tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post1054155327009771367..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: News You Missed. WHI: Low Fat Diet Dramatically Worsens Diabetic Blood SugarsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-73692861544408178172012-01-12T19:18:11.461-05:002012-01-12T19:18:11.461-05:00Statin Use and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Postme...Statin Use and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Jan 10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22231607.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09917531397118353422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-12973853573241282172011-07-05T11:24:12.233-04:002011-07-05T11:24:12.233-04:00Cathy, Most of the research points to 140 at 2 ho...Cathy, Most of the research points to 140 at 2 hours on a Glucose Tolerance Test as the limit for complications and that's the level the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists endorses.<br /><br />However, heart disease starts to show up when post-meal sugars are over 155 mg/dl and the A1c rises out of the middle 5%s, so that's why a bunch of us years ago (the original "5Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-1122993032853809582011-07-04T08:22:35.562-04:002011-07-04T08:22:35.562-04:00Jenny-
In reference to the blood sugar post-pran...Jenny-<br /> In reference to the blood sugar post-prandial target range chart on your site 101, you show under 140 at 1 hr. post-prandial, and under 120 for the 2 hr. reading. Yet on this blog and elsewhere you say under 140 for 2-hr. Big difference for some of us.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428464492630818257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-48720332397010188322011-06-13T05:22:11.843-04:002011-06-13T05:22:11.843-04:00It's always more complex than one simple mind ...It's always more complex than one simple mind thinks it is. Thank you.<br />Well, that means I have to be careful too.lightcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050215395108869677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-21162281767872193932011-06-12T13:47:14.309-04:002011-06-12T13:47:14.309-04:00O Primitivo,
Thanks for the insightful analysis! ...O Primitivo,<br /><br />Thanks for the insightful analysis! <br /><br />There's no arguing with religious beliefs, and sadly, beliefs about the effect of seem to be stored in the same part of the brain as the most irrational of religious beliefs and are defended against facts with the same rabid intensity. <br /><br />I see this in aherents to every denomination of dietary choice: low fat, Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-67608608834228085082011-06-12T12:12:39.692-04:002011-06-12T12:12:39.692-04:00“49,000 middle aged women, tracked over eight year...“49,000 middle aged women, tracked over eight years, the low fat diet was shown to have zero effect on preventing heart disease or stroke.”<br /><br />Not exactly for the postmenopausal women with a history of CVD. The WHI low-fat intervention increased major CHD (nonfatal MI or CHD death) by 24% in this sub-group. This is a well hidden fact in the WHI long list of failures. To calculate this .https://www.blogger.com/profile/09917531397118353422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-3273979348525717052011-06-10T14:19:57.493-04:002011-06-10T14:19:57.493-04:00Lightcan,
There are many other factors that can p...Lightcan,<br /><br />There are many other factors that can promote colon cancer including genes, smoking, drinking and bad luck a.k.a. things we don't know about. So it's tough to blame one factor. <br /><br />The other issue is that poorly controlled blood sugars (i.e. that 7.0% A1c doctors recommend) weaken the immune system and the immune system is a huge part of how the body keeps Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-89088328907159836792011-06-10T14:15:14.198-04:002011-06-10T14:15:14.198-04:00Lightcan,
There are many other factors that can p...Lightcan,<br /><br />There are many other factors that can promote colon cancer including genes, smoking, drinking and bad luck a.k.a. things we don't know about. So it's tough to blame one factor. <br /><br />The other issue is that poorly controlled blood sugars (i.e. that 7.0% A1c doctors recommend) weaken the immune system and the immune system is a huge part of how the body keeps Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-186955957211434062011-06-10T12:18:43.863-04:002011-06-10T12:18:43.863-04:00Hi Jenny,
can I say that my 68 yo mother who is d...Hi Jenny,<br /><br />can I say that my 68 yo mother who is diabetic for the last 27-8 years and who was on a low fat/low cal for ages (a diet that didn't help with the recent obesity - last 7 y) and on statins got colon cancer because of her poor glucose control and bad advice? Am I right, considering your evidence?lightcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050215395108869677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-54680862675599026602011-06-08T11:53:44.828-04:002011-06-08T11:53:44.828-04:00Frank, You are very kind to offer, but I'm ve...Frank, You are very kind to offer, but I'm very fortunate to have the means, and time, to do this and don't need contributions. <br /><br />What I do encourage everyone who appreciates this site to do is to use what you learned here to reach out to other people who have diabetes but aren't the kind who seek out information on the web. Let your doctor know about the site, too, if theyJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-32150593732469914532011-06-08T11:33:27.908-04:002011-06-08T11:33:27.908-04:00Jenny....Thanks for your response! How can I send ...Jenny....Thanks for your response! How can I send you a modest donation? Your blog and book have helped me tremendously with getting serious about my T2 condition. My A1c has gone from 7.5 in November to 5.8 a couple weeks ago. I'm very serious. How can I send you a donation to help with your mission??frankweirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369850153796844205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-64952088649064237202011-06-08T11:21:22.061-04:002011-06-08T11:21:22.061-04:00Bingo. The low fat diet replaces calories from fat...Bingo. The low fat diet replaces calories from fats with carbohydrates. Fats also digest more slowly and give a feeling of satiety that carbohydrates don't give.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-41650988255872354332011-06-08T10:36:25.506-04:002011-06-08T10:36:25.506-04:00But what in the low-fat diet worsened sugar contro...But what in the low-fat diet worsened sugar control if both groups were eating high carb?? I looked at the abstracts but I'm not knowledgeable enough to parse it out. I sense that most readers and Jenny know so PLEASE let me know. Did the low fat/high carb diet force the diabetic group to eat more carbs versus what they would eat if on a high fat diet? That's all I can think of.frankweirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369850153796844205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-50575788878013277952011-06-07T15:41:51.045-04:002011-06-07T15:41:51.045-04:00"(...) Asserting that the diet used in the st..."(...) Asserting that the diet used in the study must not have been low enough in fat,"<br /><br />Women's Health Initiative Study Group. Dietary adherence in the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial. J Am Diet Assoc. 2004 Apr;104(4):654-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15054353<br /><br />This new WHI May/2011 diabetes study starts with this info: ".https://www.blogger.com/profile/09917531397118353422noreply@blogger.com