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Update: My genetic testing came back and I have MODY HNF1-alpha. I'll treat with a low carb diet for now.

Hi Christi, Sorry to hear about your cholesterol profile. Sounds like potentially your high blood glucose has caused the rise. Could be temporary increase due to insulin resistance swapping from VLCD to a more carb diet. I have noticed if I eat too much my blood sugar rise a lot so I eat smaller...

Hi guys, Its been awhile since I last posted so I wanted to update you on my progress. To help you remember I had gone VLCD to treat my diabetes which still at the moment is unknown (85% fat, 10% protein, 5% carbs) and this had a dramatic effect on my cholesterol. I saw a dietician who gave...

I eat a lot of saturated fat (heavy cream, whipped cream, Greek yoghurt, fatty cuts of meat such as pork, cheese), I don't really eat coconut oil as its too expensive. I limit the amount of cheese I eat to stay in the protein limits of 15%. I have decided to cut the saturated fat down and...

I recently got the results of my cholesterol test back from the GP. My stats: Total cholesterol= 8.3 HDL= 1.4 LDL= 6.0 Triglycerides= 1.4 I am a little concerned that my HDL is not improving relative to my LDL. I have been eating low carb since Jan and ketogenic since march (1 month). My...

I booked in for a retest at my GP surgery. The doctor said my test should have been done fasted so its likely the triglycerides were out of whack. However my LDL does seem very high and that wouldn't have been effected by non fasted conditions. It would be after 1 month on the ketogenic diet so...

I seem to symptom free of diketoacidosis and have been losing very slowly (0.1 kg per month) but that because I have not been overeating to get rid of the fat around my belly. Around 2000 calories per day. I heard dieting can increase your cholesterol.

Phoenix your a legend! thankyou

This is a really interested article: http://eatingacademy.com/how-low-carb-diet-reduced-my-risk-of-heart-disease if my triglyceride test was false then, the ratio might be ok.

ok so I went to see the consultant today. Its bad news. My cholesterol has gone to unsafe levels: Cholesterol test total: 8.0 HDL: 1.2 LDL: 4.9 Triglycerides: 4.1 HDL/TC= 0.15 should be >0.24 TG/HDL= 3.6 should be <2 The thing is before I went to the doctors I had only been the ketogenic...

Ok this was the email I sent to the clinic: In terms of my diet. I have not decided to go back onto a standard diet. For a number of reasons really. Putting me back onto carbohydrate (>150 g) a day is dangerous for my health without medicines. My current diet is controlling my blood glucose...

yep that's blood level, 1.5 hs after breakfast at the hospital. I can't seem to get my monitor to work with ketones. I'll get the c-peptide test and mody done as soon as I go back to the hospital. thx for all your help

I got a negative for GADD and islet cell antibodies Not tested for C-peptide yet or MODY. Will push for these and report when I here more. Good advice. Will still test myself in the meantime and keep alert if it starts increasing! Love the response you get when you mention VLCD to nurses and...

Its probably too late as I am having a baby this year. I'll push to get tested when I next go to the hospital and keep testing my blood in the mean time.

Funny its addenbrokes hospital that I went to!!!

Just had a quote back from the lab. I can get the following tests done for £437 Islet Cell Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies (ICA) Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibodies (GADA) Insulinoma Associated-2 Autoantibodies (IA-2A) Insulin Autoantibodies (IAA) I need to check with the doctor which ones I...

Interesting as my dad has t2 and his mum (my grandmother) had it too. I'll mention it to my doctor next time. Thanks!

The doc said she might do a c-peptide test, although she did not say whether she would notify me on the results, I'll try ringing up in a couple of weeks. :-) She just said there was two antibodies not available on the NHS that would provide proof that I was not LADA.

I know, it was a surprise to me. The doctor said the only way to tell if I am type1/LADA is by putting me back on carbs and seeing if I produce ketones. The slow burn type 1 is what the doctor said to me. I guess she meant being in the honeymoon phase towards LADA