Thank you!

(((((julie)))))

Love and prayers,

Vickie B.

Thanks!

I generally don't eat between meals.  And low carb simply does not work for
me.  It really won't work for me now.  I already have fatty liver, so I
can't eat too much fat.  And given this last set of problems, can't eat much
protein.  I also can't drink any alcohol whatever.

Correct.  I produce waaaay too much insulin.

He has mentioned Byetta but does not put his patients on it unless their A1c
is >7.0.  However the more I read about it, the less likely it seems it
would work for me.  It would also not address my most recent concern.  The
protein in the urine.  At least I don't think so.

I am not concerned at this point about getting the BG down.  I AM concerned
with the protein in the urine.  That's a bad thing!   My A1c is still
considered in acceptable range.  I was just annoyed that it wasn't lower
this time around because my numbers had been much better for the most part.

Thanks!  I'll keep everyone updated.

No.  Random test.  He did do a 24 hour urine collection prior but to check
for cortisol.  Not sure if that would have been used to check for protein or
not.  I have heard nothing back from him aside from the scribbled note on
the copy of my labs.  I looked this up and it reaches beyond the kidneys.
This affects the eyes and heart as well.

BG control isn't the issue here.  The A1c was higher than I want, but still
fine.  The Dr. does not feel that insulin would help at this point in time
because hyperinsulima creates a problem in and of itself.  As I said, most
of my numbers were fine.  Yes, I had wacky highs for the past few days,
although yesterday was fine...by me anyway.  Highest number was 136.  I have
had problems at times with bad hypos.  My BG can drop very rapidly and the
cause has not been found.  That "time of the month" occurred today.  So it
may well be the loss of control was hormonal.

Thanks!

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As far as I know, creatinine clearance is done with a 24 hour wee wee test
or serum.  You indicate that yours was done with the urine test.  This test
is hard to interpret because the test results need to be compared to a
corrected range or to a standard range if the results are corrected.  I have
had the same results reported ah "high" and "low" by the same lab, both were
incorrect.  The standard range is 97-137 ml/min.  Your data needs to be
corrected by using your height, weight, and age.  The standard range is
based upon a body surface area of 1.73 square meters.

There are more than one formula used to correct this, all produce similar
results (that I have investigated).  I have made a spreadsheet to aid in the
correction process.  Is your data (64.7) a corrected number?  If not, I
could correct the nukber for you and provide the answer to the best of my
abilities.

My results (on the same sheet of paper from the lab):
   141 High against 97-137 range
   87 Low against the 97-147 range
Actual result is 87 normal against a 81-121 range

On the first result the lab compared uncorrected data (height/weight)
against the standard to report a "high" incorrect result.

On the second result the lab reported a correct value (height/weight)
against the standard range to report an incorrect "low" result.

Subsequently, I corrected for age to determine the range that would go with
the corrected data to report the "normal" result.  I email this to my doctor
and he congratulated me on my efforts.  I have to say that the labs provide
less than stellar performance.

The serum creatinine range is .5 - 1.5 mg/dL on my lab reports.  Remember
that labs do have different ranges based upon the way they conduct tests and
choose to report results.  YMMV.

I haven't had to investigate the protein thing yet.... my next wee wee test
is this week!  2 days of wee wee collection.... personally, I find it hard
to #2 and collect 100% of #1..... maybe I should answer those adds for the
"super pecker pills" and get one that is 2-3 feet long, would make it
easier!
-Sax

I hope so too.

Very true.

Thanks!

I don't eat a lot of salty foods.  But I am not by any means avoiding salt.
I don't think that would help in this case.

I've had high BP since my 20's.  Been on Lisinopril for years.  BP is
currently fine.  I'm still waiting to hear back from the Dr. as to what he
is doing with my meds.  My fear is that if he increases the dose of the BP
med, my BP will drop too low.  This happened to me before when I was seeing
a different Endo.  He put me on a Beta Blocker as well because I'd developed
a rapid heartbeat from being hyperthyroid.  At times I'd feel faint so I had
to stop that med.