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My main discovery/rediscovery (since the same drop has occured after many past periods of constant travel and activity) is that for me keeping moving so that the food (carbs) eaten get used up continually, brings down the A1c. Any time I exercise heavily and eat a normal meal afterwards, that sugar remains in my system longer and at a higher level because my body is not using up that particular meal -- so -- it all adds up in the A1c.View Thread

Start by reading Dr. Dansinger's blog at the top right hand corner of this page. Tel us how many carbs you are now eating per meal and what you feel are the bad carbs and good carbs. What med are you taking 1000mg of ? Do you take this all at once or in divided doses? What time of day do you take your diabetes med. How long afte breafast and how long after lunch are you testing to get that 105 reading? How long have you been diabetic and what measures have you taken to get it under control? Have your meds increased or your weight increased? What happened during and after your trial with the Atkins diet?
Lots of questions I know, but your answers will help us a lot in giving you more suggestions.View Thread


My total cholesterol was up because I had stopped taking statins, but my HDL was 70 and therefore the ratio of total cholesterol divided by the HDL was much lower ( a good thing) than the previous test. I sometimes feel that my body is a chemistry lab. I did that for an experiment and will get another blood lab next month.
I have cut way back my cheese intake and red meat. I enjoy testing my response with the total aim of tweeking my diet for the best health maintainance.View Thread

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