL (plasma).
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The ADA says on its website that diabetes is a chronic progressive disease. That means we just gotta accept it! But we know better, don't we?
yes, if it neglected, if it is uncontrolled, definitely it is progressive & will be come chronic.
it is better to go to I D F website and know the latest information
ramana42Volunteer
What number do you suggest for someone on insulin?
Are you type 1 or 2, ramana42?
Type 2
FBS upto 126, ppbs 160, random 180 is good enough
Great! And yet the modern medical treatment rarely reaches such levels! In fact, I saw an ad from a leading 'Diabetes care Clinic' proudly proclaiming that 6.9 is 'excellent control'!!!!!
And there's a LOT of money to be made from selling insulin and statins!
yes, no doubt, that's why they create confusions, mis-guidance. Diabetes type-2 is preventable, controllable, can stop progression and even can get cured your type-2 diabetes by lifestyle changes and by aggressive natural holistic approach. i have reversed my type-2 diabetes to normal stage , now i am eating health food of all types moderately without mind set. my diabetes is within normal range.
reikivenky
T2d is not preventable except you take lchf diet even when you are not diabetic. In reality this doesn't happen.
Yes. Progression can be stopped and reversed but can't be cured because the metabolic defect remains lifelong.
It's interesting to hear how reversal is possible. Can you please advise. My FBS 110-120 and PPS 160-180. HBA1C around 6.7, all this 1 GR Metformin daily. Thank you so much
nagarajnayak, there is so much information available on this forum. Start with the LCHF diet, that alone will bring down your blood sugar levels considerably. Aim for FBS 85 and lower.
It good going
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Please tell us the methodology and how long it took to completely reverse Type-2 diabetes?
Diet details and exercise details will help everybody.
The steps I follow are:
1. Hormone balancing using bio-identical hormones. These are the same molecule that we have in our body. they are given for a short time, to help the body recover its balance. Very often, even thyroid is not necessary long term.
2. Nutrition: Almost everything we believed to be true re nutrition has been exposed as a myth. LCHF is the linchpin.
3. Nutritional supplements as necessary, evidenced by blood tests. Again, plant based, not factory plants.
4. Detoxification
5. Sleep
6. Exercise
7. Stress Reduction
8. Mind-body balance
It is difficult to give general recommendations, it is very personalised. For one patient I may recommend 150 min/week of exercise; for another, it may be 250 min/week. But for sure, everyone needs 7-9 hours of sleep every night. You cannot 'store' at the weekend. And those who claim they can get by with 5 hours may regret it.
DiabetesDestroyer et al.
Sorry bro. Not correct. They are misinformed and illtrained. They use the same treatments / formulas on themselves and their relatives too. And they don't update.
High carbs due to fear of fats
High carbs for vested interests
High carbs for fear of hypo
High carbs due to fear of excess proteins affecting kidney
Consequently
Higher medicines
Higher numbers
Higher sponsors
Higher incidences of complication. More money
upto 110 is normal, if it is in the range of 110 & 126, then it is pre-diabetes stage
Up to 110 is not normal. Beyond 75, there 1% increase in risk of cardiovascular disease, for every 1mg% rise in fasting blood sugar.
who said this, poor knowledge & blind belief , God only can help.
reikivenky
Cool down.
"upto 110 is normal, if it is in the range of 110 & 126, then it is pre-diabetes stage". This is old ada et al teaching and preaching. Ideally fasting for nonD is 80-85. So that's our target too. Any fbs readings above 100 is harmful.
A1c is normal upto 5.6 in nonD. So that's our target too. Please read the reports of research showing increased incidence of complications with the numbers you quoted.
Thanks.
Dr Mark Houston said this. God is trying to help.
MARK C. HOUSTON, MD, MS, ABAARM, FACP, FAHA, FASH, is Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Director of the Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology; and Medical Director of the Division of Human Nutrition at Saint Thomas Medical Group, Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He is also on the faculty of the University of South Florida for the Functional and Metabolic Medicine Fellowship. He is Chief Medical Officer for Destination Medical Centres in the US, which is part of MVP Holdings, LLC.
He is triple board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Society of Hypertension (ASH), and the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM). He also has a Master of Science degree in human nutrition. He graduated with highest honors and the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary society distinction from Vanderbilt Medical School and completed his medical internship and residency at the University of California, San Francisco, then returned to Vanderbilt Medical Center where he was chief resident in medicine and served as full-time faculty.
Dr. Houston has presented over 10,000 lectures nationally and internationally and has published more than 200 articles and scientific abstracts in peer reviewed medical journals. He is on the consulting editorial board for many medical journals and is Editor-in-Chief for JANA (Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association). He is an author and teacher and is active in clinical research. Among Dr. Houston’s best-selling books are The Handbook of Antihypertensive Therapy, Vascular Biology for the Clinician, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypertension, Hypertension Handbook for Students and Clinicians, and The Hypertension Handbook. His latest book is What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Heart Disease.
Dr. Houston was selected as one of the Top Physicians in Hypertension in the US in 2008-2011 by the Consumer Research Council, and by USA Today twice in 2009 as one of the Most Influential Doctors in the US in both Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia. He was selected for The Patient’s Choice Award in 2010-2011 by Consumer Reports USA.
He is one of the most sought after lecturers in the US on the medical topics of hypertension, dyslipidemia, vascular aging, vascular biology, metabolic and functional medicine, and integrative and preventive cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Houston has an active clinical practice, teaches, and does clinical research at Saint Thomas Hospital. - See more at: functionalmedicine.org/Abou...
not at all
it is misguiding & misleading, one should not be carried away with this type of advice. it depends on your age, medical history, since how long one has diabetes, food habits, exercise, medicines taking, diabetes cannot be generalistic, it is individualistic, this platform should not be used for guidance and & treatment purpose. you have to plan out with your family doctors advice.
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