@matigo I’m sure it would cost more to get better accuracy. The tests are “good enough” to get people diagnosed.
@kdfrawg not just for Type 2 Diabetes either. The entire system is designed to keep you just well enough to keep paying.
Pretty convinced the medical establishment has no interest in eliminating Type 2 Diabetes, it’s a cash cow for them!
According to the NIH [niddk.nih.gov], an A1C test result can be +/- .5%. A 6.5% can be anywhere between 6 and 7. It’s like with blood glucose meters, where +/- 15% of actual is considered “accurate.” I suppose if your #T2D is out of control, those variances don’t matter much. For those of us trying to get better, it’s annoying.
If Type 2 Diabetes is a disease of insulin resistance, which can only happen because we have too much, how do treatments reduce insulin? They don’t. Worse: insulin is prescribed at later stages of Type 2 Diabetes. Isn’t that like giving an alcoholic more alcohol?
The only thing I know that doesn’t increase insulin: fasting. It’s like a detox from insulin. Wonder how come doctors generally don’t suggest fasting as a treatment? It costs nothing to try it.
Not saying everyone with Type 2 Diabetes will benefit from fasting. And I’m definitely not a doctor. Do your own research.
Speaking of accuracy, the manual for my new Blood Glucose Meter actually provides a chart for how they validate the accuracy of their meters.
@kdfrawg Just reading what the National Institute of Health [niddk.nih.gov] says:
The A1C test result can be up to 0.5 percent higher or lower than the actual percentage. This means an A1C measured as 7.0 percent could indicate a true A1C anywhere in the range from ~6.5 to 7.5 percent. Health care providers can visit www.ngsp.org to find information about the accuracy of the A1C test used by their laboratory.
Clearly no one cares about accuracy in this industry.
@kdfrawg I just wish it were reflected in my A1C, but that's always a lagging indicator.
@matigo keeping Wordpress patched is itself a full-time job. Also, if I wanted to use Wordpress, I would have kept using it. :P
// @streakmachine
I’ve been using this Sugar Sense app for months and I just now found this “90 day average” screen.
Sadly my real A1C number was 6.5% (based off a blood test a week back), but it’s better than the 7.1% it was a few months earlier. At least things are trending in the right direction.
Feeling pretty good about this.
Only one day where my blood sugar was above 130 this month. Curious how long I can keep this streak going, especially since I will be on the road next week…