tmm99
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I just got my cholesterol, fasting glucose and A1C results back and (drum rolls pleeze..) I am now considered prediabetic!
Well, I actually did know that, but they didn't know that.
The frustrating part is that I had been semi low-carbing (at first seriously low carbing) since middle of September, but I guess I was doing something... not right.
The reason I started on low-carbing is because my last cholesterol check several months ago was not very good and my fasting glucose was 101 (70-100 normal). The doctor wrote "fasting glucose mildly elevated" and "cholesterol mildly elevated." She ordered A1C on top of fasting glucose level this second time, and for the result of the test last week, she writes "Your average blood sugar is in the prediabetic range and your cholesterol is poorly controlled.)
Here are the results from last check and from last week
Fasting glucose
101 -> 99 (normal 70-100)
A1C
? -> 5.8 (normal 4.8-5.6)
Cholesterol
Total 240 -> 243 (normal < 200) Marked High
Trig 131 -> 84 (normal < 150)
HDL 55 -> 60 (normal > 50)
LDL Calc 159->166 (normal 0-160) Marked High
Cholesterol to HDL ratio 4.4 -> 4.1 (0-4.0) Marked High
(not on the result but my Trig/HDL ratio changed from 2.38 -> 1.4)
I don't know much about the cholesterol thing, but because my triglyceride numbers went down a bunch (thanks to low-carbing) and with HDL about the same, I consider the recent test to be better than the last one. Am I wrong? LDL is calculated, so it's not accurate anyway right?
Before the test, my prediction was my A1C was low and when challenged by my doctor with high LDL (calculated), I was going to ask for LDL true test and for the fluffy test, but now, with such a high A1C, I am not going to.
Here is the thing. I have been taking my fasting glucose with my meter (TrueTest meter - which I can get the cheapest strips on amazon - around $12 per 50 strips - supposed to be calibrated/calculated to reflect the whole blood plasma level) for the last couple of months and the fasting numbers are satisfactory (for some reason, it started out good, but it started going up little by little - I was thinking liver dumping maybe? Less exercise? Supplements?? Addition of fish oil did raise my BG and stopped taking it but I was still taking Krill oil.) My most surprise was definitly the A1C. When I ate a measurable amount of carb, I tested my level every 15 minutes to see, and the numbers weren't all that bad. I have hurt my back and haven't been exercising as much, and that might be the reason of fasting BG going up, but maybe I just cannot eat any bad carbs at all.
BTW, I bought Bayer's A1C self test. My review is... it's crap. I tested it on those days below.
9/16 5.9
10/23 5.6
11/11 4.9 (I thought it was too low, so I bought another box and the second result on the same day was 4.7)
11/14 5.9 (lab drawn)
After all this, I looked up amazon for Bayer's A1C test and some said Bayer told him that the test is accurate to +/- 0.9%
My questions:
* How should I approach my doctor when I see her next time?
* How long should I wait until I get another A1C test? (some say a couple of weeks, some say 3 months. I waited 2 months since I started low/semi-low carb to take the test...)
How do I post an excel of my daily fasting values?
Any comments GREATLY appreciated!
Well, I actually did know that, but they didn't know that.
The frustrating part is that I had been semi low-carbing (at first seriously low carbing) since middle of September, but I guess I was doing something... not right.
The reason I started on low-carbing is because my last cholesterol check several months ago was not very good and my fasting glucose was 101 (70-100 normal). The doctor wrote "fasting glucose mildly elevated" and "cholesterol mildly elevated." She ordered A1C on top of fasting glucose level this second time, and for the result of the test last week, she writes "Your average blood sugar is in the prediabetic range and your cholesterol is poorly controlled.)
Here are the results from last check and from last week
Fasting glucose
101 -> 99 (normal 70-100)
A1C
? -> 5.8 (normal 4.8-5.6)
Cholesterol
Total 240 -> 243 (normal < 200) Marked High
Trig 131 -> 84 (normal < 150)
HDL 55 -> 60 (normal > 50)
LDL Calc 159->166 (normal 0-160) Marked High
Cholesterol to HDL ratio 4.4 -> 4.1 (0-4.0) Marked High
(not on the result but my Trig/HDL ratio changed from 2.38 -> 1.4)
I don't know much about the cholesterol thing, but because my triglyceride numbers went down a bunch (thanks to low-carbing) and with HDL about the same, I consider the recent test to be better than the last one. Am I wrong? LDL is calculated, so it's not accurate anyway right?
Before the test, my prediction was my A1C was low and when challenged by my doctor with high LDL (calculated), I was going to ask for LDL true test and for the fluffy test, but now, with such a high A1C, I am not going to.
Here is the thing. I have been taking my fasting glucose with my meter (TrueTest meter - which I can get the cheapest strips on amazon - around $12 per 50 strips - supposed to be calibrated/calculated to reflect the whole blood plasma level) for the last couple of months and the fasting numbers are satisfactory (for some reason, it started out good, but it started going up little by little - I was thinking liver dumping maybe? Less exercise? Supplements?? Addition of fish oil did raise my BG and stopped taking it but I was still taking Krill oil.) My most surprise was definitly the A1C. When I ate a measurable amount of carb, I tested my level every 15 minutes to see, and the numbers weren't all that bad. I have hurt my back and haven't been exercising as much, and that might be the reason of fasting BG going up, but maybe I just cannot eat any bad carbs at all.
BTW, I bought Bayer's A1C self test. My review is... it's crap. I tested it on those days below.
9/16 5.9
10/23 5.6
11/11 4.9 (I thought it was too low, so I bought another box and the second result on the same day was 4.7)
11/14 5.9 (lab drawn)
After all this, I looked up amazon for Bayer's A1C test and some said Bayer told him that the test is accurate to +/- 0.9%
My questions:
* How should I approach my doctor when I see her next time?
* How long should I wait until I get another A1C test? (some say a couple of weeks, some say 3 months. I waited 2 months since I started low/semi-low carb to take the test...)
How do I post an excel of my daily fasting values?
Any comments GREATLY appreciated!
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