Hemoglobin A1c

What is it? Hemoglobin is that stuff inside red blood cells that carries oxygen from our lungs to our cells. Glucose (sugar) floats around in the blood stream like a Dunkin Donuts on wheels eagerly serving its cellular customers. Now as you know, glucose is a sticky molecule.
Protein molecules are like park benches, nice places for the glucose to stick to while waiting to go to work. Sugar coated protein is also called Glycoprotein. If you want to see a chunk of Glycoprotein and even bite it then think of bread crust.
Somebody discovered a long time ago that the percentage of Hb molecules having glucose sitting on them is proportional to the amount of glucose floating around looking for work. Hemoglobin A1c is just a fancy name for sugar coated Hb. If you have high blood sugar then your Hemoglobin A1c gradually creeps up.
The point is that your blood sugar bounces around a lot whereas Hemoglobin A1c changes only slowly.
If five percent of your Hb is sugar coated then you are OK.
Six percent and you are suspiciously sugary.
Ten percent and you are diabetic.
In summary, if your Hemoglobin A1c is elevated then you are becoming crusty.
If you want to be less crusty what can you do? There are prescription drugs that lower blood sugar. Unfortunately, a scientific study just showed that aggressive blood sugar control can shorten your life.
Many studies in scientific journals have shown that Chromium (Cr), the shiny metal, also lowers blood sugar. Areas of the world where the soil is deficient in Cr also has more diabetes. Cr is an essential mineral. When God designed the doorway into the cell through which sugars passes on its way to work, he gave it a nice shiny Chromium doorknob. For you scientists, if the insulin receptor does not get a  Chromium doorknob it slouches more and works less.
The takeaway message is God has the patent on Chromium. The good news is that it fits effortlessly into the big picture of life. The bad news is God spends zilch on marketing which means all this may be news to you. Most doctors do not know this.
So what is the plan here?
Take Chromium 1000 mcg every day for a month.
Do before and after measurements of Hemoglobin A1c.
Is it safe? Yes.
Is it unsafe to be Chromium deficient? Yes!!
Be prepared to encounter professional naysayer’s who cluck nervously about things they do not understand while simultaneously scribbling prescriptions for dangerous drugs.
So, what else can you do? The difficult things are:

• Eat healthier.
• Eat less.
• Exercise more.
• Get professional help.

Warning !! If you are suffering from a complex medical problem, you need expert help.
Bad things can happen unexpectedly.