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<blockquote data-quote="Caleb Murdock" data-source="post: 221421" data-attributes="member: 37907"><p>Well, now, let me backtrack just a smidgen. I encourage people to get their A1c's as low as possible, but if we have to get down to 4.7 in order to stop any damage to our bodies, that may be an unattainable task for a lot of us (like me). I just got an A1c of 6.0; and although I'm happy with it, I'm shooting for a 5.5. But will I ever get to 4.7? I don't think so. I'm one of those carbohydrate addicts who can't stop eating what he shouldn't eat. (I found that out today, for the hundredth time, when I went off my diet.) I got my 6.0 by covering my dietary slips with insulin injections, but I've pretty much given up the hope of really getting my carbs low.</p><p></p><p>I love Jenny Ruhl. In fact, she was the one who turned me on to regular insulin, on which I'm having great success. But she also tends to see things from a somewhat negative perspective. If there is one piece of research that suggests that an A1c over 4.7 might be harmful, it becomes part of her gospel. Like Bernstein, she encourages people to be perfect. But perfection just isn't in the cards for most diabetics.</p><p></p><p>However, I think that both of us can agree that an A1c of 7.8 is beyond the pale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caleb Murdock, post: 221421, member: 37907"] Well, now, let me backtrack just a smidgen. I encourage people to get their A1c's as low as possible, but if we have to get down to 4.7 in order to stop any damage to our bodies, that may be an unattainable task for a lot of us (like me). I just got an A1c of 6.0; and although I'm happy with it, I'm shooting for a 5.5. But will I ever get to 4.7? I don't think so. I'm one of those carbohydrate addicts who can't stop eating what he shouldn't eat. (I found that out today, for the hundredth time, when I went off my diet.) I got my 6.0 by covering my dietary slips with insulin injections, but I've pretty much given up the hope of really getting my carbs low. I love Jenny Ruhl. In fact, she was the one who turned me on to regular insulin, on which I'm having great success. But she also tends to see things from a somewhat negative perspective. If there is one piece of research that suggests that an A1c over 4.7 might be harmful, it becomes part of her gospel. Like Bernstein, she encourages people to be perfect. But perfection just isn't in the cards for most diabetics. However, I think that both of us can agree that an A1c of 7.8 is beyond the pale. [/QUOTE]
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