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<blockquote data-quote="DeejayR" data-source="post: 1181691" data-attributes="member: 126679"><p>Hello again after a regrettable break. Hope you're all doing well.</p><p></p><p>My six-monthly MoT was this week and my HbA1C is a point lower at 45, so that's nice and steady. Cholesterol after a year without statins has nudged up from 7 to 7.2 but still with loads of good HDL (2.4) and TC/HDL at 3.2. Non-HDL (I believe that's LDL plus all the other bad bits) at 4.81 is also high but I don't know how to gauge that against the old measure of plain LDL. Also I don't know how to work out the triglycerides.</p><p></p><p>Having read on this forum the case against statins and the nature of cholesterol, I see no point in starting statins again and I hope my GP will agree ("it's your body," she says). For me 7 is normal and healthy.</p><p></p><p>Last week I had an encouraging review with a diabetic nurse I haven't seen before and we agreed a middle course about diet ("moderation in everything"). I was especially pleased when she assumed correctly that I'm not eating spuds, rice or pasta. That's a welcome concession from an NHS person.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to have been awol but we moved from a flat with little attention needed to a house and garden with a great deal of attention needed. We were without a landline for three weeks and without internet for two months. I'm still busy but will try to spend more time with my friends here. After all, I owe my wellbeing as a diabetic to you. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeejayR, post: 1181691, member: 126679"] Hello again after a regrettable break. Hope you're all doing well. My six-monthly MoT was this week and my HbA1C is a point lower at 45, so that's nice and steady. Cholesterol after a year without statins has nudged up from 7 to 7.2 but still with loads of good HDL (2.4) and TC/HDL at 3.2. Non-HDL (I believe that's LDL plus all the other bad bits) at 4.81 is also high but I don't know how to gauge that against the old measure of plain LDL. Also I don't know how to work out the triglycerides. Having read on this forum the case against statins and the nature of cholesterol, I see no point in starting statins again and I hope my GP will agree ("it's your body," she says). For me 7 is normal and healthy. Last week I had an encouraging review with a diabetic nurse I haven't seen before and we agreed a middle course about diet ("moderation in everything"). I was especially pleased when she assumed correctly that I'm not eating spuds, rice or pasta. That's a welcome concession from an NHS person. Sorry to have been awol but we moved from a flat with little attention needed to a house and garden with a great deal of attention needed. We were without a landline for three weeks and without internet for two months. I'm still busy but will try to spend more time with my friends here. After all, I owe my wellbeing as a diabetic to you. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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