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- Type of diabetes
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I posted this as an update in the Success Stories and Testimonials forum, but some of it is worth pulling into here.
I noticed my blood pressure and occasional finger prick readings were up a bit (as is my weight) so asked for a review test.
HbA1c 41 (I really expected it to be higher)
Cholesterol 5.5 (down 0.4)
HDL 1.2
LDL 3.2
Triglycerides 2.5
Interesting chat about results with new GP (who is very interested in diabetes). When I told them I'd wanted to stay on Metformin - as I'm of the view it is a good thing to be on anyway - but previous GP at the practice had refused when pronouncing me in remission, they said they preferred to keep people in remission on Metformin - so were very happy to put me back on a low dose.
Good result. IMO. My HbA1c is pretty much stable despite being fairly lax with carb restrictions. Also got my Ramipril put back up to 2.5 ("that's virtually nothing compared to most people on it") which has sorted the blood pressure.
I noticed my blood pressure and occasional finger prick readings were up a bit (as is my weight) so asked for a review test.
HbA1c 41 (I really expected it to be higher)
Cholesterol 5.5 (down 0.4)
HDL 1.2
LDL 3.2
Triglycerides 2.5
Interesting chat about results with new GP (who is very interested in diabetes). When I told them I'd wanted to stay on Metformin - as I'm of the view it is a good thing to be on anyway - but previous GP at the practice had refused when pronouncing me in remission, they said they preferred to keep people in remission on Metformin - so were very happy to put me back on a low dose.
Good result. IMO. My HbA1c is pretty much stable despite being fairly lax with carb restrictions. Also got my Ramipril put back up to 2.5 ("that's virtually nothing compared to most people on it") which has sorted the blood pressure.
