Not really, you're lab might say you're a 6.0 but my lab might say you're a
4.9 ... every lab has different ratios which is what is wrong with an A1C...

My GP's office lab has a higher average then my endo's office.. I go mostly
by what my meter is, how I feel and combine all the numbers to give me a
well rounded graph... so far my endo and gp follow more my advice for
myself then I theirs... I listen to them when they tell me numbers need to
drop.. or that I need this med for this protection because I'm taking this
or that med..

but congrats none the less...

what was your cholesterol?

as you should be pleased... theres always room for improvement..

congrats on the weight loss...

i'm sure you have more then a few beta cells left.... more like an over
abundance,
they just don't work like they should any longer.

LOL, guess he's not seen too many t1 diabetics... I've been over that
several times in the early days and when i'm really sick.

RK, t1

Congratulations. Whether it's 5.1  or 6.0 that's a
tremendous improvement on a diagnostic glucose of 651. You
didn'r mention the initial A1c - but it had to be way up
there.

Keep up the good work:-)

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.

gary wrote in message ...
.

  It occurs to me that you might be interested in why I regard our posters,
Quentin and Susan as Heroes 1st Class.

I am barred from taking the anti-cholesterol statin meds,  and for a while,
my lipid panel was frightening.    Then Quentin posted about the book:

   50 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol.   McGowan, Mary P., M.D.

So I bought it and did some of the things Dr. McGowan recommended:

First pass results:

 Total Cholesterol:   down 21%
  Triglycerides:         down 43%
  HDL                        down 4%
  LDL                         down 25%

Then Susan posted some citations from some European studies on the effects
of the vitamin Pantethine.    I didn't even take the whole dose they
recommended but I still saw a striking increase in my HDL      (Hint:  If
you want to live a long time,  pick grandparents who pass on "high-HDL"
genes)

Final result:

  HDL:  68 mg/dL
 Triglycerides/HDL = 1.1   **
 Total/HDL   = 2.6

(** Another way to live longer,   inherit some "triglycerides/HDL ratio =
low" genes,  or figure out how to get there without them.   If your ratio is
3.0 or higher,   get cracking! ! !)

My regime:

Benecol Margarine
Olive Oil  (THE cooking fat in our house)

Policosanol
Garlic
Guggul      (all three in one pill from iHerb)

time-release Niacin
Psyllium
Fish oil
Walnuts
Ground Flax Seed
Pantethine

I don't follow Dr. McGowan's Soy Flour recommendations.   Just can't find a
good way to squeeze it into my diet.  Also,  soy is risky for T1 or other
folks with known autoimmune problems.

Regards
 Old Al

I had the reverse situation. The home test was 5.8 and the lab was 5.3.
Others have reported dead on accuracy between the home and lab tests.

I was suspicious of my home test when I drew too much blood into the
first pipette and then wicked some out with a tissue and got a bubble in
the tube making it difficult to know how much total blood I'd captured.
Would be nice if the test kit came with an extra pipette for such errors.

Gary, considering where you started from you are doing great.

As time goes by the numbers will improve even more.

Loretta

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