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Preston Rich - 31 Oct 2003 19:19 GMT

Since elevated postprandial glucose levels seem a better marker for
eventual CAD than HbA1c levels in the T2 diabetic, how significant a
marker may such postprandial levels be in the patient presenting with
the am fasting syndrome (highest daily glocuse in the preprandial
morning)?

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oldal4865 - 31 Oct 2003 22:59 GMT

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>Since elevated postprandial glucose levels seem a better marker for
>eventual CAD than HbA1c levels in the T2 diabetic, how significant a
>marker may such postprandial levels be in the patient presenting with
>the am fasting syndrome (highest daily glocuse in the preprandial
>morning)?

AFAIK, post-prandial glucose is a better marker than Fasting bG (FbG)
because for most people, as they lose beta cells during the standard T2
Diabetic Progression, post-prandial bG become abnormally high before FbG
become abnormally high.

Doesn't have to apply to all people; it depends on your diet. Folks
who eat diabetic-friendly diets for non-diabetic reasons can reveal
diabetes via abnormal FbG before abnormal post-prandial appears.

The literal answer to your question is "either is sufficient" to reveal
diabetes. Whether either is sufficient to "diagnose" diabetes is a
political question.

Regards
Old Al

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