Comments on: blood sugar value puzzle

By: Endy Smith

Endy Smith — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:51:02 +0000

That I would agree with wholeheartedly.

Sincerely,

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Anecdotes are useless precisely because they may point to idiosyncratic
responses.

Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
a peer-reviewed journal
1999 Nov;10(4) 226-234

By: Dave Black

Dave Black — Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:48:34 +0000

My guess is stress. I can get a 20 point rise in any stressful
situation. If it went back to normal after the surgery, I wouldn’t
worry.

By: Endy Smith

Endy Smith — Thu, 27 Nov 2003 09:22:21 +0000

Two successive days.

Thanks,

Charles
ps, don’t recall if I noted but the number you stated 140
mg/dL used to be correct. Has major insurance, American
Disability Act etc. implications as that increased the
number of diabetics by 10%.

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Anecdotes are useless precisely because they may point to idiosyncratic
responses.

Pediatric Allergy/Immunology

a peer-reviewed journal
1999 Nov;10(4) 226-234

By: Endy Smith

Endy Smith — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:35:32 +0000

One minor change, now the Endocrinology section of the
National Academy of Pediatrics considers two successive fbs
readings as diagnostic for diabetes. Likewise there are
normal circadiam rhythms during the night, release of
cortisol, ACTH, glucagon, and epinephrine that effect blood
sugar readings—called the "dawn effect."

Sincerely,

Charles Morrow

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Anecdotes are useless precisely because they may point to idiosyncratic

responses.

Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
a peer-reviewed journal
1999 Nov;10(4) 226-234

By: Endy Smith

Endy Smith — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:53:43 +0000

Most laboratory Blood Sugar assays administered by hospital
laboratories have a variability of around 10-12%. The net
result of this variability is that if the TRUE value is 100
mg/dL there is no measurable difference between readings of
90-110mg/dL. That error range is for intralaboratory
(within the same lab) analysis. Interlaboratory (between
different labs) tests would demonstrate an even larger
variability.

Sincerely,

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Anecdotes are useless precisely because they may point to idiosyncratic
responses.

Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
a peer-reviewed journal
1999 Nov;10(4) 226-234