Some good news at least!

[Brunneria]

Brilliant achievement!

 

[jjraak]

I think you need to change your signature! That light is pretty darned bright now

Agreed. He's now in the club house having an ice n a slice in his G&T....

 

[ianpspurs]

Surgery got in touch and confirmed that my statin script has gone up to 40mg as my bloods came back abnormal but didn't even talk about my HBA1C which was kind of funny so I chased it and they said normal, I said give me a number and that number was...

29!

I wondered if I could do it and I managed it in 3 months and I still cannot believe that, completely under the diagnostic criteria for diabetes and then some. Now if I could get my lipids to behave I wouldn't have anything to worry about but I suppose that was why they didn't even mention the HBA1C, I probably embarassed the nurse.

Again though thank you, everyone that has been cheering me on and giving me advice. I am aiming to keep this up for life and I want everyone here as well to have their health well into the future.

Amazing HbA1c fantatsic effort by you to make this happen. Massive congratulations

 

[SlimLizzy]

What a great result, all your efforts have paid out with a jackpot. Well done you. Give yourself a good star

 

[Glucobabu]

WOW! From 114 to 29 in nine months! Well done you!!

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but isn’t 29 too low? I was told the ideal was around 46/47. So does it mean lower than 27 is even better?

 

[Bluetit1802]

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but isn’t 29 too low? I was told the ideal was around 46/47. So does it mean lower than 27 is even better?

Remember you are on insulin. A very low HbA1c could be because of frequent hypos.

29 is excellent for a T2 not on insulin or hypoglycemic drugs

 

[Rachox]

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but isn’t 29 too low? I was told the ideal was around 46/47. So does it mean lower than 27 is even better?

@Caeseji is type 2, so as far as we know the lower the better. I believe Type 1s generally keep their levels a bit higher due to the risk of hypos

 

[Goonergal]

@Caeseji that is stunning. Congratulations and very well deserved too.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Well done on the hba1c front @Caeseji, you have bashed that into shape as well as your profile pix.

 

[Thomas the Tank]

Surgery got in touch and confirmed that my statin script has gone up to 40mg as my bloods came back abnormal
My LDL, HDL and all the other DL's are always normal because they are never tested even during the time I spent in hospital having a double bypass. I do not waste my time with ridiculous tests that have no meaningful results. So well done for getting the Hb down to normal!

 

[pdmjoker]

Surgery got in touch and confirmed that my statin script has gone up to 40mg as my bloods came back abnormal

VERY well done on your HbA1c!!! LDL cholesterol is much misunderstood by GPs etc.

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[Gryph]

That is fantastic news - well done you!

 

[bulkbiker]

Surgery got in touch and confirmed that my statin script has gone up to 40mg as my bloods came back abnormal but didn't even talk about my HBA1C which was kind of funny so I chased it and they said normal, I said give me a number and that number was...

29!

I wondered if I could do it and I managed it in 3 months and I still cannot believe that, completely under the diagnostic criteria for diabetes and then some. Now if I could get my lipids to behave I wouldn't have anything to worry about but I suppose that was why they didn't even mention the HBA1C, I probably embarassed the nurse.

Again though thank you, everyone that has been cheering me on and giving me advice. I am aiming to keep this up for life and I want everyone here as well to have their health well into the future.

Wowsers how did I miss this post.. well done sir complete
SUPERSTAR!

 

[Caeseji]

Gosh this has such amazing comments that I just had to address you all!

Well done on the Hba1c.

Personally I suspect that the whole idea of how cholesterol impacts on health requires a more rigorous investigation than it has yet been given.
Comparing the age at death to LDL levels has indicated (so reports the BMJ Open site) that for older people, having a higher LDL level doesn't mean a shorter life.

Hard to believe something produced in our bodies to help us would be what kills us, I think inflammation is the more worrying aspect and I certainly feel I have that down. Thank you though, that means a lot!

Amazing news. Well done you.

Thanks ert! Onwards and upwards!

Congratulations on the outstanding HbA1c level

Personally I think Cholesterol needs a lot more research/investigation/studies I think it’s going to be yet another thing that future generations look back on and wonder why we thought the way we do ‍

They test mine periodically and it’s lower when I’m low carbing and lower still when I’m exercising (currently off my feet due to a knee injury so precious little exercise & it’s not helping my BG or my state of mind any) . They have, in the past, encouraged me to take statins (target driven) but it’s a big fat NO from me & it’s currently 5 & mr Dr said last time I was there that she was happy with that. I think it’s higher than most people in here aim for, but as I say, I don’t think enough investigation has taken place to accurately determine a) if it’s an issue & b) for who/what level etc.

But that’s just my thoughts on it.

Id love your HbA1c result though!

Well here is hoping you can get it as well one day and thank you so much! Seriously I think it is still one of the more dubious things in this generation now, they are starting to realise just how much they have misguided people over the years. You're doing well I would say so why try and mess up your cells with something that should have have been there in the first place? Thank you as well!

I am soooooo pleased for you. Sub 30 club is exclusive, well done.

I honestly gasped when I found it, I never expected to be in that club yet here I am! Thanks for all the help!

A round of applause for... No, a standing ovation for that Man! Excellent job, there.

I am dizzy with happiness over it, just changing a few small things made such a big difference! Thank you so much Guzzler!

WHAAHOOOO.....

OUTSTANDING STUFF.

SO pleased for you @Caeseji
You worked hard, knuckled down and did the hard miles.
time to rest and enjoy the day.

Made up for you.
You little STAR.

Agreed. He's now in the club house having an ice n a slice in his G&T....

I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of G&T and my smug satisfaction at the nurse being so flabbergasted about how I turned it all around. Thanks for much jjraak, it's time to keep this going.

Congratulations @Caeseji that is phenominal. So,pleased for you.

Awwww thank you so very much!

...667 the neighbour of the beast.

Well done mate!

Well done you got Iron Maiden in my head but I'd like to go to that number one day, wouldn't be as warm there! Thanks so much!

Congratulations, that is awesome news! Well done, mate! Gives me hope I could do better in the future.

You can do it, seriously I have faith in everyone here to keep themselves going! Thank you for the well wishes and I will always be cheering you on.

WOW! From 114 to 29 in nine months! Well done you!!

Still stunned to be honest, goes to show that it doesn't always have to be a spiral down and we all deal with the condition in our own way. Thank you!

Well done! nice work

Statins = bad imho

Thanks a bunch Fenn! Means a lot and yeah... When I found out what they were made from and what they did? I just threw them out with the rest of the trash.

Amazing achievement.

If you’re still losing weight wouldn’t that account for the raised ldl? I’d ignore it til stable (and fasted) personally. Are you planning to take the raised statin amount or stick where you are?

I think you need to change your signature! That light is pretty darned bright now

Hehehe thanks HSSS I might just have to do that at the next check if all goes well. Yep I am still losing weight, lost another pound this week and plus it wasn't a fasting test either. I am not going to touch that statin after the two years of pain and misery even the half dose caused me plus I'm trying to heal not cause more problems.

Wonderful achievement in 3 months. Gold stars for you.

Eeeee thank you so much but you're all the stars here for getting me to this point!

Wow! Just... Wow!

I bow, I bow and I hope it can inspire others, thank you!

That is inspirational work and having raised blood sugars is way worse for your arteries than excess ldl assuming that your triglycerides/hdl are looking good too?

Thank you so much and trigs are at 1 mmol but HDL is at 1mmol too which isn't a bad ratio at all but it may be because of the meal I had before I went in for the test which was only an hour before the test. I agree though, raised insulin and BG will do a lot more than something that helps to repair the body.

INCREDIBLE!!

Thanks every so much!

Very well done @Caeseji on the excellent HbA1c! Consider carefully if you’re going to increase the statin, remember they can increase blood glucose levels.

Thanks Rachox and indeed, I am not going to take them! When QRisk3 puts me at a 0.5% chance of a heart issue I think I'll take my chances.

Well done on the Hba1c.
What is the detailed breakdown s of the Lipids? - I ask because :
A). LDL rises on LCHF while you are in 'weight loss mode'.
B). Doctors often look at the 'wrong' levels or ratios.
C). Statins raise BG - so I actually used my T2 diagnosis to reduce my Statin prescription. Though my lipids were good by any level or ratio and the only real reason for keeping me on any statins at those (reduced) levels was because I had a triple Coronary Artery Bypass 2 and a half years ago.

1mmol Trigs, 1mmol HDL and 4.4mmol LDL which is why they are screaming and running around but I lost like 7 stone and now I am still losing it, heading into the 14 stone side of things so that would explain a lot. Plus I am glad that I am now in an abnormal 1mmol of trigs than what they counted as a normal 4.9mmol of trigs from last year! I suppose I can understand why they had concerns with you but honestly high BG will do a lot of damage too so it's a double edged sword but I do hope that you have good health from now on and thank you for the advice.

Brilliant achievement!

Thank you Brunneria, that means a lot!

Amazing HbA1c fantatsic effort by you to make this happen. Massive congratulations

You do flatter me, thank you so much I feel over the moon!

@Caeseji that is stunning. Congratulations and very well deserved too.

Thanks Goonergal, it's thanks to your inspiration that I got this far along with many others!

Well done on the hba1c front @Caeseji, you have bashed that into shape as well as your profile pix.

Hehehe, I have been getting so many compliments there and I am so happy for it! Thanks so much!

Thank you that means a lot!

VERY well done on your HbA1c!!! LDL cholesterol is much misunderstood by GPs etc.

Dr Bret Schur "I am a card-carrying, board certified cardiologist." offers 4 free booklets:

Low Carb/Keto Starter Tips
10+ Top Medical Tests to Follow on the LCHF Diet
Do I Really Need to Worry About My Cholesterol?
Full Guide to Fasting

Sign up here to get a link via email. The one titled "Do I Really Need to Worry About My Cholesterol?" is v good and informative...

Oh those were wonderful, thank you for pointing me to those and I really don't worry about it after QRisk said I would be pretty decent without the statins. Plus I would rather give myself time to heal first too.

That is fantastic news - well done you!

Thanks Gryph, great of you to say!

Wowsers how did I miss this post.. well done sir complete
SUPERSTAR!

Could not have done it without you and the others that gave me the inspiration to try on the first time here, you're the superstars and thank you so much for everything.

 

[DCUKMod]

Huge well done from me @Caeseji . You've only just gone and enjoyed the 4s club.

 

[britishpub]

29 is a great number mate, well done

 

[pdmjoker]

Oh those were wonderful, thank you for pointing me to those and I really don't worry about it after QRisk said I would be pretty decent without the statins. Plus I would rather give myself time to heal first too.

Glad you found them helpful...

 

[Caeseji]

29 is a great number mate, well done

Thank you! Never expected to get there but it happened and again you’ve been a massive inspiration to me.

 

[IBEX82]

Amazing news! Well done, I’m so pleased for you and you’re such an inspiration.