Had you fasted water only for 12-14 hours pre blood draw?Disappointing Hb1Ac results - please would you help me to decipher the cholesterol bit? The only meds I'm on is Apixaban anticoagulant.
Serum cholesterol level XE2eD 6.75. This is down .5 from last test 4 months ago. Keto for a year now, no deviation.
Serum Triglycerides XE2q9 1.01 which is quoted as within desired range of 0.5 to 2.5
Serum non-high density lipoproteinXabE1 4.8 quoted as equivalent to LDL of 1.8 mmol/L recommended 40% reduction
Serum cholesterol HDL ratio XaEUq 3.5
Serum HDL cholesterol level b44P5 1.95 mmol/L
Calculated LDL cholesterol levelXalp4 4.41mmol/L
Seeing Nursie next week, and going on form she'll be giving me rooty-toot and trying to force statins on me.
BG test remains 6.3 which is pre-diabetic range and the same as last time, though I'd hoped for lower. Mitigating circumstances - have had 2 lots of surgery, 8 weeks of steroids, 4 weeks of covid (unpleasant but not life-threatening, and still getting long covid runny nose).
Took test fasting, though told not to. It was before my brunch anyway.
I'd really appreciate input. Thank you.
Serum Triglycerides XE2q9 1.01
Serum HDL cholesterol level b44P5 1.95 mmol/L
My recent ratio was 0.5/2.4 = 0.208. The nurse expressed concern saying that the HDL of 2.4 was “too good”. What am I to make of that? Good or bad?If as more and more medics believe the important ratio is Trigs/ HDL and that 0.87 is excellent then yours at 0.52 is absolutely brilliant.
Well done!
Had you fasted water only for 12-14 hours pre blood draw?
THANK YOU! I really appreciate that.f as more and more medics believe the important ratio is Trigs/ HDL and that 0.87 is excellent then yours at 0.52 is absolutely brilliant.
Well done!
I think my post will be deleted if I said what I really thought about your nurse....My recent ratio was 0.5/2.4 = 0.208. The nurse expressed concern saying that the HDL of 2.4 was “too good”. What am I to make of that? Good or bad?
She intimated that HDL going above the standard top (2.2) of the reference range could have adverse effects, but didn’t elaborate further.I think my post will be deleted if I said what I really thought about your nurse....
Excellent by the looks of it.
In my uneducated non medical opinion..
There is a school of thought that too high HDL can start to behave like LDL. Not saying that’s what I believe just that it’s an opinionMy recent ratio was 0.5/2.4 = 0.208. The nurse expressed concern saying that the HDL of 2.4 was “too good”. What am I to make of that? Good or bad?
Thank you for pointing me to that.There is a school of thought that too high HDL can start to behave like LDL. Not saying that’s what I believe just that it’s an opinion
High HDL cholesterol
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) is commonly referred to as good cholesterol, but it is possible for it to become too high. Although most health professionals were taught the higher the better, recent research suggests that at very high levels it loses its protective effects. Learn about the...www.heartuk.org.uk
" where the arteries become clogged up with fat"Thank you for pointing me to that.
Do remember you are being compared to a population average, who are eating fast food nonsense. That's like comparing thr VO2 max of Andy Murray to Billy Bob down the road.My recent ratio was 0.5/2.4 = 0.208. The nurse expressed concern saying that the HDL of 2.4 was “too good”. What am I to make of that? Good or bad?
Mmhh....well, I think your disappointment, at the blood test, is a little harsh, I 'GET' how all of that would give a poorer HBA1c, so yours I great, imho.Mitigating circumstances - have had 2 lots of surgery, 8 weeks of steroids, 4 weeks of covid (unpleasant but not life-threatening, and still getting long covid runny nose).
While I can't illuminate on the equivalent part, I did search and find this, which might be where the 40% came from .My own arteries are as clear as arteries can be - so no reason to push statins on me, in my non-medical but very logical opinion.
Can anyone throw some light on the meaning of "serum non-high-density lipoprotein XabE1 4.8 quoted as equivalent LDL 1.8 mmol/L recommend 40% reduction" please?
Now this is an interesting remark for me. I think you’re saying that these ranges we see on our blood results panels are based upon what prevails in the observed population at large, i.e.the empirical norm, as opposed to being based upon much deeper, scientifically evidenced determination of ideal lower and upper limits for those ranges. In which case I take your point entirely.Do remember you are being compared to a population average, who are eating fast food nonsense. That's like comparing thr VO2 max of Andy Murray to Billy Bob down the road.
My HDL 3 months ago was 3, I am in "your" cohort.
And you may be interested to learn that the lines at which prediabetes and diabetes are drawn were chosen the same way some years ago. The American levels are supposedly due for review shortly and based on the levels of diabetes in the population as a whole are expected to go up considerably. No doubt UK will follow suit if only to remove several of us costly diabetics from their statistics.Now this is an interesting remark for me. I think you’re saying that these ranges we see on our blood results panels are based upon what prevails in the observed population at large, i.e.the empirical norm, as opposed to being based upon much deeper, scientifically evidenced determination of ideal lower and upper limits for those ranges. In which case I take your point entirely.
So, no need for personal effort to control our diabetes, the population statisticians will have cured us ! Your point appreciated.And you may be interested to learn that the lines at which prediabetes and diabetes are drawn were chosen the same way some years ago. The American levels are supposedly due for review shortly and based on the levels of diabetes in the population as a whole are expected to go up considerably. No doubt UK will follow suit if only to remove several of us costly diabetics from their statistics.
I'm betting it will go to 52, if not more
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