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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / May 2008Went to the Dr today...
So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take new labs. On the 6th of march I took my very first lab and my A1C was 6.9 and the labs from today I took on the 12th (so about 4 to 5 weeks later) and my A1C was 6.3, thats pretty good don't you think? I do! :) -nate > So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the > posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take > new labs. On the 6th of march I took my very first lab and my A1C was > 6.9 and the labs from today I took on the 12th (so about 4 to 5 weeks > later) and my A1C was 6.3, thats pretty good don't you think? I > do! :) Keep up the good work! Nate wrote in message ... >So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >-nate Yes, I think so too. Keep up with what you're doing. :-) Cheri >So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >-nate Yep! Heading in the right direction. What other numbers did he give you? Lipids, BP etc. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com Latest:Is Testing Worthwhile? and Cambodia http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/2008/03/cambodia.html > So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the > posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -nate > three weeks?? sounds unlikely, unless you have gone on a radical diet. More likely, one of the sets of labs is wrong >> So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >> posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >More likely, one of the sets of labs is wrong Ted, it has become increasingly clear that A1c is heavily weighted to the past few weeks, not months. At least, for type 2. I say that based not just on reading but on my own experience. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com Latest:Is Testing Worthwhile? and Cambodia http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/2008/03/cambodia.html >>> So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >>> posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > type 2. I say that based not just on reading but on my own > experience. The first Endo. I went to (granted, not a good one) did a fructosamine test on me after 3 weeks. He said it was too soon to do the A1c. >>> So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >>> posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >type 2. I say that based not just on reading but on my own >experience. I was chatting with a friend today, and he mentioned that he has an A1C done once per month, as a requirement of his company. He's a long-haul trucker, and apparently they are quite adamant that anyone with diabetes gets monitored closely. The other thing is that even if the A1C were a true 3-month average, monthly testing would still show a trend.  SignatureLarry, T2, Saskatchewan, Canada. DX 24 Aug 07. D&E Metformin 2000mg, Ramipril, Simvastatin Dx A1c 8.1 : Latest 5.1 (4 Mar 08) Agreed i was running 8o's near a month and week before my test i was sick and my aic was 6..clearly my results dont match the testing i was doing often at home. KROM >>> So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >>> posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > and Cambodia > http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/2008/03/cambodia.html >>> So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >>> posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >>More likely, one of the sets of labs is wrong > Ted, it has become increasingly clear that A1c is heavily > weighted to the past few weeks, not months. At least, for > type 2. I say that based not just on reading but on my own > experience. Not to mention that the interval in question is nearly twice three weeks, and even if it was only three weeks, and even if A1C really was a pure three month average, the figures supplied still wouldn't be surprising. SignatureChris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] http://HeartMDPhD.com/Convicts > >>> So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the > >>> posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > a pure three month average, the figures supplied still wouldn't be > surprising. In our collective clinical experience, this is relatively commonplace for folks who smartly eat less, down to the right amount: http://HeartMDPhD.com/BeSmart Here is a simple parable provided in hopes of promoting greater understanding: http://HeartMDPhD.com/Parable Life in industrialized nations is life in blessed feedlots. <>< http://HeartMDPhD.com/HolySpirit/Counsels So I went back today to get the rest of my lab report... Chol = 142 Trig = 62 HDL = 38 -- a Little Low LDL = 92 Chol/HDL Ratio = 3.7 I did have a bit of a high fasting Glucose at 105, but it was taken from plasma and I think I have read that plasma tends to be higher. Any thoughts? I know that when I check it myself it’s normally in the 80 - 90 range in the mornings. 79 yesterday ;) Oh and they checked my kidneys too. My Microalbumin was 2.5 and the ratio to Creatinine (77.2) was 3.2 Is there anything else I should be watching out for in my labs? While I was in today I took another lab to check my C-pep and my insulin. hehe I hope I am not going overboard on this. Thanks again everyone for your encouragement and advice. -nate CROSSPOSTS REMOVED >So I went back today to get the rest of my lab report... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >LDL = 92 >Chol/HDL Ratio = 3.7 Looks pretty good so far and likely to improve, trigs/HDL is good >I did have a bit of a high fasting Glucose at 105, but it was taken >from plasma and I think I have read that plasma tends to be higher. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Thanks again everyone for your encouragement and advice. Thanks for proving that it works! > So I went back today to get the rest of my lab report... > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > -nate Nate, most meters today are 'plasma calibrated', that means the readings are your whole blood readings plus an adjustment of ? 15% to 'approximate' a plasma reading what meter do you use? what does the manual say about it's calibration? Signaturekate type 1 since 1987 www.diabetic-talk.org > So I went back today to get the rest of my lab report... > > Chol = 142 > Trig = 62 > HDL = 38 -- a Little Low Needs to be optimally more than 50 mg/dL > LDL = 92 > Chol/HDL Ratio = 3.7 > > I did have a bit of a high fasting Glucose at 105, but it was taken > from plasma and I think I have read that plasma tends to be higher. > Any thoughts? It is the serum reading that is the reference. > I know that when I check it myself it�s normally in the 80 - 90 range > in the mornings. 79 yesterday ;) That is optimal but it would be wise to check your meter with the reference solutions from the manufacturer or against another meter because yours may be consistently off by 20-30 mg/dL. > Oh and they checked my kidneys too. My Microalbumin was 2.5 and the > ratio to Creatinine (77.2) was 3.2 This is an indicator of endothelial dysfunction. > Is there anything else I should be watching out for in my labs? AST and ALT can be elevated by NAFLD, which commonly is associated with type-2 diabetic folks. > While I was in today I took another lab to check my C-pep and my > insulin. hehe I hope I am not going overboard on this. > > Thanks again everyone for your encouragement and advice. Laus Deo http://HeartMDPhD.com/LausDeo <>< http://HeartMDPhD.com/HolySpirit/Counsels So I went back today to get the rest of my lab report... Chol = 142 Trig = 62 HDL = 38 -- a Little Low LDL = 92 Chol/HDL Ratio = 3.7 I did have a bit of a high fasting Glucose at 105, but it was taken from plasma and I think I have read that plasma tends to be higher. Any thoughts? I know that when I check it myself it’s normally in the 80 - 90 range in the mornings. 79 yesterday ;) Oh and they checked my kidneys too. My Microalbumin was 2.5 and the ratio to Creatinine (77.2) was 3.2 Is there anything else I should be watching out for in my labs? While I was in today I took another lab to check my C-pep and my insulin. hehe I hope I am not going overboard on this. Thanks again everyone for your encouragement and advice. -nate -- You might want to remove the non-diabetes newsgroups from the list of newsgroups you are crossposting to, with perhaps one exception if you are posting through one of the other newsgroups. Many of the diabetics here are trying to set up a killfile that deletes all messages crossposted to at least one of those newsgroups, especially the cardiology newsgroup, due to the number of kooks that crosspost to such a list of newsgroups. My ex had a first A1c of 12. something. One month later he was in normal range. It was radical diet for him but not radical generally. I had him on the little and often meals but carb was never lower than 15gr per meal or snack. Compared to what he usually ate it was a huge change. 6.9 - 6.3 in 3 weeks isn't very dramatic but certainly going down which is a good thing for the OP. Still a good job on their part. >> So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >> posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > More likely, one of the sets of labs is wrong > > So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the > > posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > More likely, one of the sets of labs is wrong Even more likely, you don't know what you're talking about. A1c is most heavily weighted to the last 2-3 weeks, so a drop of .6 in 3 weeks, especially when working to lower it, is entirely feasible. I dropped mine from 7.2 at Dx to 5.4 in 2 months. I guess you can spew obscenities at me now as seems to be your style. John C. >So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take >new labs. On the 6th of march I took my very first lab and my A1C was >6.9 and the labs from today I took on the 12th (so about 4 to 5 weeks >later) and my A1C was 6.3, thats pretty good don't you think? I >do! :) Nice slope, Nate - keep it up! Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 > So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the > posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take > new labs. On the 6th of march I took my very first lab and my A1C was > 6.9 and the labs from today I took on the 12th (so about 4 to 5 weeks > later) and my A1C was 6.3, thats pretty good don't you think? I > do! :) Excellent progress, Nate! Keep up the good work. You'll be a 5%er before you know it! ;-) SignatureNick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War. They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ You're definitely headed in the right direction, Nate. :-) Good job! SignatureBest regards, Michelle C., T2 diet & exercise BMI 21.5 > So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the > posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > -nate >So hello again everyone. I have been learing a lot reading some of the >posts on here. So I went to the Dr today. He is new so he had me take [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >-nate G'day G'day Nate, Well done for five weeks. Keep it up and you'll be in the 5% club in another month or so. Your triglyceride to HDL ratio looked good although your HDL was low. The low triglycerides suggests that the carbs in your diet isn't excessive. The low HDL could be from a number of reasons. Smoking will lower HDL. Lack of exercise will do it. Rowers used to find their HDL went down every year in the off season when they weren't training. HDL is a temporary sort of thing. Some T2 diabetics struggle with it. Some don't. There is a large genetic component involved with it apparently. Omega-6 fats will lower all cholesterol including unfortunately HDL. Drinking some red wine will increase HDL though all in all it has little benefit except for those over fifty. Best wishes, SignatureQuentin Grady ^ ^ / New Zealand, >#,#< [ / \ /\ "... and the blind dog was leading." http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin |
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