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  1. Grateful
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    Statins

    I ate (low-sugar) muesli for breakfast three years ago during the entire period when I lowered my A1c from 67 to 34. So I am not worried about it....
    Post by: Grateful, Feb 5, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  2. Grateful
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    Statins

    Thanks again for the info everyone. I am persisting with my diet/lifestyle changes, but am dubious as to whether they will budge the cholesterol...
    Post by: Grateful, Feb 4, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  3. Grateful
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    Statins

    Thanks! Very interesting.
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 29, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  4. Grateful
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    Statins

    I've now looked up my medical records for the past 11 years and by cholesterol "ratio" was: --3.9 in September 2009. --4.0 in February 2017 (this...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 26, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  5. Grateful
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    Statins

    My memory may be defective, but I think that when I was living in America my doctor noticed a high cholesterol number and merely shrugged his...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 26, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  6. Grateful
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    Statins

    Thank you everyone for your advice. I am still researching this. I am willing to have a go at lowering my cholesterol (or improving the ratio)...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 25, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  7. Grateful
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    Statins

    That probably means your cholesterol numbers are within whatever range they consider OK. What seems to be happening with me is that most of the...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 25, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  8. Grateful
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    Statins

    Very interesting. I don't understand the rationale, but that doesn't necessarily mean that this statement is incorrect. But I worry about its...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 23, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Statins

    Post by: Grateful, Jan 23, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  10. Grateful
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    Statins

    So this is all very new to me. Here are the results of my blood tests a couple of weeks ago: Serum cholesterol: 6.5 mmol/L Serum HDL cholesterol...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 23, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  11. Grateful
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    Statins

    I had my first officials "diabetes consultation" with the DN today. (For some reason it took two years to get to this point, after moving from the...
    Thread by: Grateful, Jan 23, 2020, 93 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Zygosid-50 that targets the disease at its source by restoring the body’s sensitivity to insulin.

    So, once it is released, let's imagine this drug does the trick (just as a thought experiment). Which would then be preferable: Taking the drug...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 21, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Update, and Puzzle

    It's a large village in eastern Kent (the parish has about 2,300 inhabitants). It is small enough that giving you the name of the place would be...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 11, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Update, and Puzzle

    I mentioned this to the nurse at my appointment earlier this week. She asked me, "Haven't you been getting a letter in the mail" (about the eye...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 11, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Update, and Puzzle

    Thank you @Rachox, @Antje77, @Tipetoo, @Goonergal and @Little Bird. I was actually glad to find out that my problem has (probably) nothing to do...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 11, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Update, and Puzzle

    Great to hear from you @bulkbiker! I know what you mean, but (a) the hoppy liquid is imbibed at both lunch and dinner i.e. spread relatively...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 10, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Update, and Puzzle

    Thank you for the suggestion! I'm aware of the prostate issue. Sounds like, in most cases, it is benign (i.e. not cancer) and just an annoyance,...
    Post by: Grateful, Jan 10, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Update, and Puzzle

    Greetings, My last post was about 15 months ago and that was also the last time I'd had an HbA1C check. I have been a bad boy because it was not...
    Thread by: Grateful, Jan 10, 2020, 22 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Six Months in UK, Life Is Good

    Just had my second HbA1c test on the NHS since arriving in UK from America nearly six months ago. It comes out at 34 which is toward the bottom...
    Thread by: Grateful, Oct 25, 2018, 18 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Shared GP appointments

    Not sure about this idea. On the one hand, being able to share experiences with others who have the same condition sounds valuable. On the...
    Post by: Grateful, Oct 9, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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