Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Blood Sugar 140: Where did the 140 mg/dL threshold come from?

This post (that is going to be a series to keep post lengths manageable) has been brewing for quite a while, but I was reminded of it because Jenny Ruhl came out with a diet book recently, and appeared recently as an "expert" on Jimmy Moore's Ask the Low Carb Experts podcast.  After listening to her previous podcast with Jimmy, I had some mixed reviews.  Jenny is certainly articulate, well-read (though I disagree with many of her interpretations) on the topic, and quite a bit more moderate/measured about controlling diabetes and the efficacy of low carb.   But she also seems to view all diabetes through her own MODY eyes.  MODY (Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young) is a rare genetic form (there are actually several rare genetic forms classified as MODY) that is lumped quite often under the category of Type 1.5.  One of these days I need to address some other things on Jenny's website, as it (and her book) is one of the more definitive internet sources for diabetes info in LC circles.    Her book, Blood Sugar 101, more specifically this Amazon review , as well as this page on her website, is where I took the title of this post from.  On the website she writes:
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