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Originally Posted by may And, that may be correct.
But then I wonder why we hear the horror stories that when peoples bs go so low they have to call the ambulance, and some even die. Why didn't their livers kick in if that is a safety value? | Glucose is stored in the muscles for immediate use and stored in the liver to get you through between meals. Fasting decreases the amount of stored glucose and when insulin levels exceed available glucose then one goes low.
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LIFE IS NOT A JOURNEY TO THE GRAVE WITH THE INTENTION OF
ARRIVING SAFELY IN A PRETTY AND WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO
SKID IN BROADSIDE, THOROUGHLY USED UP, TOTALLY WORN OUT, AND LOUDLY
PROCLAIMING..."WOW! WHAT A RIDE!"
"Reality is what does't go away when you stop believing in it..."
-PHILIP K. DICK
Last A1c 6.3% up 0.1 5/22/08 Lab Range 4.5 - 5.9
Avandia 8mg 6/01
Januvia 25mg 6/7/08
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