In this episode we discuss the following topics:
A recent study demonstrating that low cholesterol is associated with higher risk of death in women
What truly normal blood sugar levels during pregnancy are, and cut-offs for pre-diabetic and diabetic women during pregnancy
Whether there's any science behind breaking weight loss plateaus by adding carbs back in the diet
Best practices for people with Hashimoto's
Why there has been such an explosion in food sensitivities, celiac disease and leaky gut
The connection between ...
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Over the last few years doctors are increasingly relying on a test called hemoglobin A1c to screen for insulin resistance and diabetes. It's more practical (and significantly cheaper) than post-meal glucose testing, and it's less likely to be skewed by day-to-day changes than fasting blood glucose.
What is hemoglobin A1c?
Sugar has a tendency to stick to stuff. Anyone that has cooked with sugar can tell you that. In our bodies, sugar also sticks - ...
I hope you all had happy holidays and are off to a great start this year. I thought I'd share a few thoughts that have been bouncing around my head lately, stimulated most recently by two articles written by fellow health bloggers.
Don Matesz over at Primal Wisdom wrote a thought-provoking piece on the hormone composition of grass-fed and factory-farmed meat. In it he argues (convincingly, I might add) that meat from CAFO (confined animal feeding operations) ...
Jenny Ruhl over at Diabetes Update posted a notice about a glucometer test strip recall that may affect those of you measuring your own blood sugar:
Aboott Laboratories has just issued a huge recall for blood testing strips which read low. The strips take too long to absorb the drop of blood.
The list of affected lots is given here:
http://www.precisionoptiuminfo.com/img/Lot-Numbers.pdf
Further information can be found here:
http://www.precisionoptiuminfo.com/EN
Apparently, it takes more than 5 seconds for the blood to be absorbed ...
In the last article I explained the three primary markers we use to track blood sugar: fasting blood glucose (FBG), oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and hemoglobin A1c (A1c). We also looked at what the medical establishment considers as "normal" for these markers. The table below summarizes those values.
Marker
Normal
Pre-diabetes
Diabetes
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)
<99
100-125
>126
OGGT / post-meal (mg/dL after 2 hours)
<140
140-199
>200
Hemoglobin A1c (%)
<6
6-6.4
>6.4
In this article, we're going to look at just how "normal" those normal levels are - according ...
There's been a lot of discussion about the benefits of intermittent fasting (IF) in the paleo community lately. Paul Jaminet mentions it's role in boosting the immune system in his book, The Perfect Health Diet, and IF can also be helpful for those trying to lose weight and tune their metabolism.
From an evolutionary perspective, intermittent fasting was probably the normal state of affairs. There were no grocery stores, restaurants or convenience stores, and food ...
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