Nutrition Appointment & Lab Results
@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
Rupert, Idaho
April 2, 2019 10:32pm CST
As you know if you saw my other post, I saw the doctor yesterday and had my blood work checked. They did a check of almost everything (rather than just a1c and kidneys). I got the results today when I saw my nutritionist.
My a1c is down from 6.7 to 6.5 - I am just glad it went down rather than up! I am at least moving in the right direction.
Sharing some of my old numbers, to just show how low carb has helped me.
My worst a1c was back in 2015 at 11.8 (an average of 292). An A1c of 6.5 is an average of 140...still not great, but much better than 292!
A year later it went down to 7.8....then back up to 8.7.
Last July I got it down to the lowest (6.1) since my diagnosis in 2010.
Now, I am working to get it under 6% by the time I go back to the doctor in 6 months.
My doctor and nutritionist are pleased with 6.5% but I know I can do better.
Onto the other numbers....
My cholesterol is in the normal range, my triglycerides are pretty good. Bad LDL is a little high...and good HDL is a little low. Nothing of concern right now, and with my triglycerides being good I am not worried. - Also, looking back on the results from the past years....these numbers are improved since doing low carb.
My kidney function is getting better, I guess last check the numbers were way too high....now they are much improved, and just a little above where they should be.
Anyways....that is all I have on that for now. What do you all think?
Do you get your numbers checked regularly?
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
3 Apr 19
It is right to have a regular check up like that.That is a good news.Only with my blood pressure.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Apr 19
You only have trouble with blood pressure, or only get that checked? My blood pressure is actually fine!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Apr 19
@andriaperry That is a very good thing!
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
3 Apr 19
Glad you are sticking to your diet. I get a blood test every six months. So far everything is OK.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Apr 19
Thank you, I am really trying! That's good to check it twice a year...and that's good that everything is okay!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
7 Apr 19
Very true....Hopefully you will then, and that they will be good :)
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
3 Apr 19
Good you are checking your health condition. It is important to take care of one's physical self. As the saying goes - Health is wealth,
I think I will follow your example and get to the lab soon as I can.
Thanks for posting, this is a good reminder.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
4 Apr 19
@MommyOfEli2013 A very relevant post this is. Diabetes, like cancer, has become a multi-billion strategy for pharmaceuticals to prosper. That is why we are fed junk food and cola and all kinds of energy drinks for thirst quenchers. We have to get sick and avail of the treatment.
I am a victim, too. There was power shortage in 1991. We were forced to drink coke for meals.Diabetes is big business here, too. In the recent years, dialysis centers mushroomed in the metropolis. Kidney ailment is a complication of diabetes,
Keep posting helpful ideas from your experiences. Helps us, too.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
4 Apr 19
@eileenleyva Well thank you....I share about it to keep accountable and to help others if I can. Yes...the pharmacies and all of them want us to stay sick so they keep making money so they prescribe pills and recommend a diet that doesn't help.
I am sorry that you are a victim too. I think it is a pretty big issue in most places....so not surprised. Definitely not good!
And thank you...I will!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Apr 19
Well with being diabetic I get labs taken often. That sounds like a good plan to get yours checked soon too, glad that this could be a reminder!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
6 Apr 19
Measures average blood sugars over the last 3 months....usually is checked to tell if someone is diabetic or not.
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@TheHorse (238317)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Apr 19
@MommyOfEli2013 Have you had issues with diabetes?
@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
7 Apr 19
@TheHorse I've been diabetic for almost 10 years.....but doing a low carb diet my a1c is lower the past year or so.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Apr 19
I get mine checked next month. I have been on diabetic diet ( low carb) since I found out in 2007 Mine was never as high as yours, I think 7.1 was my all time high. But I do cheat from time to time.
I think the numbers speak, 6.5 is am improvement!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Apr 19
Well I hope your numbers will be where you want them! And that's good that you have done the diet since you found out. That is good that your number was never as high as mine.....and cheating from time to time is much better than all the time!
Thank you, yes 6.5 is definitely an improvement :)
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@lillywriter (1143)
• Lithuania
3 Apr 19
Sounds like you have good numbers. I still did not check mine this year.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Apr 19
Thank you, they are okay....but will work on improving them. And that is okay...there is time :)
@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Apr 19
Glad everything is looking better. Even with the cheat days you are doing better. Less of those will help.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Apr 19
Thank you, do hope that I can get the number under 6 by the time I go back to the doctor, but we'll see. Yes, less cheat days will help....but sometimes they help with sanity!
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@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
3 Apr 19
Keep up the great work! I get blood work about once a year, our family has a history of Factor. V deficiency a blood clotting disorder thankfully it hasn’t showed up in my blood work!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Apr 19
Thank you.....and that is good that you get it checked once a year at least. I haven't heard of that defiency, but good to keep an eye out!
