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<blockquote data-quote="Grateful" data-source="post: 2202734" data-attributes="member: 438800"><p>Her wording was quite careful about 4.0 being the number for "anyone who has ever been diagnosed with diabetes". But this strikes me as a bit strange if your T2 is controlled (A1c at normal levels) and has been controlled for an extended period of time -- in my case, fully controlled since my diagnosis three years ago. While I realise that T2 is a chronic disease, I had thought the CV dangers (and other consequences of T2) were not substantially "in play" if the disease is under tight control.</p><p></p><p>Part of my thinking is influenced by observing another generation (my parents, parents-in-law, and other elderly people) who ingest an amazing cornucopia of pills all day: for blood pressure, for cholesterol, for (fill in the blank). While I realise that I am unlikely to reach extreme old age without taking at least some drugs, it makes sense to try to delay this for as long as possible unless the treatment truly adds many years to your life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grateful, post: 2202734, member: 438800"] Her wording was quite careful about 4.0 being the number for "anyone who has ever been diagnosed with diabetes". But this strikes me as a bit strange if your T2 is controlled (A1c at normal levels) and has been controlled for an extended period of time -- in my case, fully controlled since my diagnosis three years ago. While I realise that T2 is a chronic disease, I had thought the CV dangers (and other consequences of T2) were not substantially "in play" if the disease is under tight control. Part of my thinking is influenced by observing another generation (my parents, parents-in-law, and other elderly people) who ingest an amazing cornucopia of pills all day: for blood pressure, for cholesterol, for (fill in the blank). While I realise that I am unlikely to reach extreme old age without taking at least some drugs, it makes sense to try to delay this for as long as possible unless the treatment truly adds many years to your life. [/QUOTE]
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