Our good friend and team member Geri aka beachbag at the flog, reported a huge reduction in HbA1c over a short period of low carbing and reduced medication. HbA1c from 89 to 46 in old money, this represents an approximate HbA1c of ten, average BG around 13 mmol/L down to roughly HbA1c 6.5, average BG roughly 7.5. A massive improvement I am sure you will agree. And remember achieved with a change of diet and reduced medication. So, what does this mean in real terms and the avoidance of serious diabetic complication ? The information below is rated as a gold standard, as you can see the benefits of getting BG numbers down is massive.
For every percentage point drop in A1C blood test results (from 8.0 percent to 7.0 percent, for example), the risk of diabetic eye, nerve, and kidney disease is reduced by 40 percent. Lowering blood sugar reduces these microvascular complications in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Intensive blood sugar control in people with type 1 diabetes (average A1C of 7.4%) reduces the risk of any CVD event by 42 percent and the risk of heart attack, stroke, or death from CVD by 57 percent.
Source: DCCT/EDIC, reported in December 22, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Well done Geri thanks for the heads up, but this was 99% your doing, you took that leap of faith, as the rest of the team and many others done years ago, all we can do is keep posting the good news. Whole fresh foods, minimal sugars and starch and exercise, together with reduced or nil meds if possible.
Eddie
For every percentage point drop in A1C blood test results (from 8.0 percent to 7.0 percent, for example), the risk of diabetic eye, nerve, and kidney disease is reduced by 40 percent. Lowering blood sugar reduces these microvascular complications in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Intensive blood sugar control in people with type 1 diabetes (average A1C of 7.4%) reduces the risk of any CVD event by 42 percent and the risk of heart attack, stroke, or death from CVD by 57 percent.
Source: DCCT/EDIC, reported in December 22, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Well done Geri thanks for the heads up, but this was 99% your doing, you took that leap of faith, as the rest of the team and many others done years ago, all we can do is keep posting the good news. Whole fresh foods, minimal sugars and starch and exercise, together with reduced or nil meds if possible.
Eddie
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