Re: Doing everything right but the numbers are going up

Susan wrote:
x-no-archive: yes

Just wrote:

Considering you achieve this without meds or insulin, I bet if you
could get onto meds and/or insulin, you would be able to be
further able to prevent "a whole of damage" occuring to your body
by being even lower in the first hour PP. And most other people in
the newsgroup also. Maybe we need to change the goalposts &
advice the newbies with this target.

You're assuming facts that are not true. I used to achieve this
control without meds because I got really sick and fatigued on
metformin, the only drug I'd consider taking. I've been taking
1500mg per day for about 6 months, now.

Adding sulfonyureas, acarbose, starlix, byetta etc may help you
avoid that first hour damaging spike.


I don't know about you, but I don't advise newbies what to do,

I assume this discussion started coz someone said that 140 has
to be the goal to achieve.

Do you agree with the OP that keeping bg under 140 is an unrealistic
goal? That's the only point of debate in this thread.

Susan

You didn't answer the question posed above.

Sorry, missed the missed question earlier.

I don't believe there can be one goal for everyone.
Goals may be different for 35 year old & a 60 year old.
Goals may also depend on what other ailments the
person may be suffering from.
Goals may depend on the type of food the person
absolutely hates & loves.
Goals may depend on the type on food allergies etc.
Goals may depend on reactions to medications.
and lots of other stuff.


.

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