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@shmerdloff well…there is another auto analogy. Jiffy Lube says to change your oil every 3000 miles, which is and has always been way overkill with modern engines and oil blends. Why does Jiffy Lube say that? Of course, because it makes money for Jiffy Lube.
Are we sure pharma hasn’t done the same with diabetes? Lots of money to be made by declaring 40M people to be in need of meds. Wouldn’t be the first time…think of all the kids who have been medicated.
As a follow up, I figured out that my glucose spiked because of a long period of inactivity following surgery. The meds did absolutely nothing to control the spike. Once I got back in the gym my glucose levels went way down. I stopped the meds but kept exercising and there was no spike. In order of importance I would rank the treatment options as follows:
1. Exercise
2. Diet
3. Meds, which are virtually worthless.
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@tiger14
Depends, some people have awful diets, but yes exercise is of more importance than most PCPs or endocrinologists let on, I've found just walking a mile a couple of times a day - that's three blocks up and two blocks over, and back (plus or minus a bag of groceries!), is good for ten or fifteen points, and that's today, not after 30 days or a year or something. Just getting off the couch is worth five, LOL.
Counting carbs is half the diet battle, and portion control is a third, and after that it's choosing foods, avoiding the worst, including a few better ones. But PCPs in particular may not even mention diet, and that's a mistake.
But if I skip the metformin, especially twice in a row, I see those nasty BG points jumping up so I wouldn't say worthless.
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@tiger14
yes. how much more does pharma make every time they lower the blood pressure markers 5 poimts? Before meds were not required. Now you have HBP
Moving the goal posts.