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<blockquote data-quote="hanadr" data-source="post: 344792" data-attributes="member: 8110"><p>It's a common misconception that 7% is the safe lower limit. It comes out of a flawed sudy, where people on massive doses of medications, were found to be at risk if the HbA1c was low. The ACCORD study. No-one has ever studied Low HbA1cs brought about safely by diet[or diet with a little Metformin] Metformin rarely causes hypos, so I's suggest you ask your doctor what the dangers are.</p><p> If you have test strips, look out the leaflet. It's the only place I know where non-diabetic HbA1c and BGs are rouinely quoted. Then ask the doctor if Non-diabetics are in danger. Show him the leaflet. In my experience medical personnel don't know what a normal Bg is. they all quote the DUK figures. Even here that's what's quoted ie 4 - 7 before meals anup to 8 2 hours after. I can say that in years of letting people play with bg meters, I've only ever found one n0n-diabetic with a reading of over 7 even immediately after lunch. Most are around 5.</p><p> I personally don't believe that t2 is inevitably progressive. I'm sure it is if treated the usual NHS way with high bg targets. All that circulating glucose is bound to be doing damage along with all those medicines. Every now and again a T2 medication is withdrawn because it's seen to be killing people.If your blood glucose is at Non diabetic levels without loads of medications, you should be pretty safe. In fact my Gp told me Iwas safe doing things naturally. { After 10 years, I'm using 2 x 500mg Metformin per day.</p><p> Hana</p><p> PS look up Richard K Bernstein. an insulin dependent diabeic since he was 12 and now in his 70s:he consistently keeps his A1c at below 5. { I wish I could get down that low even once!]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hanadr, post: 344792, member: 8110"] It's a common misconception that 7% is the safe lower limit. It comes out of a flawed sudy, where people on massive doses of medications, were found to be at risk if the HbA1c was low. The ACCORD study. No-one has ever studied Low HbA1cs brought about safely by diet[or diet with a little Metformin] Metformin rarely causes hypos, so I's suggest you ask your doctor what the dangers are. If you have test strips, look out the leaflet. It's the only place I know where non-diabetic HbA1c and BGs are rouinely quoted. Then ask the doctor if Non-diabetics are in danger. Show him the leaflet. In my experience medical personnel don't know what a normal Bg is. they all quote the DUK figures. Even here that's what's quoted ie 4 - 7 before meals anup to 8 2 hours after. I can say that in years of letting people play with bg meters, I've only ever found one n0n-diabetic with a reading of over 7 even immediately after lunch. Most are around 5. I personally don't believe that t2 is inevitably progressive. I'm sure it is if treated the usual NHS way with high bg targets. All that circulating glucose is bound to be doing damage along with all those medicines. Every now and again a T2 medication is withdrawn because it's seen to be killing people.If your blood glucose is at Non diabetic levels without loads of medications, you should be pretty safe. In fact my Gp told me Iwas safe doing things naturally. { After 10 years, I'm using 2 x 500mg Metformin per day. Hana PS look up Richard K Bernstein. an insulin dependent diabeic since he was 12 and now in his 70s:he consistently keeps his A1c at below 5. { I wish I could get down that low even once!] [/QUOTE]
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