why is my blood sugar high? seth roberts tsinghua university & uc berkeley [email protected]
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Blood Sugar Measurement
• First QS = home blood glucose measurement • Started by Richard Bernstein (who had Type 1
diabetes) in 1960s• He achieved much better blood sugar control• Now standard for diabetics
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Blood Sugar Measurement Tools
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“Fasting” Blood Sugar
• 8-12 hours without food• <100 = “normal”, 100-125 =
“prediabetic”, 126 or more = diabetes• I believe best = low 80s• In big U.S. study, mean = 105• Strong correlation with HbA1c
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“Fasting” Blood Sugar
• 8-12 hours without food• <100 = “normal”, 100-125 =
“prediabetic”, 126 or more = diabetes• I believe best = low 80s• In big U.S. study, mean = 105• Strong correlation with HbA1c
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Can I Reduce My Fasting Blood Sugar?
• After reducing carbs, didn’t know what else to do.
• Already did regular aerobic exercise
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How to Reduce Fasting Blood Sugar? Online Answers
• “I exercise 3 times/week but my fasting blood sugar is 94-107. Why is this happening when I am not consuming carbs and sugar?”
• Answer 1: “Quit taking blood sugar test so often.” Answer 2: “There's no 'trick' to lowering blood sugar that you haven't already tried.” Answer 3: “These numbers are OK.” Answer 4: “You are TOTALLY NORMAL.”
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How to Reduce Fasting Blood Sugar? Online Answers
• “I exercise 3 times/week but my fasting blood sugar is 94-107. Why is this happening when I am not consuming carbs and sugar?”
• Answer 1: “Quit taking blood sugar test so often.” Answer 2: “There's no 'trick' to lowering blood sugar that you haven't already tried.” Answer 3: “These numbers are OK.” Answer 4: “You are TOTALLY NORMAL.”
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How to Reduce Fasting Blood Sugar? Online Answers
• “I exercise 3 times/week but my fasting blood sugar is 94-107. Why is this happening when I am not consuming carbs and sugar?”
• Answer 1: “Quit taking blood sugar test so often.” Answer 2: “There's no 'trick' to lowering blood sugar that you haven't already tried.” Answer 3: “These numbers are OK.” Answer 4: “You are TOTALLY NORMAL.”
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Effect of Walking on Blood Sugar
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Effect of Walking on Blood Sugar
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Intermittent Fasting
• 2012 BBC TV show Eat Fast and Live Longer• Emphasized IGF (insulin growth factor)
improvement• Best-selling book The FastDiet. Advises 2 fast
days/week.• Lots of supporting research
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Intermittent Fasting
• 2012 BBC TV show Eat Fast and Live Longer• Emphasized IGF (insulin growth factor)
improvement• Best-selling book The FastDiet. Advises 2 fast
days/week.• Lots of supporting research
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Intermittent Fasting: My Friend’s Experience
• Started 9 months ago eating every other day– Same amount & type of food, different timing– Hungry first fast day, easy after that. Feels strong
hunger for first time on non-fast day– Three different food/digestive problems went
away• So I tried it
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Intermittent Fasting: Other Effects
• No unpleasant hunger, not hard at all• No problem not eating while others eat• If anything, feel more energetic• Save 1-2 hours/day• Weight loss• No sleep change
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Intermittent Fasting: Other Effects
• No unpleasant hunger, not hard at all• No problem not eating while others eat• If anything, feel more energetic• Save 1-2 hours/day• Weight loss• No sleep change
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Q. I know fasting is healthy.What’s new?
• Blood sugar much easier to measure than other measures that improve, such as IGF
• Fast clear improvement• Blood sugar measurements can determine
details of fast (how often, how much)• Intermittent fasting rarely proposed to cure
high blood sugar
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Q. I know fasting is healthy.What’s new?
• Blood sugar much easier to measure than other measures that improve, such as IGF
• Fast clear improvement• Blood sugar measurements can determine
details of fast (how often, how much)• Intermittent fasting rarely proposed to cure
high blood sugar
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Conclusions• Expect to do this rest of my life•Worth trying for Type 2
Diabetes