tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post7015216868156438346..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: More Insight into Why A1c Doesn't Match Your Meter MeasurementsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-44889473459163598102013-09-30T09:00:12.002-04:002013-09-30T09:00:12.002-04:00Good point. It definitely does depend on why you a...Good point. It definitely does depend on why you are taking the test. If your post-meal numbers are too high without a stringent diet and you would like your doctor to give you some help, not carbing up might help, though it won't make a huge difference in your readings. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-20680239277190675662013-09-30T05:21:44.413-04:002013-09-30T05:21:44.413-04:00" when you take an Glucose Tolerance Test you..." when you take an Glucose Tolerance Test you are likely to see higher one hour highs and lower two hour values on the GTT than you see when you eat real food." <br /><br />i am wondering if people who have been eating low carb should even 'carb up' as a way to prepare for the 2 hr OGTT, as is usually recommended. if the point is to get the endocrinologist to take you v/vmaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862544306715636777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-87419901294557243422010-10-30T08:30:37.877-04:002010-10-30T08:30:37.877-04:00Tyler,
There is very little research about the lo...Tyler,<br /><br />There is very little research about the low carb diet, period, and too much of it is done to prove things the researcher has concluded are true before running the study. (Both pro and against.)<br /><br />There are plenty of people eating low carb who get low A1cs and then people like myself who can eat perfectly and keep blood sugars completely flat and still see higher than Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-38522364728814971282010-10-30T03:20:56.108-04:002010-10-30T03:20:56.108-04:00Is there any research on how macronutrient composi...Is there any research on how macronutrient composition of the diet influences red blood cell life span? I am wondering if it is possible that low-carb diets increase red blood cell life span in some people, as Jenny sort of alluded to.Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223993198275363812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-76328774017972869882008-03-21T16:51:00.000-04:002008-03-21T16:51:00.000-04:00" The glucose from the so-called low glycemic food..." The glucose from the so-called low glycemic foods still hits the blood stream and it still has to be removed by insulin."<BR/><BR/>Therefore low GI gives an extended period of higher than desirable BG, which would then prevent newly glycosated Hb from losing its sugar coating before it becomes permanent for the life of the red blood cell. Either way I agree that low and high GI carbs are bad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-55444814767157030672008-03-17T19:33:00.000-04:002008-03-17T19:33:00.000-04:00Neil,I am not a fan of "low GI carbs" for anyone e...Neil,<BR/><BR/>I am not a fan of "low GI carbs" for anyone except someone who still has a very strong second phase insulin response or who is using insulin (which simulates 2nd phase insulin response).<BR/><BR/>The glucose from the so-called low glycemic foods still hits the blood stream and it still has to be removed by insulin. <BR/><BR/>The GI was determined by testing normal people who have Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-2487344477055103362008-03-17T19:05:00.000-04:002008-03-17T19:05:00.000-04:00In a dark corner of my mind, I remember reading th...In a dark corner of my mind, I remember reading that glycosated haemoglobin is reversible provided that the BG dips quick enough following the initial bonding of glucose to the protein. So if you minimise the post prandial spikes, maybe you can un glycosate some of your newly glycosated haemoglobin.<BR/><BR/>Further, maybe low GI carbs might not then be such a good thing relative to high GI Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-70441662632677840092008-03-17T13:43:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:43:00.000-04:00From reading your and other material (confirmed no...From reading your and other material (confirmed now with this last article)I have been telling my friends that they should every year or two eat a moderately high carby meal and do a two hour check. Sure wish I had over these last ten years. RobLLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com