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Blood Glucose and A1C show improvement, blood meter showing rise in blood sugar lately?
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<blockquote data-quote="Birdman03" data-source="post: 91080" data-attributes="member: 16708"><p>Your case is very interesting to me as I have seen an increase in fasting BG readings from 100 to about 120 after 2 months of TRT. My HbA1C increased from 4.9% in July 2017 to 5.8% recently.</p><p></p><p>I discussed this with my clinical nutritionist who is a bodybuilder and fitness athlete. She was not surprised that my blood sugar is elevated given my high dose of Test-E (100 mg 2x/week). I am still waiting on my 3-month consultation with the anti-aging/TRT doctor. The nutritionist predicted that the Dr will lower my T dose and BG will go back down. </p><p></p><p>So yes, according to her TRT can cause blood sugar levels to increase. I did some research and did not find any mention of Arimidex or HCG causing elevated blood glucose.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, in your case TRT appears to have helped you make steady improvement in your HbA1C, along with some dietary modifications. If you are still eating Frosted Mini Wheats it seems that maybe you still have some room to clean up your diet. These are recommendations from my nutritionist regarding controlling blood glucose via diet and exercise:</p><p></p><p>-limit sugar in any one food to 5 grams or less (goodbye cereal lol)</p><p>-eat 5-6 small meals per day, with 20-30g protein from clean sources, and 20-30g of low GI carbohydrates per meal/snack</p><p>-make up the rest of your caloric needs via healthy fats (nuts, seeds, coconut oil, nut butters)</p><p>-minimize fruit, gluten, and dairy consumption</p><p></p><p>If you lift, exercise often, or are over 50 design your diet toward eating more protein and calories than recommended for average people (at least 1g of protein per lb of body weight). For example I am 59, lift 4x/week, weigh 152 lb, and need to eat 2400 kcal/day just to not lose weight. If you are overweight the only modification is that you need a slight caloric deficit. Do not go more than 5 hours during the day without eating.</p><p></p><p>Regarding testing blood sugar the meters read a single snapshot of glucose level. If you get a suspicious test then repeat it and take the average. The trends in the readings are more meaningful than single values due to meter inaccuracy.</p><p></p><p>Many people find that post-meal BG readings at 1-hr and 2-hrs after first bite are the most important indicators of their sensitivity to carbohydrates. The morning fasting readings can be problematic due to dawn phenomena, sleep quality, and variations in time since last meal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Birdman03, post: 91080, member: 16708"] Your case is very interesting to me as I have seen an increase in fasting BG readings from 100 to about 120 after 2 months of TRT. My HbA1C increased from 4.9% in July 2017 to 5.8% recently. I discussed this with my clinical nutritionist who is a bodybuilder and fitness athlete. She was not surprised that my blood sugar is elevated given my high dose of Test-E (100 mg 2x/week). I am still waiting on my 3-month consultation with the anti-aging/TRT doctor. The nutritionist predicted that the Dr will lower my T dose and BG will go back down. So yes, according to her TRT can cause blood sugar levels to increase. I did some research and did not find any mention of Arimidex or HCG causing elevated blood glucose. Anyway, in your case TRT appears to have helped you make steady improvement in your HbA1C, along with some dietary modifications. If you are still eating Frosted Mini Wheats it seems that maybe you still have some room to clean up your diet. These are recommendations from my nutritionist regarding controlling blood glucose via diet and exercise: -limit sugar in any one food to 5 grams or less (goodbye cereal lol) -eat 5-6 small meals per day, with 20-30g protein from clean sources, and 20-30g of low GI carbohydrates per meal/snack -make up the rest of your caloric needs via healthy fats (nuts, seeds, coconut oil, nut butters) -minimize fruit, gluten, and dairy consumption If you lift, exercise often, or are over 50 design your diet toward eating more protein and calories than recommended for average people (at least 1g of protein per lb of body weight). For example I am 59, lift 4x/week, weigh 152 lb, and need to eat 2400 kcal/day just to not lose weight. If you are overweight the only modification is that you need a slight caloric deficit. Do not go more than 5 hours during the day without eating. Regarding testing blood sugar the meters read a single snapshot of glucose level. If you get a suspicious test then repeat it and take the average. The trends in the readings are more meaningful than single values due to meter inaccuracy. Many people find that post-meal BG readings at 1-hr and 2-hrs after first bite are the most important indicators of their sensitivity to carbohydrates. The morning fasting readings can be problematic due to dawn phenomena, sleep quality, and variations in time since last meal. [/QUOTE]
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