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@LionChild These are the ranges we should be aiming for Trigs 0 - 1.9 HDL 1.2 - 3.5 LDL under 3 Total/HDL ratio under 5 Trigs/HDL ratio under 0.87 I can't answer your question @finsit . You are trending downwards, so that has to be good, and your HDL is trending upwards. Looking at my past...

Do you fast for 12 to 14 hours before the blood draw? It is essential that you do, and stick to water only beforehand. Have you asked for an LDL breakdown of particles test? We need large fluffy particles. It is only the small dense ones that can cause problems. These tests can be done, but...

Your answer to being higher after breakfast is to change what you eat for breakfast, or miss it completely. In the mornings our livers kick in and send out glucose to help us start the day. (Dawn Phenomenon) If we eat carbs at that time it just increases the amount of glucose in our blood...

Not just in Singapore. We only have to watch the TV news, local and national, coming out of our NHS hospitals. Only a very small proportion of vaccinated people end up in intensive care with Covid. The vast, vast majority are the unvaccinated.

Total 5.6 Trigs 0.61 HDL 2.55 LDL 2.8 Total/HDL ratio 2.2 Non HDL 3.1 Trigs/HDL ratio 0.24

Ventricular ectopic heart beats are very common, nothing to do with diabetes itself. They are when one beat comes very early, so there is a longer gap before the next one. If you check your own pulse on your wrist you will know if you have one because it feels like a missed beat. Unless they...

I had mine years ago at the same time as a flu jab but in different arm. Absolutely no reaction whatsoever. I do seem to remember they asked me if I am allergic to eggs, which they have never done with the flu jab so I assume it was because of the pneumonia one. Maybe the vaccine contains eggs...

Well done on your HbA1c. Brilliant news. :) Last November I had my last blood test review and that also did not include cholesterol. This was the first time ever as I always have the full lipid panel. I questioned this with the admin section at the surgery as this is the only way to contact...

You are one of the lucky ones to be way below the 10%. Every time we have a birthday, the risk factor percentage goes up. When you have had 73 birthdays, you are already well above it even without any of the other issues. Add in diabetes and it practically doubles. By the way, there is a later...

@Cat166 Please get a copy of your test results. It is important. Ask the receptionist. Cholesterol is made up of good cholesterol (HDL). This should be as high as possible. Triglycerides, which are the baddies and should be as low as possible, and something called LDL. This is made up of...

Oh dear! Did your nurse say why you need them? Have you a problem with your cholesterol? Have you had a heart attack or a stroke? When I was diagnosed in early 2014 I was told that "we put all diabetics on statins". What a load of nonsense. For your peace of mind, you need to get hold of your...

I have never heard of the Accu Chek instant. I use the Accu Chek Mobile. Its the one with strips incorporated in internal cassettes rather than separate strips. The replacement cassettes are very expensive, but I buy mine on eBay at half the price. As for lancets, you will find the majority of...

I agree with @bulkbiker in that you need your cholesterol numbers including the breakdown of its component parts. You need your HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. The HDL is your good cholesterol. The higher the better. The LDL can be good and can be bad depending on the type of its particles. (the...

Isn't 6.5% (48) the criteria set by Professor Taylor for the Newcastle Diet? I seem to recall it was. It is certainly the criteria set by my GP Practice, but they do have a code for pre-diabetes, which is "non-diabetic hyperglycaemia" Edited to correct spelling

I only have my official lab test to keep my nurse happy. I am not at all interested in the level (unless it happens to be a very good one :) ) I just look at the graph and watch for trends. I rely totally on my finger prick tests to tell me how I am doing, and I hardly ever test after meals. I...

When I last did a home HbA1c test over 3 years ago, it showed it as 33. The same week my official lab test showed 43.

Proper commercial poo bags? The ones we buy are scented. I wouldn't fancy eating blackberries from one of those. ;)

Be careful. For a normal low carb eater not on medication, a sudden influx of lots of carbs will give you a huge rise, but this may be followed by a big drop after maybe 4 hours. You will force your pancreas to produce a massive surge of insulin which will "clear" the glucose in approximately 4...

Caffeine can be problematic for anyone, not just diabetics, and there is a lot of caffeine in Pepsi Max and similar drinks. It can raise blood sugars but also raises our heart beats and blood pressure leading to all sorts of problems. I gave up caffeine years ago, long before I was diabetic. I...

Definitely not your meter! It is the Special K. Check the box for the total number of carbs in the nutrition label. Cereals of any kind are never good for T2's. I'm not a nut eater, but I think cashews aren't brilliant either, depending on how many you eat. There are better choices for nuts. I'm...