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<blockquote data-quote="Member496333" data-source="post: 1959526"><p>I developed a knack of knowing when my pancreas is having to work hard in order to maintain glucose homeostasis. For me anything elevated over my baseline of around 5.5 and I know I have a lot of insulin in my blood. I don’t set an upper limit on an arbitrary number per se. My goal is always to stem the flow of insulin - say I set a limit of 6.5 and stayed at 6.4 constantly for a week - that would mean that although I may be “in range” I still have a constant drip of insulin in order to achieve it. This is what gave me diabetes over the course of decades, and I don’t want to get it back. For me it’s all about insulin insulin insulin. Keep it the pancreas where it belongs.</p><p></p><p>My meter is now used only for collecting data which may show an upward or downward overall trend. All that said, this is my position <em>now</em>. Earlier in my career as a professional diabetic I was checking my blood if the wind changed. Now I believe the single best practically measurable marker of metabolic health is fasting glucose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Member496333, post: 1959526"] I developed a knack of knowing when my pancreas is having to work hard in order to maintain glucose homeostasis. For me anything elevated over my baseline of around 5.5 and I know I have a lot of insulin in my blood. I don’t set an upper limit on an arbitrary number per se. My goal is always to stem the flow of insulin - say I set a limit of 6.5 and stayed at 6.4 constantly for a week - that would mean that although I may be “in range” I still have a constant drip of insulin in order to achieve it. This is what gave me diabetes over the course of decades, and I don’t want to get it back. For me it’s all about insulin insulin insulin. Keep it the pancreas where it belongs. My meter is now used only for collecting data which may show an upward or downward overall trend. All that said, this is my position [I]now[/I]. Earlier in my career as a professional diabetic I was checking my blood if the wind changed. Now I believe the single best practically measurable marker of metabolic health is fasting glucose. [/QUOTE]
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