Sugar alters hormones and metabolism, sets stage for obesity and diabetes

Re:Sugar alters hormones and metabolism, sets stage for obes... by bcoates on Saturday October 21, 2017 @04:49PM (#15523552)

You can do an a1c test at home or in the doctor to identify chronically elevated glucose (prediabetes). It's insensitive to time of day or fasting status you can just take it every few years or so at your convenience.

Continuous blood sugar monitoring is probably overkill given how easy and cheap a1c tests are now.

Blood pressure, on the other hand, is still a nightmare. A good way of reliably and simply measuring resting blood pressure would be a game-changer.

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Re:Sugar alters hormones and metabolism, sets stage for obes... by troydavis on Saturday October 21, 2017 @07:59PM (#15524302)

Any location of the AnyLabTestNow nationwide lab network will also do an A1c test for about $50. They don’t require ID or a real name, just bring the receipt to pick up your results.

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Re:Sugar alters hormones and metabolism, sets stage for obes... by occultist_throw on Sunday October 22, 2017 @12:38AM (#15525181)

Kind of pricy, to be honest. Walmart has an A1C test for $30.

Although if they offer other tests, it could be useful.

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Re:Sugar alters hormones and metabolism, sets stage for obes... by electriclove on Saturday October 21, 2017 @06:36PM (#15523997)

A1c test at home? I had no idea, thanks for sharing this!

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