tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post885432604189283069..comments2024-03-28T02:36:04.078-07:00Comments on Health Correlator: Blood glucose control before age 55 may increase your chances of living beyond 90Ned Kockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-73788388836278531952021-06-22T17:38:14.259-07:002021-06-22T17:38:14.259-07:00This post is a further revised version of a previo...This post is a further revised version of a previous post. The original comments are preserved here. More comments welcome, but no spam please!Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-9085377621962891852013-04-27T07:19:22.074-07:002013-04-27T07:19:22.074-07:00Have you try any natural supplement or medicine fo...Have you try any natural supplement or medicine for <a href="http://glucoplus17.com" rel="nofollow">Control high blood sugar</a>.<br />Thanks for your post also thanks for that your giving us great information for living beyond 90. Please keep posting.piyushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555344452669393885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-59412421445132764312012-08-02T19:00:33.068-07:002012-08-02T19:00:33.068-07:00What do you think of adding starches back in such ...What do you think of adding starches back in such as suggested in The Perfect Health Diet if your A1C is 5.9, but got lowered to 5.5 with avoiding starches?<br />My goal is to lower that A1C but I hear so much about adding potatoes back in. My fasting sugars are great and my post prandials are good too. I have tested after eating a sweet potato, rice or potato and the sugars to go up. Any ideas?Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-52895857156536711862011-11-21T06:43:30.391-08:002011-11-21T06:43:30.391-08:00Here is a comment from reader Marc, via email:
&q...Here is a comment from reader Marc, via email:<br /><br />"At the end of section 2.1 the authors state that for all of their analyses they determined blood glucose using whole blood (rather than make you search for the article in your old files, I'm attaching a copy). If I understand that sentence correctly, that would mean that all of the figures in their tables are considerably lower than they would be if the measurements had been made using plasma glucose levels."<br /><br />Thanks much Marc. Here is part of my response:<br /><br />"You are absolutely right. The conversion rate is 1.15 or something like that, if I'm not mistaken.<br /><br />[...] this topic requires a full post, because it also has some bearing on the interpretation of new blood glucose results vis-à-vis results obtained in the old days."Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-73489294621880341762010-08-03T10:09:54.338-07:002010-08-03T10:09:54.338-07:00Hi Jim.
Interestingly, some people go on a high c...Hi Jim.<br /><br />Interestingly, some people go on a high carb diet (including refined carbs like cereals) and see a decrease in the FBG. They are happy, until they get a measure of average blood glucose done and realize that it is too high.<br /><br />Their FBG goes down with HC because they are not as sensitive to carbs anymore. Still, their postprandial levels (which they don't measure) and going through the roof. And research suggests that it is primarily the postprandial levels that should be controlled in normoglycemics:<br /><br />http://healthcorrelator.blogspot.com/2010/05/postprandial-glucose-levels-hba1c-and.htmlNed Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-66569713951606214612010-08-03T07:31:13.723-07:002010-08-03T07:31:13.723-07:00Re: Ironically, those who achieve low average bloo...Re: Ironically, those who achieve low average blood glucose levels (measured based on HbA1c) by adopting a low carbohydrate diet (one of the most effective ways) frequently have somewhat high fasting blood glucose levels because of physiological (or benign) insulin resistance. Their body is primed to burn fat for energy, not glucose. Thus when growth hormone levels spike in the morning, so do blood glucose levels, as muscle cells are in glucose rejection mode. This is a benign version of the dawn effect (a.k.a. dawn phenomenon), which happens with quite a few low carbohydrate dieters, particularly with those who are deep in ketosis at dawn."<br /><br />Wish I had read that again before checking my BG for the first time Sunday morning just after arising, Ned. 134!!! I freaked out. Today it was 122. Then it normalizes around 106. I'll be 70 in Oct, so I'm not too concerned now. But, man, I was for a couple of days before reading about the dawn effect. Also enjoyed/profited from your most recent post related to this topic.<br /><br />Thanks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508219793080252869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-52771053298080130372010-08-03T06:10:05.527-07:002010-08-03T06:10:05.527-07:00Hi Monty.
I think it would make sense to spread t...Hi Monty.<br /><br />I think it would make sense to spread the intake, and eat the carbs with other foods containing fat, protein.<br /><br />Fat in particular seems to blunt the glucose response to any food.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-9842243463474777262010-08-02T16:25:10.573-07:002010-08-02T16:25:10.573-07:00Hi Ned,
If you are eating 50-75 g of carbs per da...Hi Ned,<br /><br />If you are eating 50-75 g of carbs per day, do you think it would be better to eat all your carbs in one meal or to spread them out over two or even three meals?Montynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-16723387145302428522010-05-04T06:30:54.035-07:002010-05-04T06:30:54.035-07:00HbA1c seems reasonably reliable, unless you have o...HbA1c seems reasonably reliable, unless you have one of a few, not very common, blood abnormalities, such as anemia. I say reliable in the sense that it does not give as many false positives as other measures, such as fasting blood glucose levels.<br /><br />But HbA1c is not very precise. As you can see from the table on this post, a level of 5% corresponds to an average blood glucose of 76 to 120 (quite a range).<br /><br />Bear in mind that there are a number of factors that may increase your blood glucose levels. Diet is one of them - usually the most important. Stress is also one of them, via the action of stress hormones.<br /><br />This is totally anecdotal, but I have seen some cases that suggest that severe calorie restriction may increase average blood glucose while weight loss is happening, because of excess circulating stress hormones. Once you reach a plateau of weight and keeps it for a while (a few weeks; not need to gain any weight back, just to keep it stable for a while), the normal hormonal balance is re-established and blood glucose levels fall.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-67452625808773375332010-05-04T02:53:56.957-07:002010-05-04T02:53:56.957-07:00Thanks Ned,
can you tell me if you have a discussi...Thanks Ned,<br />can you tell me if you have a discussion of HbA1c on your blog, sorry, I don't have the time now to do the research. What are the factors that might influence it, is it reliable as an indicator of average glucose levels? Should I try Jenny's blog?<br />Thanks. <br />Last time I checked mine was 5.2 and I understand that lower could be better. But seeing your last post that contains an analysis blood glucose of 'normal' people on a 'normal' diet and have a similar average HbA1c to mine, on a low carb diet, raises some questions.lightcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050215395108869677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-5090712338696345672010-05-03T06:17:55.015-07:002010-05-03T06:17:55.015-07:00Hi lightcan.
I don't think it means anything ...Hi lightcan.<br /><br />I don't think it means anything bad. Not everybody on a low carb diet experience that effect.<br /><br />It seems that the effect is somewhat associated with ketonuria (ketones in the urine) in the morning.<br /><br />So, if you don't experience ketonuria, that may be the reason. Mild ketonuria will usually be indicated on standard urine test reports.<br /><br />But not everybody experiencing ketonuria also experience elevated fasting blood glucose levels.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-75830156530178853082010-05-02T15:19:32.762-07:002010-05-02T15:19:32.762-07:00Hi Ned,
So, does it mean anything if as a low car...Hi Ned,<br /><br />So, does it mean anything if as a low carber I don't have high fasting blood glucose in the morning?lightcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050215395108869677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-69851654113036197012010-04-27T14:58:56.468-07:002010-04-27T14:58:56.468-07:00Hi Leon. Interesting article. These things happen ...Hi Leon. Interesting article. These things happen slowly indeed. I think blood sugar is a marker for something else, a more fundamental metabolic disorder. Those factors, with the possible exception of smoking, are probably all causally linked with the same fundamental metabolic disorder.<br /><br />Hi Tom. Thanks for stopping by.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-32633545286717043272010-04-27T13:22:17.355-07:002010-04-27T13:22:17.355-07:00Very interesting I've become a bit of a freak...Very interesting I've become a bit of a freak for testing my glucose response to various foods. This reminds me why.Tom Naughtonhttp://www.fathead-movie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-83234968373711806812010-04-27T08:57:14.666-07:002010-04-27T08:57:14.666-07:00An interesting post on blood sugar levels and cont...An interesting post on blood sugar levels and control as a predictor of longevity.<br /><br />Quite by chance, the following link<br /> <br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7634178/An-unhealthy-lifestyle-makes-you-12-years-older.html<br /><br />suggests that eliminating smoking, drinking too much,lack of exercise and poor diet increases longevity also. <br /><br />I am struck by two thoughts:<br /><br />1) do these items have any correlation with blood sugar<br /><br />2) may we construct a measure of physiological age based on blood sugar level?<br /><br />Thank you for this postLeonRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219165631035107225noreply@blogger.com