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His reasoning is to avoid any diabetic complications , additionally he achieved these HBA1C target levels and by doing so reversed a number of diabetic complications he was suffering from. I've read the book several times , it's my diabetic 'bible'.
Yes I would imagine that is his reasoning, but why such tight bg control to the point where it is unachievable to many when the average non-diabetic range is 4.7 - 5.7 (as Dillinger made reference to in his opening post). It just doesn't make sense to me I'm afraid.
As iHs has pointed out, there are many type 1's who have higher bg control than Dr Bernstein suggests and don't have complications after 40, 50, 60 of living with diabetes, some are members of this very forum.