In ACCORD With the Studies

Or let's say your friend Hortensia has decided to move her 1000-volume library from one side of the street to the other. She's asked all her good friends to help.

You tell her, "Golly, Hortensia! There's nothing I'd like more than carrying heavy boxes of books across a busy street and then up three flights of stairs. But if I did that, my blood sugar might fall, and there's this randomized controlled study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health that said that getting your BG levels too normal might increase your risk of heart attack. You wouldn't want me to have a heart attack would you?"

Who knows if the ACCORD study or the ADVANCE study has produced the correct answer. But in the meantime, we can pick the one we want to support whatever it is we want to do.

I'd like to vote for hot fudge sundaes. Unfortunately, my intuition says to go with ADVANCE. As long as you don't get hypoglycemia, the lower the BGs, the better. Alas.

Other humor posts from Gretchen:

New Year, New You: Making resolutions you don't want to keep

De-stressing: Visualizing isn't so relaxing after all

Diabetes testing: Doughnut D1c and other assessments