davd
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone
Have just got my blood test results back having been diagnosed type 2 at end of April with an HbA1c of 90 mmol/mol .
Started on 1mg of Glimepiride for 2 months but after finger testing I was going too low down to 3.5 , so doctor put me on metformin 1000 slow release for last 2 and half months.
During this time I have been getting an average test of 5.7 , sometimes as low as 5.0 and others as high as 7.0 depending on what I eat but with an average of 5.7 I was expecting an HbA1c of about 34 .
I have also been low carbing with the expert advice from members here, not super Keto low but about 70 to 80 carbs per day average .
I know I could go lower carb but I do want to be able to enjoy a few things occasionally i used to eat .
Also I am on statins but my cholesterol level has come back at 2.5 so maybe I could knock them on head .also I have lost over 2 stone in weight which is a bonus.
Sorry for waffling on .
My HbA1c has come back as 40mmol/mol not bad down from 90 in a few months but was expecting lower with an average finger test of 5.7 so a little bit disappointed..
Not sure what other results mean so I will paste them with personal details removed any input will be much appreciated.
Specimen
Specimen Type: Serum
Specimen Reference#: 1
Collected: 11 Sep 2020
Received: 11 Sep 2020
Provider Sample ID: A321963/20
Specimen
Specimen Type: Blood
Specimen Reference#: 2
Collected: 11 Sep 2020
Received: 11 Sep 2020
Provider Sample ID: A321963/20A
Pathology Investigations
Urea and electrolytes
Serum sodium level 141 mmol/L [133.0 - 146.0]
Serum potassium level 4.4 mmol/L [3.5 - 5.3]
Serum urea level 5.1 mmol/L [2.5 - 7.8]
Serum creatinine level 86 umol/L [64.0 - 104.0]
Serum cholesterol level 2.5 mmol/L [1.5 - 5.5]
Serum triglyceride levels 1.03 mmol/L [0.5 - 2.0]
Serum lipid levels
Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.0 mmol/L [1.0 - 3.0]
Serum cholesterol level 2.5 mmol/L [1.5 - 5.5]
Serum triglyceride levels 1.03 mmol/L [0.5 - 2.0]
Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 2.5 ratio
NON HDL CHOLESTEROL 1.5 mmol/L
Serum LDL cholesterol level 1.0 mmol/L
GFR
GFR calculated abbreviated MDRD 82 mL/min/1.73m2 [90.0 - 500.0]
Below low reference limit
Thyroid function test
Serum TSH level 4.15 miu/L [0.34 - 5.6]
Serum vitamin B12 level 364 ng/L [110.0 - 914.0]
HBA1C.
Haemoglobin A1c level - IFCC standardised 40 mmol/mol [26.0 - 41.0]
Have just got my blood test results back having been diagnosed type 2 at end of April with an HbA1c of 90 mmol/mol .
Started on 1mg of Glimepiride for 2 months but after finger testing I was going too low down to 3.5 , so doctor put me on metformin 1000 slow release for last 2 and half months.
During this time I have been getting an average test of 5.7 , sometimes as low as 5.0 and others as high as 7.0 depending on what I eat but with an average of 5.7 I was expecting an HbA1c of about 34 .
I have also been low carbing with the expert advice from members here, not super Keto low but about 70 to 80 carbs per day average .
I know I could go lower carb but I do want to be able to enjoy a few things occasionally i used to eat .
Also I am on statins but my cholesterol level has come back at 2.5 so maybe I could knock them on head .also I have lost over 2 stone in weight which is a bonus.
Sorry for waffling on .
My HbA1c has come back as 40mmol/mol not bad down from 90 in a few months but was expecting lower with an average finger test of 5.7 so a little bit disappointed..
Not sure what other results mean so I will paste them with personal details removed any input will be much appreciated.
Specimen
Specimen Type: Serum
Specimen Reference#: 1
Collected: 11 Sep 2020
Received: 11 Sep 2020
Provider Sample ID: A321963/20
Specimen
Specimen Type: Blood
Specimen Reference#: 2
Collected: 11 Sep 2020
Received: 11 Sep 2020
Provider Sample ID: A321963/20A
Pathology Investigations
Urea and electrolytes
Serum sodium level 141 mmol/L [133.0 - 146.0]
Serum potassium level 4.4 mmol/L [3.5 - 5.3]
Serum urea level 5.1 mmol/L [2.5 - 7.8]
Serum creatinine level 86 umol/L [64.0 - 104.0]
Serum cholesterol level 2.5 mmol/L [1.5 - 5.5]
Serum triglyceride levels 1.03 mmol/L [0.5 - 2.0]
Serum lipid levels
Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.0 mmol/L [1.0 - 3.0]
Serum cholesterol level 2.5 mmol/L [1.5 - 5.5]
Serum triglyceride levels 1.03 mmol/L [0.5 - 2.0]
Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 2.5 ratio
NON HDL CHOLESTEROL 1.5 mmol/L
Serum LDL cholesterol level 1.0 mmol/L
GFR
GFR calculated abbreviated MDRD 82 mL/min/1.73m2 [90.0 - 500.0]
Below low reference limit
Thyroid function test
Serum TSH level 4.15 miu/L [0.34 - 5.6]
Serum vitamin B12 level 364 ng/L [110.0 - 914.0]
HBA1C.
Haemoglobin A1c level - IFCC standardised 40 mmol/mol [26.0 - 41.0]
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