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Thank you @Bluetit1802 Does HDL have an upper limit? I.e. should I be aiming for higher? I follow a low carbohydrate diet if that makes any difference.

Hello, could someone please help me interpret my recent cholesterol tests. Are they good or bad? I don't have diabetes. Cholesterol - 4.7 HDL - 1.9 Non-HDL - 2.8 Cholesterol:HDL Ratio - 2.5 Triglyceride - 0.5 Above the results it says 'non-fasting lipids'. However I didn't have anything to...

Just have a few questions re insulin resistance/function. Would be grateful for any advice. 1. Was thinking of booking an insulin resistance check through medi checks. If fasting blood sugars are fine but post meals are high, would it be best to go for the test after eating something rich in...

Thanks for the replies. Appreciated. These were the links I came across https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.drcarney.com/blog/entry/low-carb-theory-regarding-meat-insulin-is-flawed%3fformat=amp https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512604/ Does anyobody know whether portion size makes...

Yes they did suggest plant based was better. Are they wrong about the insulin response then?

It was my understanding (please do correct me if i have this all wrong) that high insulin levels are bad and contribute to insulin resistance and therefore cause diabetes. I also understand that low carb diets are really beneficial in lowering blood sugar. However I have read that low carb...

Thank you. Yes this was a 2 hour result and the 90 minute result was the same. Would it be correct to say that if the result was over 11 they would have to investigate further? I suppose with her result she doesn't technically have diabetes, though the Endocrinologist did say her result was...

Thank you all for your helpful replies. We don't think she's got type 1 even though I know it can come on more slowly in adults (learnt from this site!). We figured her blood sugar would be far higher by now. It's also never been mentioned as a possibility by the Endocrinologist. The term...

Thank you Bump...?

Sorry that should say bmi of 18.8, so within the healthy range :)

Been a bit of a lurker on this site for a while and was just after some advice. Firstly the background: my wife is 25, always been slim and fit. She has a bmi of 18.3. Used to have a pretty bad diet but could always 'get away with it' and never put on weight. She was diagnosed with gestational...

Thank you for your replies. Yes sorry I meant her highest reading was at 90 minutes. The test was 4 hours long. She was being investigated for diabetes and a condition of plummeting blood sugar I believe - hypoglycemia? Anyway she does not have this but the endocrinologist suggested that she has...

Is there any specific reason why the blood glucose peak during a prolonged GTT would be at 90 minutes rather than earlier? Posting on behalf of my wife who has recently had this test. Thanks

Yes she was very happy with that hba1c! We have had the discussion about carbs and breastfeeding and I believe she spoke to her doctor about that too. She definitely was concerned in the early days (maybe you know this from her posts and perhaps that's why I'm on here asking the question about...

@azure No she's not, although I think she did post on here (or another website I can't remember) in the early weeks when she was feeling down and confused, so perhaps you remember her posts from then?

Thank you for sharing your experience @Diakat. Yes you're right, it is important not to get too hung up on these things! We will certainly keep an eye out for symptoms should they occur but are hoping (particularly given there's nothing to suggest he'll develop diabetes) that he will be just...

Yes she had an oral glucose tolerance test about 10 weeks after our son was born and her result after the 2 hours was 9 I believe. Following that she received a letter from the doctors to discuss and they said she was 'prediabetic' and would need a hba1c every year and a follow up glucose...

Thanks @auroralapetite - that's interesting and will definitely keep it in mind. @azure - perhaps a specialist is the way forward. Do you have to go via the GP? I will try to convince her! I didn't realise type 1 could progress slowly so that's something to bear in mind. Thanks for letting me...

Thanks @azure, I will talk to her about the further tests, although I think it will be difficult to convince her. I think she's kind of lost faith in the doctors after they just harped on about diet and exercise despite the fact that she was severely underweight already and managing on only...

Thanks both for your helpful replies. I thought as much about the evidence. There's so much conflicting info out there. I suppose you have to do what you think is best as a parent with the information you have available. @azure - she hasn't had any further testing no. I think we assumed she...