Re: new study

[Guest guest]

> I have to admit it made my heart stop when I first read of increased

> mortality with an A1c over 5, because I have not been able to get down

> there. 5.5 was my personal best, with rezulin and no insulin, and that

> happened only once. 5.8 is my average.

I would say don't worry about it. I think it said if normal risk is 1.0,

your risk would be 1.25. Big deal. Let's say out of 1000 people, 10 of those

with normal BGs would have a heart attack and 12.5 with a higher A1c would

have a heart attack. That means an extra 2.5 people in 1000.

I don't know what the actual risks of heart attacks in people with normal BG

are; it obviously depends on your age and other risk factors. But even if

the increased risk is significant and is enough to urge people to keep their

BG down, it's not enough to lose sleep over.

One has to remember that risk factors are risk factors. You might be at very

low risk and still drop dead of a heart attack. Or you might be at high risk

and live to be 100. Nothing is certain.

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Gretchen, CVD runs in my family; however only in the previous generation

so far.

My coronary arteries are as clear as I could wish them, even before

lipitor when my cholesterol was running in the high 300s. The tech said

he had never seen carotid arteries as open and clean as mine.

It was more the other complications I was concerned about - eyes and

kidneys. However, I am doing the best I can and will not lose sleep

over the rest.

Thanks for your reply.

Helen

[Guest guest]

> It was more the other complications I was concerned about - eyes and

> kidneys.

You're not apt to get eye and kidney damage with your A1c's.

Gretchen