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My blood sugar readings

Posted by jdiakiw @jdiakiw, Dec 3, 2023

I am wondering if there is anything in my readings to day are of concern. Or in need of improvement

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n01sick | @n01sick | Aug 8, 2025
In reply to @jdiakiw "My numbers are from the freestyle libre device. My 7.1 average when converted to the Aic..." + (show)
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My numbers are from the freestyle libre device. My 7.1 average when converted to the Aic mode is 6.5 estimated.
I’m 87. And all the international and American diabetes associations say for over 65 years of age 7.0 aic is healthy.

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Wouldn't the rate of matabolizing sugars strongly rely on factors of age, weight and gender?
Alcohol does. Sugar turns to alcohol which turns to estrogen . There for screwing with your pancreas and we're looking for one specific diet to cure it all when it really has to be formed around the age, weight. Gender, bmi and bone density

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carbcounter | @carbcounter | Aug 9, 2025

Looks like it goes up after meals for a couple of hours.
Completely normal.

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carbcounter | @carbcounter | Aug 9, 2025
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Wouldn't the rate of matabolizing sugars strongly rely on factors of age, weight and gender?
Alcohol does. Sugar turns to alcohol which turns to estrogen . There for screwing with your pancreas and we're looking for one specific diet to cure it all when it really has to be formed around the age, weight. Gender, bmi and bone density

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Of course.
Age.
Weight.
Gender.
EXERCISE.
The rest of your diet which may help or hurt absorption rates.
The amount of food - especially with mild cases of diabetes your capacity to process carbs becomes limited, or very limited. And then there's insulin resistance.
EXERCISE, again. Just walking a mile helps *immensely*.
Stress.
Long drives tend to make my BG readings go up.

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