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<blockquote data-quote="Dillinger" data-source="post: 85561" data-attributes="member: 13582"><p><strong>Re: Success stories</strong></p><p></p><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I’ve just had my blood tests back, and after all my championing of the low-carb way I thought I should post them. I think they are ok; not quite as good as I’d have wanted (still not back in the 5% club...) but this is the best HbA1c I’ve had since June 2003 (when I had an HbA1c of 5.8 ) and the lipids are not too bad so I think worthy of a 'Success Story' post. </p><p></p><p>My consolation is that I’ve been doing no exercise this year as my time has been consumed by my infant son (which is a good excuse as any...) so when I dust off the running shoes I should be able to improve further. Anyway, enough of the waffle:</p><p></p><p>Type 1 diabetic, low carb diet (less than 40 grams a day), on 20 mg Artorvastatin, Lisinopril and Aspirin.</p><p></p><p>HbA1c 6.5%</p><p>Total cholesterol 4.4 mmol/L</p><p>HDL 1.31 mmol/L</p><p>LDL 2.55 mmol/L</p><p>Triglycerides 1.18 mmol/L</p><p></p><p>One thing I was particularly happy with was my albumin/creatinine ratio – I have previously been monitored for kidney problems with my kidneys showing a mild ‘leaking’ of blood and protein, these results show the ratio at 2.3 which is apparently back in the normal range (of less than 2.5) so no leaking for me at the moment..!</p><p></p><p>One of the things that this site has done is crystallise for me that the HbA1cs that we can achieve are much better than our health care people would have us believe. My very nice GP said; don’t change what you are doing, but my view is I still have a percentage point to knock off that HbA1c and I can do that. Previously I would have just thought ‘ok, well maybe I can have the odd treat then, as I’m obviously doing very well’. Now my standards are higher and hopefully my life will be longer as a consequence. So thank you to all the posters on this site and especially thank you to the low carb gurus who are showing us the way ahead.</p><p></p><p>All the best</p><p></p><p>Dillinger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dillinger, post: 85561, member: 13582"] [b]Re: Success stories[/b] Hello, I’ve just had my blood tests back, and after all my championing of the low-carb way I thought I should post them. I think they are ok; not quite as good as I’d have wanted (still not back in the 5% club...) but this is the best HbA1c I’ve had since June 2003 (when I had an HbA1c of 5.8 ) and the lipids are not too bad so I think worthy of a 'Success Story' post. My consolation is that I’ve been doing no exercise this year as my time has been consumed by my infant son (which is a good excuse as any...) so when I dust off the running shoes I should be able to improve further. Anyway, enough of the waffle: Type 1 diabetic, low carb diet (less than 40 grams a day), on 20 mg Artorvastatin, Lisinopril and Aspirin. HbA1c 6.5% Total cholesterol 4.4 mmol/L HDL 1.31 mmol/L LDL 2.55 mmol/L Triglycerides 1.18 mmol/L One thing I was particularly happy with was my albumin/creatinine ratio – I have previously been monitored for kidney problems with my kidneys showing a mild ‘leaking’ of blood and protein, these results show the ratio at 2.3 which is apparently back in the normal range (of less than 2.5) so no leaking for me at the moment..! One of the things that this site has done is crystallise for me that the HbA1cs that we can achieve are much better than our health care people would have us believe. My very nice GP said; don’t change what you are doing, but my view is I still have a percentage point to knock off that HbA1c and I can do that. Previously I would have just thought ‘ok, well maybe I can have the odd treat then, as I’m obviously doing very well’. Now my standards are higher and hopefully my life will be longer as a consequence. So thank you to all the posters on this site and especially thank you to the low carb gurus who are showing us the way ahead. All the best Dillinger [/QUOTE]
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