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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2342387" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Welcome to the forums.</p><p>T2 complications due to untreated high blood sugars are pretty grim, and would certainly make fishing difficult.</p><p>He already knows about potentially going blind, other issues include neuropathy (pain and loss of feeling in hands and feet), amputations, kidney disease, heart disease ....</p><p></p><p>T2s who don't restrict their carbs tend to find their illness progresses to insulin injections and then the above complications.</p><p></p><p>But the likelihood of complications is dependent on those blood sugar readings, so do you know what his current levels are? If he's managing to balance his intake with his medication then he should stay healthy, but I find it very hard to believe that a T2 imbibing huge quantities of sugar is managing to keep their blood glucose levels steady and in normal range. Also, weight gain is a symptom of high blood sugar levels in T2s, so reducing the carbs often reduces the weight.</p><p></p><p>And as [USER=75260]@vic hill[/USER] said, an hba1c will be a measure of his average blood sugar over 3 months, rather than single readings that may miss the highs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2342387, member: 372717"] Welcome to the forums. T2 complications due to untreated high blood sugars are pretty grim, and would certainly make fishing difficult. He already knows about potentially going blind, other issues include neuropathy (pain and loss of feeling in hands and feet), amputations, kidney disease, heart disease .... T2s who don't restrict their carbs tend to find their illness progresses to insulin injections and then the above complications. But the likelihood of complications is dependent on those blood sugar readings, so do you know what his current levels are? If he's managing to balance his intake with his medication then he should stay healthy, but I find it very hard to believe that a T2 imbibing huge quantities of sugar is managing to keep their blood glucose levels steady and in normal range. Also, weight gain is a symptom of high blood sugar levels in T2s, so reducing the carbs often reduces the weight. And as [USER=75260]@vic hill[/USER] said, an hba1c will be a measure of his average blood sugar over 3 months, rather than single readings that may miss the highs. [/QUOTE]
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