Sun, Aug-17-03, 14:43
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Senior Member
Posts: 411
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Plan: Atkins/Bernstein
Stats: 240/171/130
BF:
Progress: 63%
Location: Southeast USA
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Normal Basal Metabolic Rate?
I was talking to a friend of mine about basal metabolic rates the other day. I respect her opinion, as she is studying medicine at Emory University. She was telling me that basal BGL varies in non-diabetic individuals and is difficult to lower without weight loss and/or diet change.
So, I called my OB-Gyn's officer, as they have all my blood records...back to when I weighed 130. Guess what? My Fasting BGL was 101 in 1986! It was always around 100, even when I was thin.
Now I know that the lower your BGL's are, the less problems even a non-diabetic has with health issues. But I am wondering if I am expecting too much, too fast in wanting my fasting BG to be 80 or 90. Any thoughts?
How long did it take you guys to get the Low A1c's. I still have quite a bit of weight to lose, so I am hoping that will help. My meter has said I was averaging 106 for the last six weeks....kind of like an A1c, but not below 5...like we all want.
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