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Rate of sugar in the blood (FAQ)

August 17th, 2010

Question: I would like to know what the permissible rate of sugar in the bloo

Answer: In a normal capillary blood sugar (fingerstick) on an empty stomach 3. 3 to 5. 5 mmol / l, about diabetes tell when the sugar is higher than 6. 1. Intermediate state – a violation of glyuokze tolerance (IGT or prediabetes). Norm for venous and capillary plasma (certain types of blood glucose meters) – 12% higher (fasting rate to 6. 1 diabetes – above 7. 0). If you spend "sugar load with 75 g of glucose (which recently not considered mandatory in the diagnosis of diabetes) – the norm for blood from a finger in 2 hours – up to 7. 8 mmol / l, diabetes – above 11. 1 mmol / liter. In the absence of overt symptoms for the diagnosis of "diabetes" should be at least double the detection of the level of sugar (for "prediabetes" – just once).

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Accurate diagnosis – what should be obledovanie? (FAQ)

August 16th, 2010

Question: My friend after clinical examination in the usual clinic diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Tests rented it to a minimum – blood, urine sugar, blood biochemistry. She sat on a rigid diet and has lost 20 kg, glucometer measures the sugar. Sugar kept normal. But as it seems to be more thorough examination. She wants to understand how to live, the more that diabetes was her mother. Unfortunately my friend no internet so I told her in this issue trying to help. What further research should be done to make the correct diagnosis and in Moscow where it can be done

Answer: According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization from 1999, the most accurate and recommended the application of the criterion of diagnosis of diabetes is blood sugar (fasting). If the surveys were sufficient grounds for the diagnosis of "diabetes" (seems that way and it was), additional survey – it's just pumping out the patient's money. However now, after losing weight, sugar can be stable in the "nondiabetic" level. This diagnosis of diabetes is not removed, but they say that the goal of treatment has been achieved: diet sugar normalized, and we must continue to ensure its implementation so that it eventually did not become higher.

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Glucose – normal, and elevated HbA1 (FAQ)

June 30th, 2010

Question: To be tested for sugar, at the same time offered to HbA1 and HbA1c. Glucose – 4. 6 (written, the rule: 3. 9 – 6. 2), and HbA1 and HbA1c increased. HbA1 – 8. 5 (rate of 6-8%), HbA1c – 6. 4 (rate: 4. 6 – 6). What does this mean? In a panic, that is diabetes. He picked up the analysis for December 2005: glucose in the norm – 5. 5. Lifestyles during this time has not changed, it became more nervous. Diabetes is very afraid, look forward to your reply.

Answer: The level of sugar (glucose) is a more accurate criterion for the diagnosis of diabetes than glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c, etc.). Glycated hemoglobin can be overstated in a number of diseases and conditions unrelated to diabetes.

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Hemoglobin

June 2nd, 2010

Question: What is dangerous elevated hemoglobin

Answer: Elevated hemoglobin is not related to endocrine diseases. Can do a search the web says "polycythemia" and "erythremia." In the case of elevated glycated hemoglobin (it reflects the average blood sugar levels, but not equal to it) – then ask the question again, describing in detail the situation (whether a diagnosis of diabetes, "etc.).

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That prediabetes is not on diabetes – preventive measures (FAQ)

April 27th, 2010

Question: What treatment is carried out to prediabetes is not on diabetes? nikobioniki use? and where they can buy? thank

Answer: Necessary measures depend on the increased risk of some types of diabetes is expected. In type 2 diabetes prevention of non-drug methods (weight loss during its excess, increased physical activity, increasing the proportion of vegetables in the diet, etc.) are more important than medicine. But drugs may be used metformin and some other drugs (assigned by the doctor, taking into account contraindications). Prevention of type 1 SD less efficient. They tried to use some drugs, but the effect was not confirmed. This applies to niotinamidu (nikobion, etc.), especially after it in the 1990 major study ENDIT was terminated prematurely, because the ineffectiveness of the drug revealed. You should also understand that if these or other drugs are appointed for the prevention of SD, they receive should be a life or perennial.

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Results of tests

January 15th, 2010

Question: Please decrypt the results of my analysis: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) – 1.37 microns IU / ml, free thyroxine-11.45 pmol / lantitela to thyroid peroxidase (antibody to TPO) – 688.74 Units / ml. I am concerned the last result. Why such big numbers

Answer: Thyroid function has been saved. Increased antibodies to the thyroid gland, the deterioration of well-being, they do not cause, to influence them is impossible. So far the most important to monitor thyroid hormones 1 time in 6 months.

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