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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / October 2005My latest set of tests
Virology -- no infections :-)) Bacteriology -- no infections :-)) Weight -- 122 lbs so its started UP again :-)) Total Cholesterol -- 2.9 [112] :-)) HDL -- 1.0 [39] too low and should be at least 1.2 [46] LDL -- 1.6 [61] biggest smile yet! Trigs -- 0.7 [62] whoopee!! HbA1c -- 6.8 oh no, that's worse than the last one, which was worse than the one before Postural Hypotension -- back again with a vengeance - a fall in systolic of 22 LFT -- Claire (the DSN) didn't give me the numbers, but she did make an appointment for my GP to see me next Thursday, and a hint that one of the tests is too high Skin blemishes -- completely gone Fingernails and toenails -- look like tinea, not difficult to treat Autonomic neuropathy -- the symptoms of possible gastroparesis have disappeared Kidneys -- no sign of any problem Retinopathy -- not tested until 10th November Commments are welcome, if you feel like it Alan H  SignatureNever go to bed mad. Stay up and fight! Phyllis Diller Hi Alan, One way to bring up that HDL value is exercise and it should have an impact on your Hba1c too. How are you doing with exercise. Take care. > Hi Alan, > > One way to bring up that HDL value is exercise and it should have an > impact on your Hba1c too. How are you doing with exercise. Take care. i exercise in a mild but regular way, coz RA won't allow much else. i wonder, plz, if you can tell me if statins would bring the HDL up, i believe i don't need them to put LDL or trigs down. tyvm for the good wishes. Alan H Hi Alan, Although I did hear that station may raise the HDL value, I also heard many horor story about the side effects of taking statin. However, I was adviced to take fish oil (the liquid form), nuts (almond, walnut, macadamia, etc.), 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, and exercise to improve the HDL. I'm not qualified to give you any info. about medication and try not to take any if I don't have to. I don't know what you meant with RA, but if you have some difficulty in exercising, you can try yoga and tai chi. Take care. > Hi Alan, > Although I did hear that station may raise the HDL value, I also heard [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > improve the HDL. I'm not qualified to give you any info. about > medication and try not to take any if I don't have to. that is useful info, thank you. i gotta see my doc on Thursday, so i shall talk with him about it, as well as the liver probs -- if probs they are. > I don't know > what you meant with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis. autoimmune damage to the synovial linings of the joints, in my case; but other causes do exist. if i exercise heavily i swell up and lose mobility, but gentle exercise is not a problem. > but if you have some difficulty in exercising, > you can try yoga and tai chi. i live out in the sticks, so a yoga course or tai chi might not be available nearby. the town close is only a small market town, but i will look into that next week. i can't do it sooner coz of the weekend, and even more importantly coz i stay awake at night listening to the cricket match, so i am asleep during the day. cricket is much more important than dm [tongue in cheek] > Take care. and to you. Alan H Alan, a gentle walk of 30 minutes a day is sufficient exercise to show an improvement in HDL levels as for the 'dangers' of a statin......... you have a mucsle and liver enzyme test done BEFORE you start the statin and again at the 6 week level........... that will tell you if the statin is causing muscle problems or liver problems for you there are a lot of people who are very verbal about how bad statin is for you (sorry, not a poke at the bloke who mentioned this) and they don't support their information other than a study of one.......... i'm sure if you suffer any side affects from a statin you will notice it and simply quit the statin both myself and my partner are on statin therapy for chol levels kate SignatureJoin us in the Diabetic-Talk Chatroom on UnderNet /server irc.undernet.org --- /join #Diabetic-Talk More info: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/ http://www.diabetic-talk.org/freeveggies.htm I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be an expensive teacher. > > Hi Alan, > > Although I did hear that station may raise the HDL value, I also heard [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Alan H > Alan, a gentle walk of 30 minutes a day is > sufficient exercise to show an improvement in HDL > levels i do that most days, now i shall make sure i do it every day. gotta be careful which way i go, coz if i go past the tattoo studio -- well, i can't go "past". them tattoos are addictive, for me at any rate. LOL [repeat NO virology infections] > as for the 'dangers' of a statin......... you have > a mucsle and liver enzyme test done BEFORE you > start the statin and again at the 6 week > level........... that will tell you if the statin > is causing muscle problems or liver problems for > you i have read that b4 somewhere, but i forgot it. thanks for reminding me. i might find it in the deep and dark and mysterious depths of my hard disks, or backups on CD, tape, DVD, or wherever it might be. i gotta get it all indexed some way or another. besides, i trust my present doc more than i ever trusted any other b4. > there are a lot of people who are very verbal > about how bad statin is for you (sorry, not a poke [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > affects from a statin you will notice it and > simply quit the statin i sure will. > both myself and my partner are on statin therapy > for chol levels ah, the study size just doubled :-) Alan H > kate >> > Hi Alan, [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >> >> Alan H i'm a study of one the statin's (simvastatin specifically) has increased my already high HDL (the good one) and it's reduced my LDL and Triglicerides at the same time i'm still close to 5.0 on my total Chol........ but that's because the HDL is so high for me kate SignatureJoin us in the Diabetic-Talk Chatroom on UnderNet /server irc.undernet.org --- /join #Diabetic-Talk More info: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/ http://www.diabetic-talk.org/freeveggies.htm I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be an expensive teacher. > > Hi Alan, > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Alan H > i'm a study of one > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > i'm still close to 5.0 on my total Chol........ > but that's because the HDL is so high for me ty, Kate. another bit to ask my doc next week. he is going to get a hatful of questions ;-) Alan H SignatureDo, or do not. There is no try. Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back > kate > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Alan H I only have one point of comparison, but my HDL actually went down a bit after I started a statin. However, it went down only to about where it's usually been the last 3-4 years. My LDL went down about 40%, which was fine & the reason for the statin; I don't have a problem with tri's anyway, but they didn't change much. bj >> Hi Alan, >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Alan H |
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