Blood glucose levels naturally rise with increasing age. Attempting to keep the numbers in the same range as a non-diabetic young adult may cause more harm than good.
To: neverdem; decimon
To: Pining_4_TX
3 posted on
04/20/2011 1:52:13 AM PDT by
I still care
(I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
To: Pining_4_TX
“Elderly diabetes patients with very low glucose levels have slightly increased risk of death.”
Whereas those with normal glucose levels have no risk of death?
Back to J School....
To: Pining_4_TX
My grandpa, a life-long diabetic, lived until age 89. His only health issue was a partial amputation of his right leg at the same age. He ate bacon and eggs every day, smoked cigars and loved crossword puzzles. He was the epitome of a cantankerous of man. And I loved him for it.
5 posted on
04/20/2011 3:32:55 AM PDT by
rintense
(The GOP elite & friends can pound sand.)
To: Pining_4_TX
I’m diabetic, everything I’ve learned and been told shows that I should maintain my A1C as close to 5.0 as possible. For about 10 years I’ve done it, my highest was 5.5. Now that I’m “elderly” (I turned 65 a few days ago) I find I should be raising my A1C!
6 posted on
04/20/2011 4:39:04 AM PDT by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: Pining_4_TX; DvdMom; grey_whiskers; Ladysmith; Roos_Girl; Silentgypsy; conservative cat; ...
7 posted on
04/20/2011 5:31:43 AM PDT by
decimon
To: Pining_4_TX
>>>Blood glucose levels naturally rise with increasing age. Attempting to keep the numbers in the same range as a non-diabetic young adult may cause more harm than good.
A-Freaking-men.
9 posted on
04/20/2011 7:36:44 AM PDT by
Keith in Iowa
(FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
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