Wow @AndBreathe - I had managed to (somehow) miss that wee factoid that Taylor uses HbA1c as his measure for reversal.
That puts everything into a new light - and downgrades his work significantly, in my eyes.
My own HbA1c is below pre-D, yet I would never in a million years consider myself reversed when two slices of brown toast send my bg to over 11 and doesn't return to normal for 4+ hours.
Even the 2006 WHO report that suggests HbA1c can be used for D diagnosis does so with the proviso that in some cases low HbA1c and diabetes can co-exist and if there is any question, then further investigation is needed, usually by Glucose Tolerance Test, or at least 2 blood tests showing bg at over 11 mmol/l.
If Taylor is only using the HbA1c to claim reversal, then his 'success rate' (of 43% at 6 months after the Newcastle Diet) is a pretty hollow claim.
That puts everything into a new light - and downgrades his work significantly, in my eyes.
My own HbA1c is below pre-D, yet I would never in a million years consider myself reversed when two slices of brown toast send my bg to over 11 and doesn't return to normal for 4+ hours.
Even the 2006 WHO report that suggests HbA1c can be used for D diagnosis does so with the proviso that in some cases low HbA1c and diabetes can co-exist and if there is any question, then further investigation is needed, usually by Glucose Tolerance Test, or at least 2 blood tests showing bg at over 11 mmol/l.
If Taylor is only using the HbA1c to claim reversal, then his 'success rate' (of 43% at 6 months after the Newcastle Diet) is a pretty hollow claim.
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