Type 2 Diabetes - Keeping Your HbA1c Steady and Within Target Also Helps Avoids Cancer

In February of 2016, the journal Diabetologia reported on a study carried out by the Technical University of Munich and several other research institutions in Germany. Scientists there compared HbA1c changes in people who had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. They found diabetics who had the most unsteady HbA1c levels were at risk for...


emergency admissions,

low blood sugar (hypoglycemia),

heart disease and

strokes.


A total of 13,777 Type 2 diabetics newly started on insulin injections were observed for five years. The results were as follows...


the heart attacks in Type 2 diabetics with stable and steady HbA1c levels took place much less frequently than heart attacks in those who had fluctuating levels.

strokes took place in 1 percent of the participants with steady HbA1c levels, versus 29 percent of those with variable HbA1c levels.

Type 2 diabetic who controlled their HbA1c levels steadily had a 2 percent risk of developing low blood sugar readings.

the risk of emergency hospital admissions was 2 percent in well-controlled cases and 21 percent in those with variable HbA1c levels.


Another good reason to keep your HbA1c levels under control is cancer prevention. Certain types of cancer are more likely to develop in people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes than in nondiabetic individuals. In February of 2017, the online journal Scientific Reports published an article from the University of Vienna and the Health Centre South in Vienna, Austria. Scientists there analyzed genes from inside the cheeks of...


146 women with a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and compared them with nondiabetic women.


Micronuclei (MN), bits of chromosomes broken off during cell division, were seen more in the diabetic participants than in the nondiabetic women. Micronuclei indicate genetic instability which plays a significant role in the development of cancer...


among the Type 2 diabetic participants, those with HbA1c levels over 7.5 percent had twice the number of micronuclei as those with 7.5 or less.


HbA1c is a measure of sugar in the red blood cells. Since red blood cells live for 120 days, the HbA1c indicates blood sugar control over a period of about 3 to 4 months...


normal levels of HbA1c in healthy people range from 4.0 to 5.6 percent.

levels between 5.7 percent and 6.4 percent indicate prediabetes.

diabetes is diagnosed at 6.5 percent or higher.


Anyone diagnosed with diabetes is advised to maintain their HbA1c levels below 7.0 percent.

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

For nearly 25 years, Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.

The answer isn't in the endless volumes of  available information but in yourself.



 By Beverleigh H Piepers


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