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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 317993" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>Some doctors don't make life easy do they halfpint.</p><p></p><p>First congrats on the hBA1c . You are still under the diagnosis level of 6.5% :thumbup: </p><p></p><p>On your cholesterol. Many think the important number is the ratio of your total level dived by your HDL level. You haven't given your total but you can work it out as its your HDL plus LDL plus (TRIGS divided by 2.19) so I make that a total of 4.15. Your Total to HDL ratio is therefore 4.15 divided by 1.55 or 2.68</p><p></p><p>As a non diabetic the target you are supposed to aim for is less than a total of 5 and a Total HDL Ratio of less than 4.5 so you are inside both of the N.I.C.E guidelines. The target for LDL is under 3 so you meet that as well. Remember HDL is "good" cholesterol that you want so the higher your HDL the better and LDL & Trigs are "bad" so you want those two low.</p><p></p><p>There is a debate between some people as to whether any of the targets are actually valid but leave that aside for now...</p><p></p><p>On the GTT test. These are the official Lucazade substitute rules. If you are low carbing pay attention that you need to consume greater than 150g of carbs a day for three days before you take the test or else the result will not be valid. Also if you are using a BG meter to test your levels after the GTT test then its the 12.2 Capillary Plasma level that's the fail value not the 11.1 Venous Plasma level.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Whatever the result then you are currently pre diabetic so you have a good chance of reversing the condition without suffering much long term permanent damage if you do some simple life style changes like moderating your sugar and starchy carb intakes along with losing weight if you need to but it sounds like that isn't too much of an issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 317993, member: 40343"] Some doctors don't make life easy do they halfpint. First congrats on the hBA1c . You are still under the diagnosis level of 6.5% :thumbup: On your cholesterol. Many think the important number is the ratio of your total level dived by your HDL level. You haven't given your total but you can work it out as its your HDL plus LDL plus (TRIGS divided by 2.19) so I make that a total of 4.15. Your Total to HDL ratio is therefore 4.15 divided by 1.55 or 2.68 As a non diabetic the target you are supposed to aim for is less than a total of 5 and a Total HDL Ratio of less than 4.5 so you are inside both of the N.I.C.E guidelines. The target for LDL is under 3 so you meet that as well. Remember HDL is "good" cholesterol that you want so the higher your HDL the better and LDL & Trigs are "bad" so you want those two low. There is a debate between some people as to whether any of the targets are actually valid but leave that aside for now... On the GTT test. These are the official Lucazade substitute rules. If you are low carbing pay attention that you need to consume greater than 150g of carbs a day for three days before you take the test or else the result will not be valid. Also if you are using a BG meter to test your levels after the GTT test then its the 12.2 Capillary Plasma level that's the fail value not the 11.1 Venous Plasma level. Whatever the result then you are currently pre diabetic so you have a good chance of reversing the condition without suffering much long term permanent damage if you do some simple life style changes like moderating your sugar and starchy carb intakes along with losing weight if you need to but it sounds like that isn't too much of an issue. [/QUOTE]
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