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Originally Posted by mrsD
What is more predictive IMO is your fasting insulin levels. If those are elevated, you are pre-diabetic even if your fasting glucose is pretty good yet.
Another test to reveal your daily average sugars is the HbA1C.
This link gives HbA1C values in a table, and the corresponding
average daily blood sugar.
http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org...nt/24/1/9.full
There are some things that improve glycemic control:
diet (avoid fructose and sugars)
chromium 200 to 400mcg/day nicotinate better than picolinate
cinnamon (some people do well with this)
lipoic acid may reduce some blood sugars
Inositol supplements
vanadyl sulfate (similar in action to chromium) but be careful with this. |
Mrs. D.
I have a question about cinnamon. How much should one take? I just came back from GNC and there's different strengths. there is 250 mgs and 500 mgs. Also on the internet there are some that are over 1000 mgs.
I just want to get the right bang for my buck.
And all these numbers about glucose readings are sooooo confusing.
I mean, if I woke up every morning and my reading was 110, I would shout to the sky. My readings all day long are just fine. 99 to 115, and sometimes 126 (but that is 2 hours after I have my meal. So I'm good during the day. I spoke to the people at Cornell, and my lovely Dr. Fred and they take into account the post prandial readings and more important, my a1C. So they don't only go by my morning fasting reading.
I looked it up and it says that hormones (while one sleeps), can increase the blood sugar reading in the morning.
I still have 20 or so pounds to lose but at my age, IT COMES OFF VERY SLOWLY.
So I read about cinnamon and I think I'll give it a try.
Thanks much for any info you can give me.
Melody