HbA1c Test

Patricia21 said:

Thank you all for your help.
Jack the fatsecret site is good.
Sanquine your LDL is higher than mine if I am reading it right,my DN was more concerned about that than the diabetes I dont know a thing about trigs but mine was 1.2, total cholesterol 4.8 HDL1.8 LDL2.5 all very confusing.

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Your cholesterol components are fine as far as I'm concerned, but of course I am not a doctor. They do like to see under 4 for total and under 2 for LDL for diabetics, but yours are all within the "normal" recommended limits, and apart from the Trigs, better than mine. My Trigs (0.7) reduced after being on my low carb/mod fat diet to an amount lower than when I used to be on statins. My GP also told me that diabetics are put on statins as a matter of routine. This is the usual One Size Fits All with no account taken of individual circumstances.

Good for you about the statins, you would do much better with a little more exercise and also dropping some of the carbs will also help bring the LDL levels down a little

Well I actually don't think you have anything to worry about - look at this table. I would say she is trying to fill her quota. I would tell her to look for another victim. Good luck on the hip. You are obviously doing the right things and I am sure come October you will see further improvements.

data from: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...erol/in-depth/cholesterol-levels/art-20048245

LDL cholesterol
(U.S. and some other countries) LDL cholesterol*
(Canada and most of Europe)
Below 70 mg/dL Below 1.8 mmol/L Ideal for people at very high risk of heart disease
Below 100 mg/dL Below 2.6 mmol/L Ideal for people at risk of heart disease
100-129 mg/dL 2.6-3.3 mmol/L Near ideal
130-159 mg/dL 3.4-4.1 mmol/L Borderline high
160-189 mg/dL 4.1-4.9 mmol/L High
190 mg/dL and above Above 4.9 mmol/L Very high