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+<br>Why Does A1c Matter? The A1c level is highly correlated with diabetes complications. Key landmark trials indicate that any sustained drop in A1c can represent a reduction in the risk of complications. These results listed below can help build conviction in patients to lower A1c. UKPDS: In the type 2 diabetes trial United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study each one percent point decrease in A1c (e.g., 9% to 8%), was associated with a 35% reduction in the risk of microvascular complications. See this quick video update on the most recent summary of data from UKPDS regarding macrovascular outcomes. DCCT: In the type 1 diabetes study Diabetes Control and Complications Trial the intensive treatment group had a 2% lower A1c than the control group (7% vs 9% respectively). This lower A1c was associated with a 60% reduction in the risk for microvascular complications (nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy) after an average of seven years. EDIC: The DCCT cohort continued to be followed in the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications study for a total of 30 years. It's important to point out that when the DCCT ended, the A1c of the intensive group as a whole rose above 7% and the A1c of the control group as a whole [dropped](https://www.shewrites.com/search?q=dropped). Sometime after the study, both groups averaged similar A1c values in the years following the DCCT. However, the seven years of initial lower A1c values of the intensive treatment group was associated with a 32% reduction in major vascular events (MI, stroke, CVD death) even three decades later. Early glucose control was determined to have protective long-term benefits in type 1 diabetes.<br>
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+<br>Foods high in starch include corn, rice, bread, pasta, cereal, wheat, oats, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and apples. If it’s high in carbs and not especially sweet, it’s going to be high in starch. Not all starch, however, is absorbed through the small intestine. Any unabsorbed starch is called resistant starch. Unripe bananas, cooked and cooled potatoes, and cooked and cooled rice are a few examples of foods high in resistant starch. This type of starch is considered a dietary fiber because it adds no calories and passes through your gut mostly undigested. It only feeds your gut bacteria, and is likely beneficial for gut health. Because it’s non-caloric, resistant starch isn’t technically off-limits on Keto. However, that’s not a license to indulge in piles of mashed potatoes. Because regular starch-which IS off-limits on Keto-almost always comes along for the ride. Limiting carbs on Keto nudges your body into fat-burning mode. But why does this happen? It happens because limiting carbs keeps blood sugar low.<br>
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