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    Vitamin D

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    Vitamin D

    I ordered some today. Which ones do you take from there please?
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    Vitamin D

    Thank you for this. I am looking on geeks website.
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    Vitamin D

    Thank you. Really helpful.
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    Vitamin D

    Hiya, I have type 2. Recent hba21 was 47. Lowest I have got it to was 40 from 86. I take 1 x 500 metformin a day. No other supplements or meds. I do have elevated B12 so must not add any more B12 into diet. I also have elevated ferritin and have recently given blood to hopefully help this. I am...
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    Vitamin D

    My last blood test was 25 for vitamin D. Apparently, it should be between 25-50. I was going to take a Vit d supplement but a friend told me not to take it unless I incorporate K2. Not sure what this is. Thanks.
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    Low carb diet and cholesterol

    Hi, My LDL has always been good. Yes, I do eat a lot of nuts. Mum takes 10mg of statin as was persuaded as a preventative measure. She is type 2 and 82. Dad was on them too but he was morbedly obese with a bmi of 48, smoked 80 cigarettes in his early years etc, suffered a heart attack at 47.
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    Low carb diet and cholesterol

    Hi, Thank you for taking the time to read this. I have a GP appointment later. They want to discuss statins. I am scared. I am 52, type 2, hba1c of 42 and one metformin a day. I walk lots, weight train twice a week. Tryglicerides: 1.6 HDL: 1.7 LDL: 7.1 Serum cholesterol/HDL:5.6 The day before...
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    Statins and cholesterol

    Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me. I got a call today saying I needed to go on statins. Is there someone who can tell me how bad my results are. I eat low carb - 1 x metformin per day. BMI 24.
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    I don't understand my blood results. Feel stupid.

    Hi. I've just logged online with my surgery and seen this: Blood haematinic levels Serum vitamin B12 level 700 ng/L [197.0 - 771.0]; B12 levels are often lower in pregnancy and therefore need careful clinical interpretation in such scenarios. Suggest discuss with the consultant haematologist if...
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    Type 2, diet and cholesterol

    Hi, I am hoping someone can help me make sense of these results from recent blood tests. HBA1C came back as normal with a reading of 42. I take one x Metformin a day 500mg. I have a review and I think they will suggest ,me stopping it - just a gut feeling. Not sure how I would feel about...
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    Ketones

    Thanks for the reply. So it's not dka as my sugars are well controlled and with a hba1c of 42.... I've lost 2.5 stone and have put haf a stone back on so now 9.7 and 5.3 but consultant said yesterday he'd advise me to keep my weight at 9 stone to keep my hba1c down. He wasn't an endocrinologist...
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    Ketones

    Would I be able to buy test strips to see if I'm in ketosis??? So, what is keto acidosis? Is that one stage on from ketosis? Like taking keto too far????
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    Ketones

    Oh, right. Thank you. I did mention this to the nurse but she didn't comment. They never do lol. Yes, I fo a very low carb diet to keep sugars down. She didn't tell me the level. Does it mean I'm in ketosis?????
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    Ketones

    Hi, Just been into hospital for an operation. My bloods were checked prior to operation and were 6.3 which was fine. Hba1c gone from 40 to 42 in 8 months but I did reduce from 2 metformin to 1 so no big worry according to consultant. My urine was checked.... Not a trace of sugar but apparently...
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