Just Wondering

[Tc99]

Hey guy, how is everyone doing ?

I was just wondering about something. i have heard many different opinion on this, and all are actually different.

Scenario: A person diagnosed at 20, healthy other than the big D. Control is not too bad, but not great. Say, 75% of the time under 150, 25% of the time 180-250.

How long before complications start to set in ? I know it totally depends on many other things, but what are some of your opinions.

Now the truth, that is exactly my scenario. LOL. I get really stressed out when i see like 220, even if it lasts me 2 hours max due to a correction. What do numbers like that do in the 2-4 hour period. Overall mt Ha1c has been around 7, 6.9 something like that on average.

Should i stress out badly when i see that.


Thanks for your reply.

[Gary_W]

There is no meaningful answer that I know of. You know that smoking is bad for you, yet most people know of a smoker that lived to be 98.

It's the same with diabetes. Some people seem to go complication free, others seem to suffer more than their fair share. I guess it's the luck of the dice with genetics.

Like the smoking, though, there are ways of poking at the hornets nest and having poor control is a good way to increase the risk of complications. You cannot talk absolutes with this, only risk factors.

Apparantly, each 1% rise in HBA1c above 6 increases your complication risk. I've also heard that the link between large BG swings and complications is being looked at (no reference other than someone else posting this on here...).

Don't stress about it, as that will only make the BG go up ;) My take on it is to do my absolute best with control in the here and now as it gives me my best chance of feeling good in the here and now and my best chance of evading the complications later on. If you can look yourself in the eye and say you are doing that, worrying about the future is fruitless as you are doing everything you can. Worry will not help it. I know it is difficult to see it like that sometimes (I can usually manage but it does hit you occasionally), but it's the best way I know...

Gary

[morrisma]

Gary gave you perfect advice. Each individual is just that. Do the best you can and get on with living.