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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2402482" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Hi Erin, I do get what you mean overall, one size does not necessarily fit all, but 'tolerating an 18' is puzzling, do you mean you still feel ok if you hit an 18? When I was diagnosed my hb1ac was 16%/151mmol, equating to an average reading of over 22 for at least a 3 month period. I felt absolutely fine on diagnosis apart from feeling thirsty and losing weight I couldn't afford to lose which is what sent me to the Drs. I think from that perspective I too was tolerating it but I shudder to think of the damage that may have been done over the preceding months, I ended up in hospital on the verge of DKA. Obviously a one off 18 is different to prolonged very high readings but how would anyone really know whether that had had an adverse effect or not, the effects of very high numbers tend to accumulate over time.</p><p></p><p>I think they declare these blood glucose ranges because I suppose they have to work towards what they believe is the 'average' range a non diabetic would have with a little bit added for those whose bodies are diabetically 'flawed'. Otherwise what yardstick would they use? It's not perfect of course. My levels seem to persist with a level of around 6, it goes down into the 4s often (fasting) and up into the 8s often (after food) but left entirely to its own devices it stubbornly remains on 6. Even if I use extra insulin it will go into the 4s and then 2 hours later it's sitting at 6, I think that's its comfort zone and when I asked a Consultant about it, they said not to forget that insulin is just one hormone working in tandem with others so if you overload one of them or force it into reacting extremely, it affects all the others too. I used to think forcing it to sit in the 4s like a non diabetic was a good thing, even though it took a mammoth effort and left me in hypo territory constantly, now I know that anything between 4 and 8 for ME is good enough. x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2402482, member: 451727"] Hi Erin, I do get what you mean overall, one size does not necessarily fit all, but 'tolerating an 18' is puzzling, do you mean you still feel ok if you hit an 18? When I was diagnosed my hb1ac was 16%/151mmol, equating to an average reading of over 22 for at least a 3 month period. I felt absolutely fine on diagnosis apart from feeling thirsty and losing weight I couldn't afford to lose which is what sent me to the Drs. I think from that perspective I too was tolerating it but I shudder to think of the damage that may have been done over the preceding months, I ended up in hospital on the verge of DKA. Obviously a one off 18 is different to prolonged very high readings but how would anyone really know whether that had had an adverse effect or not, the effects of very high numbers tend to accumulate over time. I think they declare these blood glucose ranges because I suppose they have to work towards what they believe is the 'average' range a non diabetic would have with a little bit added for those whose bodies are diabetically 'flawed'. Otherwise what yardstick would they use? It's not perfect of course. My levels seem to persist with a level of around 6, it goes down into the 4s often (fasting) and up into the 8s often (after food) but left entirely to its own devices it stubbornly remains on 6. Even if I use extra insulin it will go into the 4s and then 2 hours later it's sitting at 6, I think that's its comfort zone and when I asked a Consultant about it, they said not to forget that insulin is just one hormone working in tandem with others so if you overload one of them or force it into reacting extremely, it affects all the others too. I used to think forcing it to sit in the 4s like a non diabetic was a good thing, even though it took a mammoth effort and left me in hypo territory constantly, now I know that anything between 4 and 8 for ME is good enough. x [/QUOTE]
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