Recent Content by Philill

Yes I am in the UK, That may well be the reason, I was so disappointed in the results I did not think of that, I can have non fasting HBAC1 test but not of course a non fasting lipid test, cheers for that, I will book a retest and make sure it is done on a fasting stomach, thanks very much for...

It was a non fasting test, maybe the first thing I should do is book a retest and have it fasting and see if the results are the same or if this one was just a rogue test (not sure how I would get a rogue blood test but hey ho)

Those were the numbers I took down, to be honest I was not expecting them so did not really care what the hdl ldl breakdown was. It is the movement in such a short time that took me by surprise.

Triglycerides are a different fat to Cholesterol, the readings were correct but pretty bad. Edit, just seen your stats in your footer, that has cheered me up no end!!! Well done to you.

Just has my quarterly appointment with the diabetic nurse, HBaC1 up from 64 to 79, Cholesterol up from 4.1 to 8.9, triglycerides up from 4.1 to 12.8, all pretty depressing as I was trying to cut down on bread and make up for it with healthy fats, does not look too healthy! Nurse has stopped my...

Well!!!! Thanks for replying, I must say I am having great difficulty replacing bread, I really do not have the time for 40 minute preparations of cauliflower rolls etc, I have to agree with you, this stuff does not sound attractive, however it is something to wrap tastier morsels in and the...

I keep seeing adverts for this and wondered if anyone had tried it and if so does it taste ok? It is quite expensive but I am looking for something for breakfast and lunches that does not require 30 minutes cooking time and am considering this.