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<blockquote data-quote="Dillinger" data-source="post: 588947" data-attributes="member: 13582"><p>Thanks [USER=53162]@Juicyj[/USER] - that's a interesting link.</p><p></p><p>If you are a non-diabetic you will have an average HbA1c ranging from 4-5.9% (in old money) which at the lower end of the range (4.0%) equates to an average blood sugar level of 3.8 mmol/l - and there doesn't appear to be any evidence that non-diabetics with those sort of levels suffer from brain damage.</p><p></p><p>By extension then a few hypos (or indeed constant 'hypos' at 3.8) would be unlikely to cause problems.</p><p></p><p>I think the general 'fear of hypos' is there because the only way of controlling Type 1 diabetes is seen as the standard (carby) diet plus lots of insulin which is a recipe for problems. If you are not eating lots of carbs and thereby taking lots of insulin then your chances of having a severe hypo is much lower. </p><p></p><p>If there has been an amendment to the DAFNE advice recently I'm afraid I would just consider it another example of the NHS barking up the wrong tree.</p><p></p><p>We know for a fact that high HbA1c puts you at risk of a whole host of problems; not the least of which is heart disease/heart attacks.</p><p></p><p>Best</p><p></p><p>Dillinger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dillinger, post: 588947, member: 13582"] Thanks [USER=53162]@Juicyj[/USER] - that's a interesting link. If you are a non-diabetic you will have an average HbA1c ranging from 4-5.9% (in old money) which at the lower end of the range (4.0%) equates to an average blood sugar level of 3.8 mmol/l - and there doesn't appear to be any evidence that non-diabetics with those sort of levels suffer from brain damage. By extension then a few hypos (or indeed constant 'hypos' at 3.8) would be unlikely to cause problems. I think the general 'fear of hypos' is there because the only way of controlling Type 1 diabetes is seen as the standard (carby) diet plus lots of insulin which is a recipe for problems. If you are not eating lots of carbs and thereby taking lots of insulin then your chances of having a severe hypo is much lower. If there has been an amendment to the DAFNE advice recently I'm afraid I would just consider it another example of the NHS barking up the wrong tree. We know for a fact that high HbA1c puts you at risk of a whole host of problems; not the least of which is heart disease/heart attacks. Best Dillinger [/QUOTE]
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