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Originally Posted by mikemhg
I'm starting to wonder if we're all just pre-diabetic with cholesterol issues.
All my friends who workout regularly, aren't overweight, all have their A1C in the 5.8 - 6.2 range, and elevated (on the cusp) LDL levels.
I swear we're all eating poison on the daily.
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Diabetes Canada says that about 30% of Canadians are pre-diabetic with another 15% being diabetic so almost half the population. Not sure how they count kids but it could mean that more than half the adult population has high blood sugar. These numbers are higher than what I've seen with Stats Can so take it with a grain of sugar but either ways there's a lot of folks
I was hoping my A1C would have come down more - I didn't go chicken/broccoli in the last 7 months but I did become a lot more conscious about my food choices but there's sugar (hidden) everywhere.
Type 2 diabetes runs in my family - my brother is about 15lbs more than me and he has to take meds for his A1C just to keep it below 7. Even when he was on a health kick and lost 20lbs he couldn't get below 6. He's resigned to the fact that he'll probably die early. Genetics sometimes sucks.
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Originally Posted by westopher
I’d like to get all that checked. I was a bit worried about it when I was drinking lots of beer but less concerned now. I do love deep fried shit but don’t eat it often. I’m pretty high on the carbs because I fucking love bread and it’s worth dying for if that’s what it takes, but most meals for me are meat and vegetables. Salt intake is relatively high probably.
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By age 45 the rec is that you get an annual blood test and some patients (like my brother) have a standing req as he goes every 3 months due to his high A1C. My doc offered to make my a standing one too as he knows I'm trying to get healthy so your doc won't have any concerns about you wanting one - a Telehealth call can get you a req no questions asked.
If you find you really enjoy getting blood tests you can other tests too like you can go jerk off into a cup and find out if your swimmers are healthy. Hard to beat jerking off into a cup between work calls and then rushing over to Lifelabs to get your sample in - this kind of stuff should be a mission in GTA or something.