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Browsing these forums I see folk who keep their levels very low and worry at the slightest rise or spike. Then there are others who have levels in the teens or higher regularly and don't seem too concerned. Who is right? I have thresholds in my mind over which I get concerned, but I don't really have any sound reason for this. No one had ever said to me what constitutes high, or how much the risks go up, or even what the risks are at different levels. What is the risk if you spike for an hour or two at say 15 but then go back below 8? What if you are consistently at 10 or so for a whole day?
Is the increased risk reversible, ie if you were high for a week, then got back in control would the risks diminish again? Should I be talking timescales of days, weeks, months or what?
Am I over simplifying? I've had a working life in IT where most things were quantifiable and predictable, and this damned diabetes just doesn't seem to behave at all, so frustrating
Cheers
Barry
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Is the increased risk reversible, ie if you were high for a week, then got back in control would the risks diminish again? Should I be talking timescales of days, weeks, months or what?
Am I over simplifying? I've had a working life in IT where most things were quantifiable and predictable, and this damned diabetes just doesn't seem to behave at all, so frustrating
Cheers
Barry
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4