At What Blood Sugar Level Does the Damage Begin?

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At what blood sugar levels should you start to worry about serious damage to the body? 

Timestamps:
0:00 At what blood sugar level does damage begin? 
0:30 What the ADA says your A1C should be 
0:55 When the damage starts to occur 
1:33 The ideal A1C
1:43 What you could do

In this short video, I want to cover at what blood sugar level does a person start to notice organ damage. 

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) says that your A1C should be below 7.4. This is a blood sugar level of 166, which is way too high. The damage from high blood sugar levels starts to occur when the levels reach over 100. 

One study indicated that fasting blood glucose levels between 110 and 125 already created a loss of 40% of the beta cells of the pancreas. The beta cells are the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. The more beta cells that are destroyed, the less insulin you have, the higher the blood sugar goes, the higher the glucose toxicity, and the more damage you’re going to experience. 

The ideal AlC is less than 5%. It’s important to keep in mind that things like fruit, starches, and whole grains all have a lot of sugar. The best things to do may be to cut out the refined carbohydrates and sugar, and start doing intermittent fasting. You may even be able to reverse the damage if you catch it in time. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Thanks for watching! Consider cutting carbs and sugar, and doing intermittent fasting to help prevent or reverse the damage of high blood sugar levels.

[superhelicase]

Holy moly, finally a straight answer! I kept looking for what a 'normal' blood glucose level should be and i could only find answers for what someone with diabetes should aim for, not for what is actually normal. I actually can have something to look for when trying to control my levels, as everything I've heard as well as from my doctor said just under 140 is good.

[MiguelRPD]

Sir you need to make more of these videos because they are extremely important for a topic that people desperately need to educate themselves on.

[alievskayatamara]

Dr Berg you are the best. Thank you so much.

[angeliaduncan]

I went from 9.5 to 4.6 in 6 months! It can be done

[kindnesstoall]

Short, straight to the point. Good stuff!

[diabeticmuscle]

Type one diabetic here. Keto and fasting definitely helps keep your blood sugar stable. Taking the least amount of insulin I have in years. Only time I have trouble with high sugars is on the weekends because I do carb cycling and eat carbs. Also my sugar goes up when I weight train

[chuck]

Best quick explanation, helped me realize what I need to do, thank you, just awesome.

[ColorsofhobbiesRabiaAtif]

God bless you, Dr.
You are doing great job.
By the blessing of God, i am on time to catch you up for preventing myself from Diabetes...
God will give you a high reward of this!
Aameen

[ralphfurley]

Your the best Dr Berg I'm so mad at Dr Oz today he has show on everything you've been saying for so long about insulin apple cider vinegar ect.ect. you were definitely robbed of your dedication in the spotlight but rest assured all us here in u tube land think your the best.... Thanks again for all your commitment and the passion you have... I think you would have stoled the show

[my-yt-inputs]

I am curious about some of those numbers. Not suggesting Dr Berg is incorrect. But if damage occurs with Glucose levels over 100 that then suggests that anytime you eat you're inducing damage to the beta cells. I realize he further uses the numbers post meal of less than 140. So if you're fasting glucose levels over 100 damage beta cells but after eating no damage occurs until higher than 140 levels? That makes no sense. Is it 100 or 140? Surely there is a sustained glucose level(s) we need to be concerned about. Momentary levels above a certain amount are okay as long as they return to lower normal levels.

[SharkFishSF]

I could sense the sarcasm when you said "experts in diabetes". 😆

[shermanholmes]

“Gymnema
This important herb with an unusual name is from a woody plant that grows in India and in the Far East. It has been used for centuries in the treatment of diabetes. Numerous benefits can be derived from the consumption of gymnema: it decreases blood sugar levels; it decreases insulin requirements; it regenerates the beta cells of the pancreas and allows them to produce more insulin; and it aids the glucose in crossing the blood vessel wall to reach nutritionally deprived cells.”

Excerpt From
Hidden Bible Health Secrets
Reginald Cherry

[repentfast]

You'll never know how much you've helped me dr. Berg I can't thank you enough. I am not the type to go to a doctor. I did drop over into diabetes lot of my blood work in the past pointed to prediabetes. And I ignored it because I didn't understand it at all. Not at all thank you so much.

[thisorthat]

A1C definitely should be less than 5. I have noticed that the "normal" range for fasting blood sugar levels have increased over the years according to my medical provider. Very strange, IMO. As people become less healthy, is the medical system changing the results to keep people in the "normal" range? Maybe. Thankfully intermittent fasting and keto has helped me get my blood sugar into a very healthy range.

[ireneisis]

I'm curious if you have anything on how to properly feed children? Should they be in keto from the start? Is that ideal? My 7-year-old loves sugar so much and I try to give her fruit to fix her sugar cravings but wonder if I should take it to another level.

[anniedjaswadi]

Thank you dr Berg your information is interesting, appreciate.👌👌👌

[AhmedAdly]

Dear Eric,
I started 4 months ago with an A1C of (a splinter tightening) 13.9!

3 months later I was already down to a comfy 5.6
I did take some medication, but I am almost off them now.

Cutting out refined carbs is so important. Keep making Videos because you are saving lives.

[nickbonvino]

Been on keto for almost two years. My wife and I checked our blood sugars one hour after dinner and they were below 100. Just a random day she had a meter handy. I laughed because before keto I was over 100 after a twelve hour fast

[az.az]

As always you rocked it! Can you please tell me what is the best blood sugar range for a 11 years old boy with type 1 diabetes! Also what point of Blood sugar causes the highest damage and complications in type 1.I would greatly appreciate that. Thank you so much as always

[HealthSecrets]

Thank you for sharing your great knowledge with everyone. Indeed, the knowledge you share is really useful.