Troubled1
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
I had my quarterly appointment with my Dr today and went over my blood work. He was quite happy with my fasting bg and my Hba1c. However when he got to the lipid results he immediately recommended a statin which I refused.
My fasting bg-6.8
Hba1c-5.8
Hdl-1.78
Triglycerides-1.47
LDL-5.06
I have been low carb and intermittent fasting for months now and I figured my lipids would be better, not worse.
After my Dr appointment I went to my dietician appointment. I had my blood work results with me and she was very impressed with my reduction in my Hba1c and my fasting bg. She said to keep doing what I’m doing as it seems to be working.
She asked about my diet and I told her I have eliminated processed carbs and have increased my vegetable intake considerably. I also let her know that I only use butter, full fat cream, eggs and quite a bit of meat.
After some chit chat she asked for my meter readings and commented on the amount of testing I do but in a positive way. She said it’s good to see someone that takes charge of their health and will spend time and energy on improving their results without relying on medications. She then gave me some paperwork to bring to my Dr to see if he would sign me up for a freestyle libre.
I mentioned that I have Jason Fung’s audiobook “The Obesity Code” and she was interested enough to write the title down and said she would look into reading it. She did recommend that to improve my lipids I should try adding more omega3 oils whether through diet or supplements and more olive oil and avocado.
I see this as a big step as in the past she always referred to the gov’t recommended guidelines. I hope that showing her that by not following those guidelines and eating real foods and avoiding the grains, sugar and processed foods, I can get my numbers down well into the normal levels.
How much, if at all should I worry about my cholesterol levels?
My fasting bg-6.8
Hba1c-5.8
Hdl-1.78
Triglycerides-1.47
LDL-5.06
I have been low carb and intermittent fasting for months now and I figured my lipids would be better, not worse.
After my Dr appointment I went to my dietician appointment. I had my blood work results with me and she was very impressed with my reduction in my Hba1c and my fasting bg. She said to keep doing what I’m doing as it seems to be working.
She asked about my diet and I told her I have eliminated processed carbs and have increased my vegetable intake considerably. I also let her know that I only use butter, full fat cream, eggs and quite a bit of meat.
After some chit chat she asked for my meter readings and commented on the amount of testing I do but in a positive way. She said it’s good to see someone that takes charge of their health and will spend time and energy on improving their results without relying on medications. She then gave me some paperwork to bring to my Dr to see if he would sign me up for a freestyle libre.
I mentioned that I have Jason Fung’s audiobook “The Obesity Code” and she was interested enough to write the title down and said she would look into reading it. She did recommend that to improve my lipids I should try adding more omega3 oils whether through diet or supplements and more olive oil and avocado.
I see this as a big step as in the past she always referred to the gov’t recommended guidelines. I hope that showing her that by not following those guidelines and eating real foods and avoiding the grains, sugar and processed foods, I can get my numbers down well into the normal levels.
How much, if at all should I worry about my cholesterol levels?