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Latest blood test.........update

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carol43

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Location
South Nottinghamshire
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
HbA1c - 36

Doctor wants to speak to me on 17th August to discuss my results. I bet it's cholesterol, that will be interesting.

Serum cholesterol level (XE2eD) 6.2 mmol/L
Serum triglyceride levels (XE2q9) 1.2 mmol/L [0.4 - 1.5] bit disappointed with this one, thought it would be lower.
Serum non high density lipoprotein cholesterol level (XabE1) 4.4 mmol/L [< 7.5]
Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio (XaEUq) 3.4 mmol/mmo
Serum HDL cholesterol level (44P5.) 1.8 mmol/L
Serum LDL cholesterol level (44P6.) 3.9 mmol/L I fasted

Total white blood count (XaIdY) 3.58 10^9/L [4 - 11] This is the only result that I can see as a problem.
 
How long had you fasted pre blood draw?
That can apparently have a quite significant impact on Trig numbers?
 
Nice HbA1c Carol.

How do the cholesterol results compare to previous ones?
 
@bulkbiker @Goonergal
Nothing after dinner at 6 0'clock. Appointment at 8.40am.

Serum chol - 7
Serum Trigs - 1.0
Serum HDL - 2.2
Serum LDL - 4.4
Serum chol/HDL - 3.2

I think I did things wrong because I had been IF for the two weeks prior to the blood draw.
Then again it might be Total White blood count 3.58 (4-11) a bit low. I don't want iron tablets.
 
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Fab A1c, @carol43 . I haven't looked at your lipids on the "new" claculator. Have you looked? https://cholesterolcode.com/new-report-tool-launched/

I seem to recall you were having a bit of bother with your thyroid recently. Apologies if I misremember. Hoewever, thyroiod issues (althought in fairness, usually Graves), can cause the white cells to drop a bit.
 

Doesn’t look like they’ve moved much. The new calculator that @DCUKMod flagged is worth checking out.
 
I think IF may increase the lipids in tbe blood (see Dave Feldman) but I guess you need to think through the stain question because your doctor is always going to offer you one if you are diabetic and have a Q risk score (+10%).
Your HBA1c is enviable though I am not sure this goes into the calculator (you are either diabetic or not).
 
Brilliant HbA1c

What are the other white blood cell levels apart from the total count? Notably the Neutrophils? They all tell a story. I just know the neuts are important as they are the infection fighters. Certain medications can play havoc with WBC, perhaps a little research about any meds you are on wouldn't come amiss before you see GP.

Have you tried the cholesterol calculator linked above? It is a new one.
 
@Goonergal
Atherogenic Index of Plasma: -0.176 mg/dL = Lowest Risk Third
Low Risk <––-0.176––•––––––––––•––––––––––> High Risk
Go to tinyurl.com/ycccmmnx for more on AIP

Framingham Offspring: 0.9 Odds Ratio = Medium-Low Risk
Low Risk <–––•–––•–––•0.9•–––•–––•–––•–––•–––•–––•–––> High Risk
Go to tinyurl.com/y5fc5adl for more on this Framingham study
my
Jeppesen risk tertial: Medium Risk Third
Low Risk <––––––––––•––––[X]––––•––––––––––> High Risk
ashi

@DCUKMod
I have Hashimotos and doctor has recently reduced TSH to 50mcg and T3 to 3/4 of 25mcg. TSH is now 0.17 (apparently too low), T4 11.1 (OK), T3 6.3 (OK)
 
@Bluetit1802
Serum urea level (XM0lt) 3.4 mmol/L [2 - 6.5]
Serum creatinine level (XE2q5) 52 umol/L [45 - 84]
Eosinophil count - observation (42K..) 0.09 10^9/L [0.04 - 0.4]
Basophil count (42L..) 0.02 10^9/L [< 0.15]
Monocyte count - observation (42N..) 0.39 10^9/L [0.1 - 1.5]
Neutrophil count (42J..) 1.67 10^9/L [2 - 7.5] - Below low reference limit
Lymphocyte count (42M..) 1.41 10^9/L [1 - 4]
Mean cell haemoglobin level (XE2pb) 28.9 pg [28 - 33]
Mean cell volume (42A..) 90.8 fL [84 - 102]
Haematocrit (X76tb) 0.387 [0.37 - 0.47]
Mean cell haemoglobin concentration (429..) 31.8 g/dL [30 - 35] - This value has been converted from: 318.0 g/L
Serum potassium level (XE2pz) 3.9 mmol/L [3.5 - 5.3]
Serum sodium level (XE2q0) 139 mmol/L [134 - 145]
Red blood cell count (426..) 4.26 10^12/L [3.8 - 5.8]
Total white blood count (XaIdY) 3.58 10^9/L [4 - 11] - Below low reference limit
Don't know what most of them are.
 
Your neutrophil count is below standard, along with the total WBC count. Everything else is within standard. I can't tell you what they all are off the top of my head and I'm on hoilday without access to my links and personal notes. All I can say is that low neuts mean you have less ability to fight infection. This is treatable. It happens to chemotherapy patients, which is why they are susceptable to infections. Google will help.
 

I have deeper T3 envy that you can know.

TBH, once diagnosed and medicated, in my view TSH becomes an irrelevance - especially when it's on the low side as all that indicates is how your your pituitary is working to keep the T4 coming, to convert to T3.

Anyone taking the correct doses of their meds should have a low TSH (because the pituitary isn't beng hammered), and to a lesser extent the T3 score is way more important that the FT4. But, you know all that already!
 
@DCUKMod I self fund my T3 as a private blood test showed that I do not converts T4 to T3. Why don't you get some for yourself.

Had meeting with DN this morning. Was amazed at my A1c. Cholesterol subject came up because of QRisk told her I wasn't interested. Doctor wanted to see me about my thyroid, it's too low and he wanted me to drop down to 25mcg.
I asked her about my A1C before 2015 when I was diagnosed - she showed me the screen, I had diabetes in 2011 at 48. There is a note to say contact patient but nobody did. She couldn't apologise enough. I don't have to see her for a year.
 

Having exhausted my options and firmly demonstrated my body just can't hack it, I see the Endo again in a few weeks. If he will not prescribe T3, I have some NDT, which I may try first, but would otherwise self-source T3.
 
carol43 said:
I asked her about my A1C before 2015 when I was diagnosed - she showed me the screen, I had diabetes in 2011 at 48.
There is a note to say contact patient but nobody did.
She couldn't apologise enough.
Click to expand...

THAT is a Horrifying STATEMENT

OMG a time when OMG actually fits the occasion.

HOW could that have been let happen..4 YEARS
 
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