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<blockquote data-quote="Tannith" data-source="post: 2390452" data-attributes="member: 422465"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>"there is no way (without formal testing) to know baseline levels of beta function and what they are after the target weight loss." </strong>I think that an OGT is a reliable way to test beta cell function, as if the beta cells weren't working properly you would not be able to get normal results. My OGT is improving since I started (re-started) a low calorie diet of 1000 cals, though it is still not quite down as far as non diabetic level - it is at the bottom of pre diabetic level. However, at the start it was just into the diabetic range. Obviously lab tests would be better but are unavailable to most of us. By contrast HBA1c may not necessarily reflect improvement in beta cell function as it could drop solely because the person was eating less sugar rather than because their Beta Cells were recovering and processing the same amount of sugar better.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Normal Results</strong></span></p><p>Normal blood values for a 75 gram OGTT used to check for type 2 diabetes in those who are not pregnant:</p><p></p><p>Fasting -- 60 to 100 mg/dL (3.3 to 5.5 mmol/L)</p><p></p><p>1 hour -- Less than 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L)</p><p></p><p>2 hours -- This value is used to make the diagnosis of diabetes.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Less than 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Between 141mg/dL and 200 mg/dL (7.8 to 11.1 mmol/L) is considered impaired glucose tolerance.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Above 200 mg/dl (11.1mmol/L) is diagnostic of diabetes.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tannith, post: 2390452, member: 422465"] [SIZE=5][B]"there is no way (without formal testing) to know baseline levels of beta function and what they are after the target weight loss." [/B]I think that an OGT is a reliable way to test beta cell function, as if the beta cells weren't working properly you would not be able to get normal results. My OGT is improving since I started (re-started) a low calorie diet of 1000 cals, though it is still not quite down as far as non diabetic level - it is at the bottom of pre diabetic level. However, at the start it was just into the diabetic range. Obviously lab tests would be better but are unavailable to most of us. By contrast HBA1c may not necessarily reflect improvement in beta cell function as it could drop solely because the person was eating less sugar rather than because their Beta Cells were recovering and processing the same amount of sugar better. [B]Normal Results[/B][/SIZE] Normal blood values for a 75 gram OGTT used to check for type 2 diabetes in those who are not pregnant: Fasting -- 60 to 100 mg/dL (3.3 to 5.5 mmol/L) 1 hour -- Less than 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) 2 hours -- This value is used to make the diagnosis of diabetes. [LIST] [*]Less than 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L). [*]Between 141mg/dL and 200 mg/dL (7.8 to 11.1 mmol/L) is considered impaired glucose tolerance. [*]Above 200 mg/dl (11.1mmol/L) is diagnostic of diabetes. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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