So,,,, no appointment via phone with the GP until next week and I didn't have the bravery to check for my latest HBA1c results until today when I contacted surgery and they sent a copy to me via email.
Why the terror?! Well I haven't been on this website that long and had noticed some no no's on here that since my last HBA1c in December of 58 they had crept into my diet. The no no's - I have been eating a lot more fruit, punnets of black/red grapes, apples and the odd banana and no matter how hard I try, especially since lockdown, I have had too many potatoes/chips/crisps (a lifelong weakness!) although have cut down massively on bread, rice and other carbs and when I rarely do have them I have brown. No lectures would be appreciated - I know!! Have eaten a lot more protein, with bacon, eggs and sausages the norm and generally eat meat several times a week. On the plus side, since lockdown certainly, I have been walking most days and am back into the golf so more walking!
The goodish news is the HBA1c is down from 58 to 51. After a 10 point jump from 48 to 58 between June 19 and December 19 to drop from 58 to 51 between December and July despite my no no's is reasonably pleasing.
The bad news is my cholesterol is up from 3.5 in June 2019 to 5.6. Good cholesterol remains static at 0.8 and for some reason the bloods haven't shown the bad LDL levels since 2018 so will check with GP on that. Concerningly Triglycerides have jumped from 2.6 to 6.7 in a year and not 100% sure what the "Se non HDL cholesterol level" is although it's up to 4.8. Lymphocyte count up 1.0 at 3.1 and Mean corpusc. haemoglobin(MCH) up 0.9 to 32.9 although GP has labelled them as normal as they have always been in that area.
So pleased to an extent with HBA1c as I know I can definitely make improvements on that and whilst disappointed with cholesterol and triglycerides I was told over the phone when I booked the test that they wouldn't be taken as it was a NON fasting test for the HBA1c so they will be up considering they usually take those as a fasting test. My triglycerides jump around anyway for some bizarre reason. They were 8.9 at start of June 2017 and when retested at end of June they were 2.8. Maybe cutting out more carbs and having more fat has contributed I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised it's the NON fasting test that hasn't helped.
So all in all a learning curve and happier with the HBA1c than I was with it at 58 although surprised it came down with all those grapes and strawberries!! Better than cakes and pastries I guess!!
Have attached bloods since 2011.
Why the terror?! Well I haven't been on this website that long and had noticed some no no's on here that since my last HBA1c in December of 58 they had crept into my diet. The no no's - I have been eating a lot more fruit, punnets of black/red grapes, apples and the odd banana and no matter how hard I try, especially since lockdown, I have had too many potatoes/chips/crisps (a lifelong weakness!) although have cut down massively on bread, rice and other carbs and when I rarely do have them I have brown. No lectures would be appreciated - I know!! Have eaten a lot more protein, with bacon, eggs and sausages the norm and generally eat meat several times a week. On the plus side, since lockdown certainly, I have been walking most days and am back into the golf so more walking!
The goodish news is the HBA1c is down from 58 to 51. After a 10 point jump from 48 to 58 between June 19 and December 19 to drop from 58 to 51 between December and July despite my no no's is reasonably pleasing.
The bad news is my cholesterol is up from 3.5 in June 2019 to 5.6. Good cholesterol remains static at 0.8 and for some reason the bloods haven't shown the bad LDL levels since 2018 so will check with GP on that. Concerningly Triglycerides have jumped from 2.6 to 6.7 in a year and not 100% sure what the "Se non HDL cholesterol level" is although it's up to 4.8. Lymphocyte count up 1.0 at 3.1 and Mean corpusc. haemoglobin(MCH) up 0.9 to 32.9 although GP has labelled them as normal as they have always been in that area.
So pleased to an extent with HBA1c as I know I can definitely make improvements on that and whilst disappointed with cholesterol and triglycerides I was told over the phone when I booked the test that they wouldn't be taken as it was a NON fasting test for the HBA1c so they will be up considering they usually take those as a fasting test. My triglycerides jump around anyway for some bizarre reason. They were 8.9 at start of June 2017 and when retested at end of June they were 2.8. Maybe cutting out more carbs and having more fat has contributed I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised it's the NON fasting test that hasn't helped.
So all in all a learning curve and happier with the HBA1c than I was with it at 58 although surprised it came down with all those grapes and strawberries!! Better than cakes and pastries I guess!!
Have attached bloods since 2011.