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<blockquote data-quote="ChristieM" data-source="post: 2122691" data-attributes="member: 364613"><p>You have mentioned something that I find confusing. This is that HbA1c is an average level over the previous 12 weeks. When I asked her he diabetes dietician about this, she said it was usually described as an average but it was actually the amount of glucose that had attached itself to your blood cells, which die off after 2/3 months. So if you’re spiking some of the time but your blood sugar is low at other times, your average could appear a good level but you’re still spiking to high levels - not good. If it’s how much glucose attached to your red blood cells and it’s a good level, that indicates you are not insulin resistant and that’s a good thing! So which is it? As I say, I’m confused. (And also apparently in ‘remission’. Nevertheless the less I still regard my self as diabetic and follow a lowish carb diet.)</p><p>Thanks if someone can sort this issue out for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChristieM, post: 2122691, member: 364613"] You have mentioned something that I find confusing. This is that HbA1c is an average level over the previous 12 weeks. When I asked her he diabetes dietician about this, she said it was usually described as an average but it was actually the amount of glucose that had attached itself to your blood cells, which die off after 2/3 months. So if you’re spiking some of the time but your blood sugar is low at other times, your average could appear a good level but you’re still spiking to high levels - not good. If it’s how much glucose attached to your red blood cells and it’s a good level, that indicates you are not insulin resistant and that’s a good thing! So which is it? As I say, I’m confused. (And also apparently in ‘remission’. Nevertheless the less I still regard my self as diabetic and follow a lowish carb diet.) Thanks if someone can sort this issue out for me. [/QUOTE]
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