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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 2048680" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Hi and welcome,</p><p></p><p>First of all can I put you straight on your comment that these health issues have been caused by your obesity.</p><p>High blood pressure, high cholesterol, fatty liver and T2 diabetes are all part of what is known as the Metabolic Syndrome. They come hand in hand. Obesity didn't cause this. Insulin resistance cause this, coupled with too much circulating insulin. Insulin is a fat carrying hormone and when there is too much of it, it deposits fat round the body and the organs. So obesity is a symptom, not a cause. </p><p></p><p>I don't know anything about coeliac disease so I can't comment on that, but if you have no symptoms and it isn't making you feel ill, I would concentrate on your blood sugar levels until you see your doctor and find out what is what.</p><p></p><p>The 24 hour blood pressure thing is fine. Nothing to worry about. The only mistake I made was going to the supermarket with it on, straight from leaving the surgery. It kept blowing up every 10 or 15 minutes and sounded like I was passing wind! I got some very strange looks. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So my advice is to stay at home that day!</p><p></p><p>Do you know what your cholesterol levels were? (all of them - HDL/LDL/Triglycerides) and did you fast for this test? You need to know each of those numbers before you see your doctor. The easiest way is to ring the surgery and ask for a print out. The receptionist should be able to help you. If you walk in to see your doctor without knowing these, you won't have time to research what they mean - and the best place to find this out is this forum. I am 100% certain he will push statins on you, and you have to know whether these are actually needed in your case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 2048680, member: 94045"] Hi and welcome, First of all can I put you straight on your comment that these health issues have been caused by your obesity. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, fatty liver and T2 diabetes are all part of what is known as the Metabolic Syndrome. They come hand in hand. Obesity didn't cause this. Insulin resistance cause this, coupled with too much circulating insulin. Insulin is a fat carrying hormone and when there is too much of it, it deposits fat round the body and the organs. So obesity is a symptom, not a cause. I don't know anything about coeliac disease so I can't comment on that, but if you have no symptoms and it isn't making you feel ill, I would concentrate on your blood sugar levels until you see your doctor and find out what is what. The 24 hour blood pressure thing is fine. Nothing to worry about. The only mistake I made was going to the supermarket with it on, straight from leaving the surgery. It kept blowing up every 10 or 15 minutes and sounded like I was passing wind! I got some very strange looks. :) So my advice is to stay at home that day! Do you know what your cholesterol levels were? (all of them - HDL/LDL/Triglycerides) and did you fast for this test? You need to know each of those numbers before you see your doctor. The easiest way is to ring the surgery and ask for a print out. The receptionist should be able to help you. If you walk in to see your doctor without knowing these, you won't have time to research what they mean - and the best place to find this out is this forum. I am 100% certain he will push statins on you, and you have to know whether these are actually needed in your case. [/QUOTE]
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