Sun, Jan-28-07, 22:55
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Posts: 20
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Plan: Bernstein
Stats: 155/160/165
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Originally Posted by dina1957
Normal range for fasting BGs:60-100, before and after meals: 80-120. 78 is OK for fasting, for T2 around 100 is great too.
While high Bgs do slow damage, too low levels can kill very fast. Most ppl would pass out with BG of 40.
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The normal fasting range is 70 - 90 mg/dl. And a normal random blood sugar is about 85mg/dl. Most people would feel some distress at 40. But it is not because the brain is being starved of oxygen. The shaking and sweatiness is caused by raised cortisol levels. The brain functions fine at 40mg/dl, and the body can learn to get used to it. Brain damage is thought to start occuring when the blood glucose level drops below about 10mg/dl.  |