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    Is it prediabetes?

    But tomatoes have very little sugar , only 4 grams per 100 gram. I do not understand why they are no-no. Also it was not full scurvy but I only ate meat and eggs during approximately a 6 week. It seems like flirting with scurvy to me. Some little scratches took forever to heal and after that I...
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    Is it prediabetes?

    Of course I am anxious because I can not understand what is wrong with my health. Probably bad genes but I hope there are some things I can do. I just try to find answers but the information I get all over the net is often so controversial that I do not know what is right and what is wrong...
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    Is it prediabetes?

    I decided that 800 calorie diet is too much and started to eat ca 2000 calories a day wich should be under my maintenance . I have upped my carbs a little bit because I was getting signs a scurvy on very low carb diet( little wounds from the scratches did not wanted to heal ). I eat tomatoes and...
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    Is it prediabetes?

    I do not know my levels but subcutanously I have about a 1,25 inch when I pinch near my belly button. That does not seem very high.
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    Is it prediabetes?

    My fasting insulin is low because I eat low carb. Before going low carb it was 11. I also would not say that fasting blood sugar 5.8 is normal, dr Bernstein says in his book that a true normal blood sugar is 4,6. Unfortunately I do not know what was my blood sugar when I was younger. My blood...
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    Is it prediabetes?

    I am going to continue to eat low carb and I hope my blood sugar will drop eventually. I try to keep my post prandial blood sugars down but eating protein rich food makes some suprises. For exaple sometimes my 1 hour post prandial blood sugar is exactly the same as before eating but after two...
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    My HbA1c doesn’t correspond to my glucose monitor. Any ideas?

    at 3.25 he gives the formula how to convert A1c to blood sugar. In my case it is pretty accurate. My A1C is 4.9% and my fasting blood sugar is 5,7-5,9.
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    Is it prediabetes?

    Hello! A little update from me. My latest blood test results are following: HbA1C - 4,9% Fasting blood sugar - ca 5.8 . I measure it myself. Fasting insulin 4,4 mIU/l I have lately started eating low carb. Mostly meat, eggs , butter , soar cream etc.. The positive thing is that my fasting...
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    Is it prediabetes?

    According to this article I am prediabetic: Why Doctors Miss the Initial Warning Sign of Insulin Resistance Doctors have been trained to measure a person’s fasting blood sugar, or the glucose levels present in your blood, at least eight hours after your last meal. Most don’t express concern...
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    Is it prediabetes?

    Hi I am 35 years old male , 178 cm and 79 kg. As long as I remember my fasting blood sugar has always been a little bit high (ca 5.5 or so) but as long as it has been in the normal range I have not thought about it. Last time I got my blood controlled the blood sugar was 5.7 and then I thought...