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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2627967" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>Just off to bed so super quick answer. Yes some groups do benefit from a higher target. I’ve never disagreed with that. My point was you originally were seeming to suggest we all should have looser control and highlight dangers that are much the same as for the rest of the population as far as we know currently. It was also to highlight that in such discussions we should be clear about which groups face which risks and why. Your comments seemed to me to muddle it all together.</p><p></p><p>And as far a trying to correspond a bgl 4.6 mmol to an hba1c of 26 - that’s a straw man argument. As we all know no one maintains a consistent bgl throughout the day. That equivalency between two different tests is artificial. It’s a comparison used “as if” a constant bgl was maintained. Or an average of 4.6mmol. Any dips into the 3’s are likely to be short lived and time will be spent above 4.6 and likely into the 5 and 6’s immediately after food too. Just how many have you seen aiming for or achieving an hba1c of 26? It’s rare even amongst non diabetics.</p><p></p><p>And again no one has suggested we <strong>aim</strong> for 3.9. Just that <u>occasional</u> short forays into the high 3’s for someone <strong>not</strong> on hypo meds and not at risk in other ways is not something to get so worked up over. Do these people <em>need</em> a warning from a super accurate meter or will the body do its homeostatic job and raise levels back up? What person hasn’t had the odd small wobble after intense exercise or some of the other situations you describe? I’ve seen too many newbies (not on such meds) panicked by anything at all under 4 and pumping themselves absolutely full of sugar after reading posts like yours or articles online about anything under 4 being unhealthy or dangerous without further explanations and discussion. At worst all most need is a tiny nudge and further observations. And again I agree - for those on hypo meds it’s definitely not something to ignore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2627967, member: 480869"] Just off to bed so super quick answer. Yes some groups do benefit from a higher target. I’ve never disagreed with that. My point was you originally were seeming to suggest we all should have looser control and highlight dangers that are much the same as for the rest of the population as far as we know currently. It was also to highlight that in such discussions we should be clear about which groups face which risks and why. Your comments seemed to me to muddle it all together. And as far a trying to correspond a bgl 4.6 mmol to an hba1c of 26 - that’s a straw man argument. As we all know no one maintains a consistent bgl throughout the day. That equivalency between two different tests is artificial. It’s a comparison used “as if” a constant bgl was maintained. Or an average of 4.6mmol. Any dips into the 3’s are likely to be short lived and time will be spent above 4.6 and likely into the 5 and 6’s immediately after food too. Just how many have you seen aiming for or achieving an hba1c of 26? It’s rare even amongst non diabetics. And again no one has suggested we [B]aim[/B] for 3.9. Just that [U]occasional[/U] short forays into the high 3’s for someone [B]not[/B] on hypo meds and not at risk in other ways is not something to get so worked up over. Do these people [I]need[/I] a warning from a super accurate meter or will the body do its homeostatic job and raise levels back up? What person hasn’t had the odd small wobble after intense exercise or some of the other situations you describe? I’ve seen too many newbies (not on such meds) panicked by anything at all under 4 and pumping themselves absolutely full of sugar after reading posts like yours or articles online about anything under 4 being unhealthy or dangerous without further explanations and discussion. At worst all most need is a tiny nudge and further observations. And again I agree - for those on hypo meds it’s definitely not something to ignore. [/QUOTE]
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