Elevated hs-CRP levels, even with normal blood sugar, are detrimental to long-term health and predict future heart attacks. — Whalespan
Elevated hs-CRP levels, even with normal blood sugar, are detrimental to long-term health and predict future heart attacks.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“But CRP is, it's actually, hCRP, there's a high sensitive hCRP, your doctor will know. Get one of those readings. 'Cause if you've got normal blood sugar levels, your doctor, or fasting blood sugar levels, your doctor might say you're fine. But a lot of people have normal blood sugar, but have high CRP, which is just as bad for you longterm, and can predict a future heart attack.”