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Do you know your Hba1c level? Do you care?



 
 
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Old September 26th, 2003, 08:40 PM
Brad Sheppard
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Default Do you know your Hba1c level? Do you care?

Great news for the health obessed (like me)! A home test is available
for Hba1c - it's called "A1cNow" and it's available from Walgreen's
drugstores, among others - cost - $24.99. If you are overweight, your
risk of diabetes and of metabolic syndrome skyrockets. Hba1c measures
your average blood glucose (sugar) level for the least 2-3 months. An
Hba1c result over 6% is potentially very bad news. In fact, the lower
your Hba1c, the better - see
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/conte...2/7277/15#SEC3 -
summary for you all - it predicts heart disease better than chol - and
it predicts overall mortality. Yes, your doc can order the blood test
if you'd rather not do (or pay) for it yourself. So what to do to
lower blood glucose and Hba1c? You've all heard it befo exercise,
avoid refined grains, added sugars, and white potatoes. Minimize
saturated fat and eat more fiber. For most Americans their Western
meat and potatoes diet is slowly killing them. If your Hba1c is
greater than 6%, see doc right away. My Hba1c is now 5.1%, down from
5.2% two weeks ago. Below 5% is ideal and I hope to get there.
 




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