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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 1510403" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I don't really understand the science/physiology stuff behind it, but I have read, consistently, that an LCHF diet does raise your fasting BGs somewhat. Dr Fung says not to worry too much about it, even those of us with blood glucose dysregulation. [USER=48386]@Indy51[/USER] may have the answer? (She gets my vote as the LCHF go-to-gal and forum expert for such things.) </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I find it impossible NOT to worry about Fasting BGs though, as I interpret it as a big sign 'your liver and pancreas are pretty shot, and yr liver is misreading insulin signals, and all those other involved signals, and shooting out blood glucose big time' in relation to food and fat storage. (It's about how insulin signals and glycogen stores work in concert? Or not work well in concert? Isn't it?) But I would be in seventh heaven with a 34-38 HBA1c. In fact, I would not be identifying as a prediabetic anymore! (A super well controlled person with Impaired Glucose Tolerance?)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 15px">About that - Um, I'm not sure, if you are on metformin, does one actually know how well one's liver and pancreas are controlling one's BG levels? Do you know how you do without it? for instance. Maybe then your HBA1c would reflect your liver and pancreas not working so well? Because metformin provides your liver with that 'off switch' for spitting out too much blood glucose into an already too high blood glucose situation. Your great HBA1c may be a really good indication of how well metformin works for you, in terms of keeping your BG levels normal on average.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 1510403, member: 150927"] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=4]I don't really understand the science/physiology stuff behind it, but I have read, consistently, that an LCHF diet does raise your fasting BGs somewhat. Dr Fung says not to worry too much about it, even those of us with blood glucose dysregulation. [USER=48386]@Indy51[/USER] may have the answer? (She gets my vote as the LCHF go-to-gal and forum expert for such things.) I find it impossible NOT to worry about Fasting BGs though, as I interpret it as a big sign 'your liver and pancreas are pretty shot, and yr liver is misreading insulin signals, and all those other involved signals, and shooting out blood glucose big time' in relation to food and fat storage. (It's about how insulin signals and glycogen stores work in concert? Or not work well in concert? Isn't it?) But I would be in seventh heaven with a 34-38 HBA1c. In fact, I would not be identifying as a prediabetic anymore! (A super well controlled person with Impaired Glucose Tolerance?) About that - Um, I'm not sure, if you are on metformin, does one actually know how well one's liver and pancreas are controlling one's BG levels? Do you know how you do without it? for instance. Maybe then your HBA1c would reflect your liver and pancreas not working so well? Because metformin provides your liver with that 'off switch' for spitting out too much blood glucose into an already too high blood glucose situation. Your great HBA1c may be a really good indication of how well metformin works for you, in terms of keeping your BG levels normal on average. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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