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Chromium and Diabetis

Most serious researchers believe the jury is still out –let me direct your reading to one of the best in the business David Mendosa at http://www.mendosa.com/chromium.htm

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Jim Montgomery commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
HbA1C - not yet ready for diabetes diagnosis Recommendations to use haemoglobin A1c as a sole laboratory test to diagnose type 2 diabetes are premature, according to international experts including Australia’s Professor Paul Zimmet. Paul for those...
November 11
Happily made the transition to Avandamet –fewer tablets – and a week of still 5.5 fasting BGL
November 11
Gerri commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
Don't who Sugar Stats is, but they are dead wrong. Anyone can post a site & it doesn't mean they know what they're talking about. Tons of misinformation on any sunject. What credentials do they have? I'd like to contact them. Great that they recom...
November 5
Jim Montgomery commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
Gerri I think we are boring the pants off other people –you have your opinion and I have mine –albeit mine is from a very practical, hands-on, T2 approach. I can quote you one US reference immediately from an online source called SugarStats –who i...
November 5
Gerri commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
You've something as fact, though an incorrect one: "a normal HbA1c level is between 3.0% to 7%." This is not normal A1c range & I'd like to see one reputable source that states this from any country. There's sufficient research showing that the c...
November 5
Jim Montgomery commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! “People should be given the facts to decide for themselves” But who decides what the facts are? Who is to say that the UK DA and the American DA are wrong and that the IDF is right? Who has the credentials to be the final arbiter? ...
November 5
Gerri commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
Not sure that people in the US have the "luxury" of lowered targets with many having no health insurance, health insurance that covers little of the expense & soaring unemployment. Your medical care is dependent on what the government deems. In th...
November 5
MelissaBL commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
The International Diabetes Federation recommends targets below 6.5% as well, and they are an international organization. I'm not saying that 7.0 is necessarily unhealthy for a diabetic, just that it is not optimal for reducing the risk of complic...
November 5
Jim Montgomery commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
I stand by what I wrote –you call the ADA target figure of below 7% as too high; you may be interested to know the UK figure is “National guidelines are to have an HbA1c of less than 7.5%.” http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/sites/diabetes/tips/HbA1c.php I...
November 5
Gerri commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
Normal A1c is not between 3-7, as you state. Again, where did get this? Please do your research before putting forth info like this. Any doctor should most definitely act on an A1c of 7, an average BG of 155. Damage happens at BG over 140. Normal ...
November 5
Jim Montgomery commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
Normal = no further action required. Very few clinicians would act on an HbA1c between 3 and 7% if there were no other factors or history present. There have been indications targeting lower scores were dangerous …. http://www.endocrinetoday.com/v...
November 5
Jim Montgomery replied to Sanjaka's discussion 'Chromium and Diabetis'
Most serious researchers believe the jury is still out –let me direct your reading to one of the best in the business David Mendosa at http://www.mendosa.com/chromium.htm
November 5
Gerri commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
The info from the site you reference states: "Typically, people who do not have diabetes have an HbA1c value of less than 6%." It doesn't say that normal A1c for non-diabetics is between 3-7.
November 5
Jim Montgomery commented on Jim Montgomery's blog post 'The HbA1c for Dummies'
And I quote “the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends an HbA1c goal of less than 7% for people with diabetes in general.” http://tiny.cc/fV3Ei .
November 5
About to switch to Avandamet & then Januiva
November 4
A blog post by Jim Montgomery was featured
A new concept, called the Glycemic Load (GL), which was developed by scientists from Harvard University, USA, “fine tunes” the Glycemic Index (GI) concept. It is a little more complicated. The Glycemic index (GI) is a numerical system of measurin...
October 29

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Hometown (where you come from):
Sydney
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Date diagnosed
January 1, 1998
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
6.8
Type of treatment you use
Oral, Diet and Exercise
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The HbA1c for Dummies

What is a glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test?

The HbA1c test shows an average of your blood glucose level over the past 10-12 weeks and should be arranged by your doctor every 3-6 months. The measurement is expressed as a percentage (%) not as mmol/L [Aussie figures] like the tests you do on your blood glucose meter.

Is the HbA1c the same as testing your own BGLs?

No. The HbA1c test doesn’t show the highs and lows that your home testing shows. Therefore it does not replace th… Continue

Posted on November 4, 2009 at 7:19pm — 14 Comments

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Now, Glycemic Load for Dummies – GI Fine-Tuned!

A new concept, called the Glycemic Load (GL), which was developed by scientists from Harvard University, USA, “fine tunes” the Glycemic Index (GI) concept. It is a little more complicated.

The Glycemic index (GI) is a numerical system of measuring how much of a rise in circulating blood sugar a carbohydrate triggers—the higher the number, the greater the blood sugar response. So a low GI food will cause a small rise, while a high GI food will trigger a dramatic spike. A GI of 70 or more is high… Continue

Posted on October 28, 2009 at 8:09pm — 1 Comment

Jim Montgomery

The Glycemic Index for Dummies

If your like me, a T2 with little time to monitor all this stuff … I mean I do drink Diet Coke, what more do you want?... here it is all on one page along with my patented [sort of] go/no-go list. And, it there is nothing to buy!

In my defence, the above is not quite accurate … I was diagnosed a T2 over a dozen years ago, was on the original panel for Avandia in New Zealand and the PRC [http://www.avandia.com/] and with a combo of tablets, limited exerci… Continue

Posted on October 27, 2009 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

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At 2:25pm on October 27, 2009, Joanne said…

hello and welcome. I am type 2 so will be interested in your book. Stay healthy !!
At 2:07pm on October 27, 2009, Robyn said…
Hi Jim,
Well, Galt is near Sacramento Calif. I gre up in San Jose/Bay Area so moving here was a shocker for me. :) Thank you for the nice comments regarding my girls...2 daughters and 2 grandbabies!
Have a good day and thanks again
Take Care
Robyn
At 1:11pm on October 27, 2009, Marie B said…
that's great! my husband and dad are type 2.
At 11:45am on October 27, 2009, Marie B said…
hi, Jim, welcome here! You may be interested in joining our Group Twitterbetics. You also can follow @tudiabetes and tweets from our founder @askmanny. here is the New Member Guide. I hope you mis-typed when you said you were dx'd in 1919! otherwise, you look marvelous!
At 8:01am on October 27, 2009, Robyn said…
Hi and Welcome!
 
 

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