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Originally Posted by GFED
Just a guess since I never intaked a lot of sugar and still had really high levels. My mother was the type that would only let me eat Chinese desserts because Americans use too much sugar. I actually prefer a Chinese cake over an American one. She once bought a package of Oreos from the market and ended up scraping the filling out of each one and put them back in the package.
After changing my diet and walking 3-4 times a day it's been under control. It could be just the exercise. I owe a lot to my dog.
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Blood glucose levels don't have to be from sugar. All carbs, fats and proteins are all converted to glucose.
Chronically high blood glucose levels are what leads to "insulin resistance" and then Type 2 Diabetes (or Diabeetus. may peace be upon him). Distance runners who eat a carb heavy diet all their lives or body builders who eat more carbs than fat still end up with liver issues, diabetes and have heart attacks as a result of chronically high blood glucose levels.
There is a great deal of individuality in our ability to process carbs. A poor and decreasing ability is what is now called "metabolic syndrome"
A simple and kinda cool gauge of where you're at, is "the cracker test".