tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post6573630280131960468..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Why Type 2s have 3 Times More Neuropathy than Type 1sJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-89841409775525313042007-08-13T14:23:00.000-04:002007-08-13T14:23:00.000-04:00Is it really true that doctors advise Type 2s that...Is it really true that doctors advise Type 2s that 8.0% A1C and a fasting of 140 is acceptable control? I was diagnosed with Type 2 two months ago (A1C 11.8, FBG 290), and my doctor's targets are much more aggressive even than the Diabetes Education Center staff. He wants my FBG in the 80-100 range, with a post-prandial of less than 160. The A1C goal he's suggested is between 6.0 and 6.5.<BR/>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118456357077927162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-78555964547530301472007-07-19T20:23:00.000-04:002007-07-19T20:23:00.000-04:00That's probably true, but as I explained in a late...That's probably true, but as I explained in a later posting about how Type 1s see Type 2s, one major reason that Type 2s neglect their control is that their doctors encourage them in the belief that an 8% A1c is fairly decent control and do not offer them insulin even when their blood sugar is not controllable with oral drugs. <BR/><BR/>Many are not given meters or taught to test after meals, andJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-6358381727208190402007-07-19T18:12:00.000-04:002007-07-19T18:12:00.000-04:00It may also be that a larger number of type 2 diab...It may also be that a larger number of type 2 diabetics make little to no effort to take control of diabetes, and it takes a long time for that to catch up to them<BR/><BR/>whereas with type 1's, we must immediately take some sort of control or we will die quicklyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com