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MyMission

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11. Better to be over managed than under managed
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 06:55 AM
Feb 2022

I've found that MD's use 2 sets of ranges, for many things including blood sugar.

People with diabetes are given higher numbers as a normal range.
I'm prediabetic for many years. My fasting bloods, always above 100 but below 110 were creeping up to 115-121. I was upset, had symptoms, but MD's said it wasn't at diabetic levels, and for a diabetic those are good numbers. My post meal numbers were often 160-180, sometimes 190 but they didn't reach 200, which would be indicative of diabetes, and again MD's said for a diabetic they were good numbers. A1C was high too, but not diabetic. I wanted to stop the progression to diabetes. I reduced carbs, and lowered the post meal numbers; and natural medicine helped with fasting bloods, so A1C came down.

So, my issue is, if post meal under 140 is considered normal, and over 200 is considered diabetic, the high blood sugar above 140 but below 200 (which can cause problems associated with diabetes) is considered good if you're a diabetic; and acceptable if you're prediabetic, with the hope or expectation that diet, exercise and medication could reduce your numbers. Meanwhile they really want or expect it to go down to 120. That's the high end of normal. If you're at 110 that seems great to me.

Normal A1C level is below 5.7%, a level of 5.7% to 6.4% indicates prediabetes, and a level of 6.5% or more indicates diabetes. Within the 5.7% to 6.4% prediabetes range, the higher your A1C, the greater your risk is for developing type 2 diabetes. (Copied from Google search)
But the normal range for A1C is 4.0 to 5.6.
The lower the better. If you're "over managed" your numbers are actually well within normal limits, not at the high end of normal, and not too low.

You deserve to have/achieve normal numbers. 110 is not too low, in my opinion, not that I'm a doctor. MD's may want diabetics to have high normal or slightly above normal for some reason.
I'd ask why. If you're good, and the protocol is good at managing it, you aren't over managed.
It can take several weeks for one to adjust to a change in meds, but if you continue to feel poorly I suggest you contact your MD's to advocate a change back to original.
You're the best judge of how you feel.

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Diabeties question [View all] I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 OP
Not a doctor, but I've found it sometimes it multigraincracker Feb 2022 #1
Did the physicians explain FarPoint Feb 2022 #2
She said I might have heart issues. I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #4
My husband works hard to keep his blood sugar under 5 in hopes of avoiding dementia catrose Feb 2022 #6
Maybe get a second opinion FarPoint Feb 2022 #12
I just had a 5.8 on my A1C LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #3
type 1 or a type 2? people Feb 2022 #5
Like the old saying... FarPoint Feb 2022 #13
Yeah I have had low bsl I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #15
I'm about in the same range as you ebbie15644 Feb 2022 #7
wow, I would feel so terrible at that BS range. Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #8
4.8 might be a little low. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2022 #9
You may be recovering IbogaProject Feb 2022 #10
That makes me feel a lot better I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #16
Diabetics are often insomniacs IbogaProject Feb 2022 #18
Better to be over managed than under managed MyMission Feb 2022 #11
This is a hard question to answer without more data. TexLaProgressive Feb 2022 #14
Thanks gonna have to bookmark this thread I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #17
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