More LCHF progress

Just got my latest results.

HbA1c - 38 (was 42 last October and 65 when diagnosed a year ago). This is 5.6% in old money.

Liver ALT down again from 17 to 14 (was 61 a year ago)

Total cholesterol 6.1 (was 6.0 last time) but I have no concern about that because HDL is up from 1.62 to 1.95, Trigs are down from 1.97 to 1.50, meaning the Total/HDL ratio is now 3.1 and falling, and Trigs/HDL is now 0.8 and falling. They didn't estimate LDL because they assumed it was non-fasting, but I did fast and the Friedewald equation estimates 3.7 (was 3.5, but it's only up because total has stayed much the same and HDL has increased, so I couldn't give a to$$ about that).

Just been to see my DN. Highlights were:

I'm staying on the diabetes register otherwise I would only get tests every 5 years.

She made an interesting comment about testing for T2s who are not on Gliclazide or insulin. Some who are prescribed don't do anything with the information, they just fill in the numbers and hand it in without using the data to manage their condition. I said I tested usually about 3 times a day and was still learning how my bloods react to different circumstances. I'm paying for it anyway.

My BP was 150/75, but I'd just been for a 30 minute walk. At home my average is around 120/65, which she accepted for her records.

We talked about diet, I said I was still doing LCHF of course. I showed her Trudi Deakin's book which she spent a couple of minutes leafing through, and I mentioned that the equivalent of NICE in Sweden are abandoning their 'Eatwell Plate' in favour of something more low-carb. She then said that she couldn't understand the Eatwell Plate either, and that so much information on diabetes websites is bonkers. She must be very frustrated having to follow government guidelines when clearly she doesn't believe in them.

Finally I suggested talking to the practice, and she said I should propose it to the practice manager for one of their regular practice meetings. So I will.