That makes total sense, but I eat a low-carb diet and do a lot of exercise, and my Hba1c always hovers round 39-41 (and once went to 42). In the first lockdown - taking advantage of having total control of everything I are - I managed to lose half a stone by going even lower carb, but my Hba1c remained exactly the same. I notice you are hypothyroid - as I am - and wonder how much you know about the effect of that on blood sugars.Glucose in the blood comes from carbohydrate in the diet, reducing high starch or sugar foods should result in a reduction in blood glucose for an ordinary type two.
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I happened to watch a TV programme last night called "You Are What You Eat" which looks at improving people's diets. The two women featured both ate a huge amount of food - mainly high carb junk food and did little exercise. However, their cholesterol was good (3.9) and moreover their Hba1c was 40 and 36 respectively! 36!! And that was the woman who ate a jar of chocolate spread a day! What on earth am I doing wrong?
Genetic testing has in fact revealed I have a gene for T2 diabetes, which hasn't happened - though I am at the high end of normal. I would consider I have quite a good micro biome from what I eat.You have the wrong genes and the wrong micro biome - LOL !
There’s a brilliant talk by the Canadian nephrologist Jason Fung about exactly this on YouTube. Some of it is counter intuitive which I expect explains the roomful of American doctors being rude to him. Insulin Toxicity - sorry I can't retrieve the web address from my phoneThat makes total sense, but I eat a low-carb diet and do a lot of exercise, and my Hba1c always hovers round 39-41 (and once went to 42). In the first lockdown - taking advantage of having total control of everything I are - I managed to lose half a stone by going even lower carb, but my Hba1c remained exactly the same. I notice you are hypothyroid - as I am - and wonder how much you know about the effect of that on blood sugars.
I happened to watch a TV programme last night called "You Are What You Eat" which looks at improving people's diets. The two women featured both ate a huge amount of food - mainly high carb junk food and did little exercise. However, their cholesterol was good (3.9) and moreover their Hba1c was 40 and 36 respectively! 36!! And that was the woman who ate a jar of chocolate spread a day! What on earth am I doing wrong?
Thanks - will try and look that up.There’s a brilliant talk by the Canadian nephrologist Jason Fung about exactly this on YouTube. Some of it is counter intuitive which I expect explains the roomful of American doctors being rude to him. Insulin Toxicity - sorry I can't retrieve the web address from my phone
Yes, 200 mcg is very high! I take 75.@pre-predb I'm not hypothyroid - my thyroid has started to work again in the last half year and I have been told to reduce my dose of Thyroxine from 200 to 125 micrograms a day in 25microgram stages as my levels were too high.
That makes total sense, but I eat a low-carb diet and do a lot of exercise, and my Hba1c always hovers round 39-41 (and once went to 42). In the first lockdown - taking advantage of having total control of everything I are - I managed to lose half a stone by going even lower carb, but my Hba1c remained exactly the same. I notice you are hypothyroid - as I am - and wonder how much you know about the effect of that on blood sugars.
I happened to watch a TV programme last night called "You Are What You Eat" which looks at improving people's diets. The two women featured both ate a huge amount of food - mainly high carb junk food and did little exercise. However, their cholesterol was good (3.9) and moreover their Hba1c was 40 and 36 respectively! 36!! And that was the woman who ate a jar of chocolate spread a day! What on earth am I doing wrong?
I needed 200 micrograms for decades but my GP was always pushing me to eat low fat high carb, at least once a year, with diet sheets visits to the clinic and constant nattering as my weight increased.Yes, 200 mcg is very high! I take 75.
Genetic testing has in fact revealed I have a gene for T2 diabetes, which hasn't happened - though I am at the high end of normal. I would consider I have quite a good micro biome from what I eat.