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[quote user="dawg44"]I appreaciate your answers. I did call and ask to speak to the Dr directly and I am waiting for his callback. How much does the hemoglobin count acually indicate diabetes as well. It was in the normal range of 5.3, However if becoming diabetic is a recent event, does it not take time for that test to show high levels
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[quote user="Madman"]so...anyone know if there's a GI difference between dried pasta from the store versus home made? I've been thinking about buying a pasta machine for use at home.[/quote] Madman, I had my go at making pasta. It was a few years back but I recall trying oat flour, and also chana flour to try and get the GI of pasta
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One touch used to have a page on their site where they compared the BG home meter results to the lab test. The Ultra's do read low especially at the lower end of the range. I believe they do that on purpose so they can avoid any liability associated with not detecting a low, and the person getting into trouble -- car accident for example.
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I would agree that you have not been given very good advice from you PA. Both of the tests you had confirm you have diabetes. Under 100 fasting is considered normal. From 100 to 127 is called pre-diabetes, and over 127 is diabetes. See this link: Diagnosis of Diabetes At this point some choose to treat with an improved diet, more exercise, and weight
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[quote user="Nelle"]They die of heart disease, strokes and kidney failure caused by high BG. Read Gary Taubes What If It's All Been a Big Fat Lie and his book Good Calories, Bad Calories for some interesting stuff on what is good for the heart.[/quote] I'm afraid I'm more traditional in my approach to medical advice. I will stick
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Be careful with Bernstein. Hate to start the low carb wars again, but my personal opinion is that Bernstein is a quack. Certainly the statement that there is a difference between generic metformin and Glucophage is false. There is a fair chance that the generic version comes off the same production line as the name brand. It is a common drug company
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Just remember that diabetics do not die of high blood sugar. They most often die of heart disease and stroke. Always eat heart health foods.
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Have a look at This Thread . I have similar issues. You can find more detail in the Study link that I posted in that thread, but the short story is that the A1C test is inconsistent from person to person. You can have two people with the same average BG readings, but their A1C will be different. This is part of the reason why A1C is not used to diagnose
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Metformin is an interesting drug, and the means by which it works is not totally understood. It seems to have three main actions; reduces the tendency of the liver to dump glucose into the blood, increases sensitivity of the cells to insulin, and slows the digestion of food. The last action which is the one that can cause the GI upset. It also can make
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I am not a pumper, so hopefully others who do will post. My understanding is that there is really only two insulins used for pumping; Lilly Humalog, and Novo Nordisk Novolog. For reasons only drug companies can appreciate, Novo Nordisk calls Novolog by another name in Canada -- NovoRapid. But it is the same insulin as Novolog. Diabetics who use Novolog
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