Re: Kaiser "cholesterol clinic" experience

Ozgirl <are_we_there_yet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


: "Susan" <susan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: > On 3/28/2011 8:32 PM, Ellen K. wrote:
: >
: >> My A1c wouldn't look diabetic. FBG might or might not, depending on
: >> the
: >> day, it varies between the 90's and as high as an occasional 123. But
: >> I'm sure a GTT would give me away.
: >
: > It could, but it might not.
: >
: > But that's not a routine screening test for diagnosis, so most of us
: > would never get to that point.
: >
: > Susan

: Ellen is not talking about diagnosis. She is talking about having a GTT
: now, now that her labs would show her as being non diabetic. I think a
: lot of you well controlled diabetics would fail a GTT test now. You have
: also brought up the fact before that routine screening doesn't include a
: GTT and every time someone has said that's how they were diagnosed,
: myself included. Sweeping statements have no place here, especially in
: a multi cultural newsgroup. Is it possible for you to try to remember
: that a) some things are in your experience only and b) that not all
: posters are from the US?
Well controlled diabetes, for the very vast majority(you being about the
only exception here, or that I have heard about) would not test well on a
GTT, as the underlying condition is there, but the effect of high spikes,
high bgs, adn high A1c's are well moderated by the control of eating, meds
, exercise, whatever is being used to achieve the control.

I don't need a GTT to tell me that I am still idiabetic, the occasional
overindulgence in , say cookies, tells me that, as I am hones enough to
not lay ostrich, but to test after such an indulgence just to see how bad
it is adn how soon it goes away.

Wendy
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