photognut
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@Adam63 and @Winnie53 might be Interested in you Dr's quotes re: low levels damaging Heart?? I've had a rummage around for the facts to back this up.
The associated study links and facts can be found here http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/15945839.php
The associated study links and facts can be found here http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/15945839.php
- If your A1c is between 4.8% and 5.4% your risk is beginning to rise.
Cut down on how much starch and sugar you eat. Just eliminating junk carbs will probably normalize your blood sugar. Think twice before you eat bread, potatoes, baked goods, pasta and sugary drinks of all kinds. You are probably eating a hundred grams of junk carbohydrate a day. Cut them out and you should see dramatic improvements in your blood sugar--and cardiovascular--health.
- If your A1c is between 5.4% and 6.0% your cardiac risk is becoming significant.
Though your doctor might tell you these are normal readings, the evidence you read above suggests they arent. So take this as a wake-up call.
With an A1c over 5.4% it is likely that your post-meal blood sugars are in the so-called prediabetic range that is associated with increased heart attack risk.