carty said:XYZZY
Have you got any stats to back up the statement that beta cells die over 5.5
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Beta Cell Destruction Begins at Levels Over 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L)
When a team of Italian researchers led by A Gastardelli started examining beta cell response to glucose in people with normal blood sugars, they discovered that a small amount of beta cell dysfunction began to be detectable in people whose blood sugar rose only slightly over 100 mg/dl on a 2-hour glucose tolerance test. The beta cells are the cells in the pancreas that produce the insulin your body uses to control your blood sugar.
Analyzing their data further, they found that with every small increase in the 2-hour glucose tolerance test result, there was a corresponding increase in how much beta cell failure was detectable. The higher a person's blood sugar rose within "normal" range, the more beta cells were failing.
Beta-cell dysfunction and glucose intolerance: results from the San Antonio metabolism (SAM) study. Gastaldelli A; Ferrannini E; Miyazaki Y; Matsuda M; De Fronzo RA;Diabetologia 2004 Jan;47(1):31-9
Beta Cells Die Off in People Whose Fasting Blood Sugar is Over 110 mg/dl (6.1 mmol/L)
An intriguing study shows the severe organ damage experienced by people whose blood sugar falls into a range most doctors consider to be near-normal. A team of researchers autopsied the pancreases of deceased patients who were known to have had fasting blood sugars that tested between 110 mg/dl and 125 mg/dl within two years of their deaths. The researchers found that these patients, whose blood sugar was not high enough for them to be diagnosed as diabetic, had already lost, on average, 40% of their insulin-producing beta cells.
Since the American Diabetes Association believes that a fasting blood sugar level of 100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl corresponds to a 2-hour glucose tolerance levels of 140 mg/dl to 199 mg/dl, this suggests that patients whose post-meal blood sugars rise only to the non-diabetic "impaired" level may be well on the way to losing as much as 40% of their beta cell mass. It also suggests that people with abnormal glucose tolerance who wish to avoid further beta cell loss should try to keep their blood sugars under 140 mg/dl at all times.
Beta-cell deficit and increased beta-cell apoptosis in humans with type 2 diabetes. Butler AE, Janson J, Bonner-Weir S, Ritzel R, Rizza RA, Butler PC.Diabetes. 2003;52:102-110.
that a small amount of beta cell dysfunction began..
lucylocket61 said:I have had a 5.5 once since i started testing.
I'm doomed :shock:
lucylocket61 said:I am around the 90-100g of carbs a day and go from 5.6 - 8.1
maybe I am doing something wrong still?
Jeannemum said:I am doing the same as Defren. 30, but more likely less than 20 gramms of carbs a day. I record everything I eat at my fitness pal, and that adds up the carbs and calories I use. Free site as well.
I have the little Gem book. It is good once you get the hang of everything in sections.
Jeannemum said:I am doing the same as Defren. 30, but more likely less than 20 gramms of carbs a day. I record everything I eat at my fitness pal, and that adds up the carbs and calories I use. Free site as well.
I have the little Gem book. It is good once you get the hang of everything in sections.
Defren said:Jeannemum said:I am doing the same as Defren. 30, but more likely less than 20 gramms of carbs a day. I record everything I eat at my fitness pal, and that adds up the carbs and calories I use. Free site as well.
I have the little Gem book. It is good once you get the hang of everything in sections.
My fitness pal is amazing. The brands you buy and eat every thing. I can see so clearly where I am going. This site is brilliant. Thank you so much. :mrgreen:
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