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I was diagnosed as T2D in 11/2011 with an HbA1c of 48. I went immediately low carb, and for the next four and a half years maintained HbA1cs between 42 and 48. Until 2016 when I registered one of 102 !! On my trusty diet ! Within 3 months I was reclassified as LADA and put on a regime of...

Do you know what your levels are ? Have you looked at your trigs/HDL ratio ? Geoff

Following aortic heart valve replacement in May, I've been on Bisoprolol 2.5 mg daily. Whilst it had other side effects, I never noticed higher BS. It appears it can mask the symptoms of a hypo, so monitoring BS levels more would be advisable.I still retain hypo awareness. Geoff

I'm considering a lie down in a darkened room :banghead::banghead::banghead: Geoff

Try post # 8 ! What is 'Real LDL'? @Bluetit1802

What is 'Real LDL'? @Bluetit1802 Not my day :banghead: Geoff

What is 'Real LDL'? @Bluetit1802

We're both wrong. I'd searched a trigs converter, and failed to notice it was a cholesterol converter ! It's blood readings that convert at a ratio of 18. Since mg/dL is measuring something different in nature to mmol/L, US mg/dL measurements of cholesterol and trigs convert at different rates...

"Statistical analysis showed that when triglyceride is <100 mg/dL, calculated low- density lipoprotein cholesterol is significantly overestimated" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18426324 100 mg/dL equates to 2.6 mmol/L **Correction** THIS IS WRONG. It equates to 1.13 mmol/L Geoff edited...

There are two formulas for calculating LDL, Friedewald and Iranian : https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=opera&q=ldl+iranian+formula&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 The limitations of the Friedewald equation are explained here (overestimating LDL on a low carb diet) ...

From the read of your post, the professionals may well be getting to the bottom of it - they've ordered tests that will help them. It doesn't help you that you're waiting to re-submit these, but patience seems to be the order of the day. If there's one thing diabetics tend to agree on, it is...

Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia ? "Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) is an inherited disorder that causes abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia) and low to moderate levels of calcium in urine (hypocalciuric)." Geoff

Vit D can cause calcium levels to rise, but the solution is to take it with K2, which channels calcium into the bones, where it's meant to be, rather than into joints, arteries etc. Geoff

One big reason for current low levels of vitamin D (not actually a vitamin but a hormone) is that sun exposure was demonised, and sun screen/block was recommended. People who cover up routinely, or apply liberally factor 30, are putting themselves at risk from D deficiency. It wouldn't surprise...

Here are some good reads : http://www.doctoryourself.com/dvitamin.htm http://paleozonenutrition.com/2010/07/28/vitamin-d-ideal-levels-and-how-to-know-if-you-are-taking-the-right-amount/ (useful chart here on disease incidence and D deficiency.)...