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  1. Hooty

    Latest blood test results, high cholesterol

    I’ve just had my GP appointment and have been reassured that I don’t need to be concerned about the cholesterol reading. My QRisk score (used to estimate the risk of cardiovascular disease) is 3% as all my other factors are good, so the GP said to keep up the healthy eating/exercise and...
  2. Hooty

    Latest blood test results, high cholesterol

    Was your GP happy to let you have a go at managing yourself before re-testing?
  3. Hooty

    Latest blood test results, high cholesterol

    Thank you, I wish I could make changes one at a time and get tested after each change to see what works for me!
  4. Hooty

    Latest blood test results, high cholesterol

    I will look into this, thank you.
  5. Hooty

    Latest blood test results, high cholesterol

    Thank you, I didn’t realise the cholesterol test would be influenced so much by what I had eaten beforehand... I will certainly mention this at my appointment. I’ve been low carb for probably about a year and a half, but have never needed to lose weight. I did initially lose a couple of kg...
  6. Hooty

    Latest blood test results, high cholesterol

    This is very interesting, thank you. Luckily beef brains and caviar don’t feature on my usual menu! Eggs though... definitely eating more of those than I used to. As well as keeping a check on the cholesterol level of foods you are eating, have you added any of the foods that are recommended...
  7. Hooty

    Latest blood test results, high cholesterol

    No, this was a non-fasting blood test, mid-afternoon and I had had lunch and breakfast, though I can’t remember what lunch was that day! I am a bit worried about the cholesterol, as it’s flagged up as “abnormal” on my results. I feel I am doing more exercise than I have for years, and eating...
  8. Hooty

    Latest blood test results, high cholesterol

    Hello everyone, I had my routine annual blood test and my HbA1c has dropped by 1 to 39, so no concerns there, but my cholesterol is high at 7.6. 12 months ago it was 6.4. Prior to this over the last 10 years it has been below 4.5. HDL is 1.87, LDL is 5.2 and triglycerides are 1.1 I started...
  9. Hooty

    Still “high risk” for Coronavirus if health conditions are managed?

    Thank you for the replies. I’ve given my employer the facts as in my post, so they have the information. I don’t know how qualified they’ll be if they are thinking about making a decision about some staff not coming in to be honest! Just wondering if I need to think of myself in terms of being...
  10. Hooty

    Still “high risk” for Coronavirus if health conditions are managed?

    It is stressful! I just want to cocoon myself inside and eat the comfort foods that are no longer part of my diet!
  11. Hooty

    Still “high risk” for Coronavirus if health conditions are managed?

    Hello, My workplace has asked employees to let them know if we consider ourselves at high risk of Coronavirus infection/illness. I was diagnosed as prediabetic last spring, but by the autumn by HbA1c was just below prediabetic range (after changing to a low carb diet, which I continue with). I...
  12. Hooty

    New X-pert position statement issues

    I’m so pleased to read this. My Dad was diagnosed with prediabetes a year ago, shortly before me. While I’ve adopted a low carb diet and have brought my HbA1c down below the prediabetic range, he’s made very minimal changes and this week has found out he is now diabetic. He told me he’s going...
  13. Hooty

    Prediabetes Do I need to further reduce my carb intake?

    Thank you, just checking!
  14. Hooty

    Prediabetes Do I need to further reduce my carb intake?

    Yes, I may find once I start calculating that my carb intake is higher than I think from the “incidentals”. I will start weighing what I eat and working out the precise carb amounts. If I make something from scratch, will the carb content of the finished dish be equal to the sum of the carb of...
  15. Hooty

    Prediabetes Do I need to further reduce my carb intake?

    Good to hear, well done to you @Jim Lahey!
  16. Hooty

    Prediabetes Do I need to further reduce my carb intake?

    Incidentally I didn’t mention in my original question that I’m not aiming to lose weight, my BMI is 19.
  17. Hooty

    Prediabetes Do I need to further reduce my carb intake?

    Thank you @Jim Lahey for replying, I think I would find it very difficult to zero carb. Do you still find you get pleasure from eating?
  18. Hooty

    Prediabetes Do I need to further reduce my carb intake?

    I do have a meter but am testing inconsistently at the moment. I test every morning but only sporadically before/after meals. My fasting readings from the last 14 readings have all been between 4.6 and 5.3. I need to step up my pre- and post- meals and get back to recording them along with...
  19. Hooty

    Prediabetes Do I need to further reduce my carb intake?

    I would like to be further away from the prediabetic range really, as I do feel borderline at the moment! A food diary is a good idea, thank you. I’m not eating any cereals, pasta or rice. Bread maybe a small slice once a week, if that. Potatoes - a few chips less than once a week. Mostly...
  20. Hooty

    Prediabetes Do I need to further reduce my carb intake?

    My first HbA1c blood test result was 42 in March, and a repeat test in April came out at 43. My recent 6 month check-up gave a result of 40 which I am pleased about, but I know it’s only just below the prediabetic range. Ideally I’d like to reduce it further (apologies, I hope this isn’t...