My skinny as a rail, athletic husband has mildly elevated blood sugar while I've never had an out of range fasting glucose, even when I topped 200 pounds. There's a definite genetic component
05 Jul 24 by member: writingwyo
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That’s good to know! I always thought it was a little difficult to eat it without opening the box.
05 Jul 24 by member: Supergainz1
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As I understand it, its genetics that are only kicked into diabetes by a specific cold or flu virus. So, you can have the genes and never get it, the specific cold or flu virus and never get it, but if you have/get both....
05 Jul 24 by member: Yippee Ki Yay
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Yippee Ki Yay -- where did you get that information from? I've watched a few videos of people who study diabetes, and their take is that it's genetics + crossing your "personal fat threshold." If it was a virus, I doubt it would correlate so much with weight
05 Jul 24 by member: writingwyo
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Elevated doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing. Blood glucose is readily available energy. It’s when it goes up and doesn’t coke down is when it’s diabetic. Low blood glucose doesn’t mean you are healthy either. It means you are probably always lethargic
05 Jul 24 by member: Supergainz1
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I've heard Dr Greger has done some amazing research on diabetics and diet - you and your hubby could look at his work - it might help.
05 Jul 24 by member: elizabethknappert
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Writingwyo: Correlation does not imply causation. In the 60's my little sister became a diabetic. My mother was a 60's activist that had consulted in DC to Johnson's Great Society initiatives, been Executive Director, and even started multiple organizations. So naturally for her, when she could find no help for my sister from the then near defunct American Diabetes Association, she initiated the formation of a Diabetes Association in our state. Some of her first activities were to get the leading diabetes doctors and researchers to move to our city. As I recall, that was the conclusion of research done by Dr. Richard Guthrie (1935-2020). Weight gain is a symptom of the ineffective glands, not the original cause of the glands becoming damaged. That damage is the result of a virus some people do not have the genetics with which to make a proper immune system response.
05 Jul 24 by member: Yippee Ki Yay
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You’re still so funny mamaS!! Sending some care for those ribs!! Ouch. 🤕 Much love. ❤️
05 Jul 24 by member: wifey9707
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I love pizza and am not giving it up. Most dieticians don't expect diabetics to have to cull all carbs any more. You just have to count them and space them out. I had plans for today too but hubby had other plans so I got to drive him to the chemo center to get an IV. LOL.
05 Jul 24 by member: -MorticiaAddams
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Supergainz -- way too many people are running around with CGMs these days and freaking out with every glucose spike. It's my understanding the A1c provides a more accurate picture if there's a real problem.
05 Jul 24 by member: writingwyo
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writingwyo, that's because the A1C shows blood sugar readings over time, which is what's important.
06 Jul 24 by member: shirfleur 1
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Love the bicycle pizza cutter! LOL! Yes, it's fun growing old together. Don't forget diabetes can be hereditary. Like my hubby said, I have certain health issues I've inheretied that he doesn't have and visa versa. As for A1C, you have to be careful when jumping on the band wagon. If you don't have high glucose with it, you may or may not be diabetic. High A1C can be caused by suppliments. https://www.healthline.com/health/type-2-diabetes/sneaky-reasons-glucose-levels-fluctuate#1
06 Jul 24 by member: Magpiezoe
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Buy either pita rounds or Naan and make your own personal pizza. I make my own sauce but you can buy it at the store or just use a good quality spaghetti sauce. Then add whatever toppings you choose. I freeze my sauce in oversized silicon ice cube trays so I can pull one or two out for a REASONABLY healthy pizza ONCE IN A WHILE.
06 Jul 24 by member: Kenna Morton
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Love the bicycle pizza cutter!
06 Jul 24 by member: trackin64
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trackin64 go to GOOGLE OR AMAZON and search Fred’s pizza cutter. This little company has not only all kinds of cool and funny pizza cutters like the bicycle, motorcycle, chain saw etc. and then go to Fredks home page and take a look at all the fun and weird things they sell. I have spent more than my share on this fun type of things for parties, etc. actually, quality is really quite good.
06 Jul 24 by member: Kenna Morton
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Actual name of the company is— Fred and Company
06 Jul 24 by member: Kenna Morton
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07 Jul 24 by member: Clarabones9
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🤣 only nowadays you have to put this on a box….. scary!😱
08 Jul 24 by member: stucazzo1
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09 Jul 24 by member: trackin64
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