| Wise words,
Why do you feel it is so necessary to insult people? Does it make you feel smart? Powerful? Knowledgeable?
It actually is true that if a person has no trouble with glucose metablolism, their blood glucose levels shouldn't go above 120 mg/dl. Of course, it is possible, but usually only happens in the case of transient illness and other extrenuating circumstances. It must also be noted that although we like to talk in nice round numbers, the body doesn't work like that.
I had friends in university who liked to play with my glucometer. One friend would test (and find his blood glucose level almost always at 5.6mmol/L or 100 mg/dl), then drink a litre (a quart) of orange juice. He would then test his blood glucose every 15 minutes for an hour and it never went above 5.8 mmol/L or 104 mg/dl. That is how a working pancreas is supposed to work!
Anyway, i understand the desire for accuracy. There are so many myths about diabetes out there that i don't even know if it is possible to dispel them all. Especially since it is sometimes our doctors and other medical professionals who are giving false information. I agree with you that it is frustrating to read information on the net that it not correct. But that is no reason to insult or chastize others. People come to a forum because they want support and to LEARN. It is normal that not everyone in the world knows everything there is to know about diabetes. Please be respectful of others.
Andrea  | 
