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This is a question that has been on mind for a while.
Despite a lot of CGM studies and BG data on non-diabetic, i get intrigued to see how my family member's or friends' BG is going with the similar kind of food that I eat or with a different food they eat (post prandial) or just the fasting.
I tested few of my non-diabetic family members on some occasions, i never found that ideal BG of 4.6 fasting (or 2-3 hours after eating as it is supposed to be). Mostly i find their fasting BGs in upper 5s and 2-3 hours close to 6. They are all non-diabetic and a1c is 32-33.
So basically what i concluded is that their BGs on high carb diet are as good as my personal BG levels on a very restricted carb diet. Essentially with my low carb diet, my BGs are at par or sometimes better than theirs. I know that still doesn't make me non-diabetic, but just the food choices can put you on either side of the line (type-2 of course).
What are your experiences in this?
Edit: With one exception of my nephew who is in his mid 20s and has an a1c of 25. 2 hours after a plate of rice, his BG was at 4.8. So that makes me think that if we are at our ideal a1c which is mid 4s then probably we can go back to normal in 2 hours. However, if we are high carb and snackers with an a1c of mid 30's probably we will never go to mid 4s except after several hours of hunger?
Thanks.
Despite a lot of CGM studies and BG data on non-diabetic, i get intrigued to see how my family member's or friends' BG is going with the similar kind of food that I eat or with a different food they eat (post prandial) or just the fasting.
I tested few of my non-diabetic family members on some occasions, i never found that ideal BG of 4.6 fasting (or 2-3 hours after eating as it is supposed to be). Mostly i find their fasting BGs in upper 5s and 2-3 hours close to 6. They are all non-diabetic and a1c is 32-33.
So basically what i concluded is that their BGs on high carb diet are as good as my personal BG levels on a very restricted carb diet. Essentially with my low carb diet, my BGs are at par or sometimes better than theirs. I know that still doesn't make me non-diabetic, but just the food choices can put you on either side of the line (type-2 of course).
What are your experiences in this?
Edit: With one exception of my nephew who is in his mid 20s and has an a1c of 25. 2 hours after a plate of rice, his BG was at 4.8. So that makes me think that if we are at our ideal a1c which is mid 4s then probably we can go back to normal in 2 hours. However, if we are high carb and snackers with an a1c of mid 30's probably we will never go to mid 4s except after several hours of hunger?
Thanks.
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