Re: Non-Diabetic Thinks He Can Get Better mg/dL Numbers
- From: John Williamson <johnwilliamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 17:32:47 +0100
ChristopherL wrote:
Hello,Only maybe, & only on that day.
I'm 51 years old, and trying to live better and longer!
I recently got a sale that I couldn't walk away from. It was a
comprehensive blood test.
My 12 hour fasting glucose was 94mg/dL. The corresponding reference
number on the results paper was 69-99. A telephone-doctor wasn't
concerned, but said that I could get a better number if I ate more
meat and avoided carbohydrates such as grains.
I'm semi-vegetarian, but because of what the doctor said, I began
reading my old low carb counter book and bought more chicken.
Question: Will only eating meat one day a week reduce my mg/dL
numbers.
But it'll not help your cholesterol much.
I went out and bought a few books on blood tests, and diabetes.Only laboratory tests. All the mobile meters are calibrated to the same tolerances, more or less. Ease of use & cost of consumables is what varies more than anything else.
Yesterday, I went to WalMart and purchased: ReliOn Ultima Blood
Glucose Monitoring System for about $9.00 along with the corresponding
strips, and lancets.
Question: Are the numbers from this meter good. Are there better
meters than the one I bought, why?
Well, here are the numbers that I am getting:Correct. You do.
1)After fasting 14 hours: 113 mg/dL
2)I ate a big salad with many vegetables. 1/2 hour later: 99mg/dL.
3)2 hours later 116mg/dL
4)4 hours later 124mg/dL
5)After (4) ate the remaining portion of the large salad. 10 and 1/2
hours later: 121mg/dL
6)After (5) I was hungry so I ate 5oz frozen wild salmon, Poland
minched meat in 14.99oz can, light tuna 6 oz can, 8.4oz Herring in a
can along with a little dried organic fruit (3 prunes, 3 apricots, few
cranberries) etc. One hour later: 126 mg/dL.
The very small figure in the book "Stop Diabetes" says that I fit more
into the normal curve than the prediabetic curve.
Question:Can I lower my numbers? Should I lower my numbers. Should I
begin a low carb diet.
Question: What else should I know.
Right group. :-)
Your numbers are, as the book says, pretty close to normal, within the limits of the test meter you used.
If you want to know the long term trend, ask for a test of your Hba1c, which will give an indication of your long term control. But, from the figures you posted, it'd probably be a waste of time & money. You *could* try a Glucose Tolerance test, by taking a specified amount of glucose, then measuring your blood glucose at 30 minutes, 60 minutes & 90 minutes after taking it, but this really needs to be done under medical supervision for a meaningful result.
Without medication, you will find it hard to lower your (Normal) numbers, as the normal human body uses a number of feedback loops to maintain them within the range quoted. There's no need to lower them, anyway, as far as I can see. (I'm a diabetic, though, not an endocrinologist.)
As for your diet, it will help if you eat a diet with a low glycaemic index, but the same can be said for 90% plus of the population. :-)
This would mean using only unrefined grains, cutting out sugar & so on. You need a certain amount of carbohydrate for energy, but wholemeal flour is better than white flour, & so on. It's a good idea anyway, as is limiting your carbohydrate intake, depending on your activity level.
Aim for a balanced diet, too. Overdoing it on proteins can cause or aggravate kidney problems, too much fat can make cholesterol problems worse, & so on.....
As Alan S, who posts here regularly says, Moderation in everything, except laughter.
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Tciao for Now!
John.
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