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Questionable GP Knowledge & Advice

Bluetit1802 said:
The HbA1c isn't a fasting test. It measures your blood glucose over the previous 2 to 3 months so anything you eat before the test won't have any effect. However, if the test includes a cholesterol break down it does require fasting.
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I've no idea what tests she's ordered as I've not looked at the sheet to find out and I'm away from home for a few days now
 
Prem51 said:
My GP always arranges a fasting test, but she is also checking my thyroid and cholesterol levels.
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I gave up taking statins, some high blood pressure tablets along with other medication simply because I didn't like the side effects and I'd never been made aware of them before they were prescribed. My GP was horrified, but I self monitor my blood pressure and even under stress it's fine, so I sometimes wonder why they over medicate like they do.
 
Gadget_man said:
I'm already on Thyroxine
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That might be why she's getting a fasting blood test. I am on thyroxene too and had a fasting blood test every year to check my thyroid levels were ok. That is how I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic, though I didn't know what it meant at the time, then T2 diabetic the next year.
 
Prem51 said:
That might be why she's getting a fasting blood test. I am on thyroxene too and had a fasting blood test every year to check my thyroid levels were ok. That is how I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic, though I didn't know what it meant at the time, then T2 diabetic the next year.
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From what I can gather on my Thyroid forum, it's not uncommon to have thyroid issues and Diabetes issues simultaneously and one set of symptoms can easily be confused as the other even by medical professionals
 
My GP also said my blood pressure was too high. I bought an Omron BP monitor (the same model she uses), and took my BP myself 3 times a day. It was a bit high in the morning after my mug of coffee, but went down to good levels later in the day.
I took in the results the next time I saw her, and she didn't pursue the high bp line.
Anyway according to the instruction leaflet you are supposed to not have eaten anything and not move around for 30 minutes before the BP test, so as I walk to the surgery the tests there would be higher anyway.
 
Prem51 said:
My GP also said my blood pressure was too high. I bought an Omron BP monitor (the same model she uses), and took my BP myself 3 times a day. It was a bit high in the morning after my mug of coffee, but went down to good levels later in the day.
I took in the results the next time I saw her, and she didn't pursue the high bp line.
Anyway according to the instruction leaflet you are supposed to not have eaten anything and not move around for 30 minutes before the BP test, so as I walk to the surgery the tests there would be higher anyway.
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I usually lay on the bed when I take mine and make sure I wait 5 minutes before I take a reading, that's what I was advised to do, and that at least makes the readings consistent
 
Gadget_man said:
I usually lay on the bed when I take mine and make sure I wait 5 minutes before I take a reading, that's what I was advised to do, and that at least makes the readings consistent
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Hi @Gadget_man,Happy to see you using the forum and posting,this helps so many other posters who read and check out each others results in my case , it was not until i found this forum and adopted the lchf regime...my weight dropped from 17 st 10 lbs to todays 14st 2 lbs this dropped my bs to todays average of 3.7 am fasting , 5.4 daytime average,and never higher than 6.8 after dinner, I do not consider myself "Cured", but i'm in a much better place now ,and intend to keep on lchf with odd treat ,my recent hba1c was 34 and the doctor ( nurse) was very pleased,saying whatever your doing keep doing it
Hope you get into a good routine and are able to live a Happy and rewarding life,clive
 
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