Worrisome Glucose Lab Results

[Guest guest]

I wanted to get people's opinion. Yesterday, I got back the results

of a lab test and it reports a high value for the Fasting Glucose

Tolerance Test, 103 for a range of 60-99

Now, this doesn't make sense to me. I have over the past 10 years

eaten a diet similar to the one described in Native Nutrition. Let

me emphasize, never before now have I received a glucose lab

anywhere near high.

When I think of changes I have made over the past year, the only

thing I can think of is that I have reduced the cereals in my diet.

I am probably close to being Paleolithic, except for once a week I

do eat spaghetti. I also drink a Post-workout drink (relatively

high carb) after my weight training, but I was doing that before.

The only thing that I think could have skewed the fasting blood test

was that I did take 600 mgs of magnesium before retiring to be the

evening before.

Oh, there is no history (that I know of) of diabetes in my family.

I am 48 years old.

What do you guys think? I am pretty freaked out about this so any

help would be appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Don't worry about those numbers. That is not even considered high at all.

Thats only 3 digits from normal.

Was the doctor concerned or something?

Again I would not even bat an eyelash at those numbers and I know my

doctor that I am seeing now for pregnancy wouldn' t either.

Nor would my naturpath or doctors I worked for in the past.

Your ok.

The main thing for blood sugar is high carb, sugar diet.

Perhaps not enough liquid drinking?

I just want to put your mind at ease that that is not really

considered to be enough out of range where it is a concern.

At least according to traditional medicine anyway.

Someone else may have more answers but thats my " traditional medicine

answer " for whatever its worth. )

[Guest guest]

, Thanks for your kind response. Well, I

happened to be in Elephant Pharmacy yesterday and they

had a naturopathic doctor on duty. I asked her about

the glucose test and she made two recommendations, one

that seems good and the other that (to me) sounds a

bit more dubious.

First, she recommended that I take Glucose Optimizer

by Jarrow. These tablets contain cinnamon, fenugreek,

bilberry and a number of other herbs and vitamins to

improve glucose sensitivity.

Secondly, she recommended more fiber in my diet. To

this end, she suggested psyllium husk and that I

include more vegetables in my diet. I have no truck

with the more vegetables bit (but I am not going to

add oatmeal as she recommended) but is psyllium husk a

good idea? I should think that the fats I am eating

are sufficient for slowing down release of sugar. Is

there something I am missing here in her logic?

What do you make of her suggestions and what would you

recommend I do to improve glucose sensitivity?

Thanks,

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<blessedby6children@...> wrote:

> Don't worry about those numbers. That is not even

> considered high at all.

> Thats only 3 digits from normal.

>

> Was the doctor concerned or something?

> Again I would not even bat an eyelash at those

> numbers and I know my

> doctor that I am seeing now for pregnancy wouldn' t

> either.

> Nor would my naturpath or doctors I worked for in

> the past.

>

> Your ok.

> The main thing for blood sugar is high carb, sugar

> diet.

> Perhaps not enough liquid drinking?

>

> I just want to put your mind at ease that that is

> not really

> considered to be enough out of range where it is a

> concern.

>

> At least according to traditional medicine anyway.

> Someone else may have more answers but thats my

> " traditional medicine

> answer " for whatever its worth. )

>

>

>

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