Diabetes criteria

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Many with R.H say they do not have T2 by the established criteria!
However, surely when we eat Carbs we are Instantaneous T2s when we spike and damage is being done. Not to mention the awful subsequent hypo.
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Lamont D

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One of the criterias as I understand it, is fasting blood glucose levels.
Also as part of a two hour OGTT, you go above a certain level.

The fasting bloods in most RH ers is usually in normal range between 4-6mmols.
If you have fasting above that then there is a possibility of prediabetes or T2.
Some of us can live and be comfortable in the mid 3s.

As the two hours glucose test only shows the spike and where your bloods are at two hours, how do they know what happens after that. As you know we go hypo 'late'. So when like me when I was diagnosed with T2 (wrongly) my bloods were shown to be running high.
The hba1c test will give you your average over the past few weeks. If you are going hyper then hypo, your average will be high!

This is where the confusion starts. Because, doctors aren't trained to recognise the key points of hypoglycaemia. Until you get control of your levels, the diagnostic tools point to T2.
It's when you get control, the normal levels then the hypos and terrible symptoms will anyone get a clue that there is something going on.

I have said for a long time that there are T2s out there, that are not diabetic and do suffer from one or the other forms of hypoglycaemia.
 
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Many with R.H say they do not have T2 by the established criteria!
However, surely when we eat Carbs we are Instantaneous T2s when we spike and damage is being done. Not to mention the awful subsequent hypo.
regards
Derek

I agree.

In retrospect, I think my blood glucose must have been spiking really high for years before I turned T2. Once I got my meter and actually saw the numbers... it was a bit shocking.

If a scone and a sandwich takes me to 15 mmol/l, then how high did my occasional carb binges go? :nailbiting:
I used to (occasionally) fall off the low carb wagon and have a carb fest of stuff like icecream, whole packets of biscuits, starter, main, bread on the side AND pud, when we went out for a meal.

The thought that I would swing high, then low, like that (however rarely), and carry on driving the car, and expecting to have a working brain... well, no wonder I used to get brain fog sometimes, and 'food hangovers' the morning after. I have NEVER needed alcohol to enjoy the hangover experience - just give me a bowl of pasta followed by a slice of cheesecake, and I would look like death warmed up the next morning.
 
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Hi Nosher you mention several of the criteria there, please bear with me whilst I deal with them.

Fasting B.G. slightly below 6.0 on average.
NB. meter accuracy.

OGTT. I have never failed an ogtt.

Hba1c failed at 50 when diagnosed three years ago.
2 points inside T2D range.

BMI was c.27. 16.75 stone and I got my weight down by reducing carbs and achieved an Hba1c of 45 after c.9 months.

Cut out carbs last six weeks or so and Hba1c still 45, but this action stopped hypos when I walked around shopping or gardening at +2hours from first bite.

I go hyper on carbs at +1hr and evidently produce a lot of insulin very quickly and can be hypo at +2hours, so a two hour test is useless for my RH.

It also appears, because I no longer have big highs and lows my AVERAGE has stayed the same at 45, eg. in the middle of the prediabetic range. Known in maths terms as the area under the graph.

It will be interesting to see what my eventual Hba1c will be after long term lchf.
regards
Derek

I believe the real criterion for diabetes is if our peaks are high and sustained enough to cause harms to our bodies.

Therefore I think all R.H.ers should probably be classed as T2Ds! :) ;)
regards
Derek


One of the criterias as I understand it, is fasting blood glucose levels.
Also as part of a two hour OGTT, you go above a certain level.

The fasting bloods in most RH ers is usually in normal range between 4-6mmols.
If you have fasting above that then there is a possibility of prediabetes or T2.
Some of us can live and be comfortable in the mid 3s.

As the two hours glucose test only shows the spike and where your bloods are at two hours, how do they know what happens after that. As you know we go hypo 'late'. So when like me when I was diagnosed with T2 (wrongly) my bloods were shown to be running high.
The hba1c test will give you your average over the past few weeks. If you are going hyper then hypo, your average will be high!

This is where the confusion starts. Because, doctors aren't trained to recognise the key points of hypoglycaemia. Until you get control of your levels, the diagnostic tools point to T2.
It's when you get control, the normal levels then the hypos and terrible symptoms will anyone get a clue that there is something going on.

I have said for a long time that there are T2s out there, that are not diabetic and do suffer from one or the other forms of hypoglycaemia.
 
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Hi Brun,
I know now I have had this problem for years, decades, and I did not know why I felt like flaking out when I did physical activity sometimes and not others.
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Derek


I agree.

In retrospect, I think my blood glucose must have been spiking really high for years before I turned T2. Once I got my meter and actually saw the numbers... it was a bit shocking.

If a scone and a sandwich takes me to 15 mmol/l, then how high did my occasional carb binges go? :nailbiting:
I used to (occasionally) fall off the low carb wagon and have a carb fest of stuff like icecream, whole packets of biscuits, starter, main, bread on the side AND pud, when we went out for a meal.

The thought that I would swing high, then low, like that (however rarely), and carry on driving the car, and expecting to have a working brain... well, no wonder I used to get brain fog sometimes, and 'food hangovers' the morning after. I have NEVER needed alcohol to enjoy the hangover experience - just give me a bowl of pasta followed by a slice of cheesecake, and I would look like death warmed up the next morning.
 

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Hi Nosher you mention several of the criteria there, please bear with me whilst I deal with them.
Fasting B.G. slightly below 6.0 on average.
NB. meter accuracy.
OGTT. I have never failed an ogtt.
Hba1c failed at 50, 2 points inside T2D range.
BMI was c.27 16.75 stone got weight down, reduced carbs and achieved Hba1c of 45.
Cut out carbs last six weeks or so and Hba1c still 45 but this stopped hypos when I walked around shopping or gardening.
I go hyper on carbs at +1hr I evident produce a lot insulin and an be hypo at +2hours so a two test is useless for my RH.
It also appears because I not longer have high and lows my AVERAGE has stayed the same at 45 in the middle of the prediabetic range.
I will be interesting what my eventual Hba1c will be after long term lchf.
regards
Derek
OGTT


[kQUOTE="nosher8355, post: 994461, member: 85785"]One of the criterias as I understand it, is fasting blood glucose levels.
Also as part of a two hour OGTT, you go above a certain level.

The fasting bloods in most RH ers is usually in normal range between 4-6mmols.
If you have fasting above that then there is a possibility of prediabetes or T2.
Some of us can live and be comfortable in the mid 3s.

As the two hours glucose test only shows the spike and where your bloods are at two hours, how do they know what happens after that. As you know we go hypo 'late'. So when like me when I was diagnosed with T2 (wrongly) my bloods were shown to be running high.
The hba1c test will give you your average over the past few weeks. If you are going hyper then hypo, your average will be high!

This is where the confusion starts. Because, doctors aren't trained to recognise the key points of hypoglycaemia. Until you get control of your levels, the diagnostic tools point to T2.
It's when you get control, the normal levels then the hypos and terrible symptoms will anyone get a clue that there is something going on.

I have said for a long time that there are T2s out there, that are not diabetic and do suffer from one or the other forms of hypoglycaemia.
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Hi again,
All your points scream non diabetic and I believe you have a blood glucose disorder, probably RH!
You shouldn't hypo if you are T2 unless you are on diabetic medication that lowers your blood sugars. You hypo!
6.0 is a good normal fasting, your hba1c is within prediabetic range but coming down towards normal. You hyper quickly, you have excessive insulin and a prolonged OGTT would give you your diagnosis.

I don't believe that you are diabetic.

This was me, when I first started low carb lifestyle. My blood tests showed T2, till I got control, then diagnosis when seeing my specialist.

Regards
nosher
 
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Hi Nosher,
Thanks for your comments, I guess since I have diagnosed myself with R.H. I do not need the services of an endo but I'll just talk matters over with my GP.

Now I am on low carb and I have fixed the ups and downs I shall be happy, paricularly if I get my GGT down.

Best wishes to you with your treatment and getting to see your endo at Manchester.
My endo for Conn's went to Manchester and my visit to his former dept recently was useless.
regards
Derek


Hi again,
All your points scream non diabetic and I believe you have a blood glucose disorder, probably RH!
You shouldn't hypo if you are T2 unless you are on diabetic medication that lowers your blood sugars. You hypo!
6.0 is a good normal fasting, your hba1c is within prediabetic range but coming down towards normal. You hyper quickly, you have excessive insulin and a prolonged OGTT would give you your diagnosis.

I don't believe that you are diabetic.

This was me, when I first started low carb lifestyle. My blood tests showed T2, till I got control, then diagnosis when seeing my specialist.

Regards
nosher[/QUOTE]
 
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Lamont D

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Hi Nosher,
Thanks for your comments, I guess since I have diagnosed myself with R.H. I do not need the services of an endo but I'll just talk matters over with my GP.

Now I am on low carb and I have fixed the ups and downs I shall be happy, paricularly if I get my GGT down.

Best wishes to you with your treatment and getting to see your endo at Manchester.
My endo for Conn's went to Manchester and my visit to his former dept recently was useless.
regards
Derek



Hi again,
All your points scream non diabetic and I believe you have a blood glucose disorder, probably RH!
You shouldn't hypo if you are T2 unless you are on diabetic medication that lowers your blood sugars. You hypo!
6.0 is a good normal fasting, your hba1c is within prediabetic range but coming down towards normal. You hyper quickly, you have excessive insulin and a prolonged OGTT would give you your diagnosis.

I don't believe that you are diabetic.

This was me, when I first started low carb lifestyle. My blood tests showed T2, till I got control, then diagnosis when seeing my specialist.

Regards
nosher
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That's why I moved my appointments to Manchester with my endocrinologist.
I didn't want to risk being seen by someone who didn't have a clue!
Sometimes you just have to go the extra mile to get good treatment.

Nosher