Hi,
I am hoping someone can help me make sense of these results from recent blood tests. HBA1C came back as normal with a reading of 42. I take one x Metformin a day 500mg. I have a review and I think they will suggest ,me stopping it - just a gut feeling. Not sure how I would feel about stopping. I do low carb and try to stay active. Have been at his level for 2 years now. Start point was 86 3 years ago!
Everything else came back as normal except this one: satisfactory but no further action.
Should I make any changes? What does it mean? I am not looking for medical advice just to try to understand this. I have come so far with getting my hba1c down and if I need to address cholesterol then I will. I am 51, a non-smoker with a BMI of 22. I do drink the odd glass of red wine. Just wondering if I need to tweak my diet.
Serum lipid levels
Serum cholesterol level 6.9 mmol/L
Serum triglyceride levels 1.4 mmol/L
Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.7 mmol/L
Serum LDL cholesterol level 4.6 mmol/L
Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 4.1 mmol/mmol;
Thanks in advance.
I am hoping someone can help me make sense of these results from recent blood tests. HBA1C came back as normal with a reading of 42. I take one x Metformin a day 500mg. I have a review and I think they will suggest ,me stopping it - just a gut feeling. Not sure how I would feel about stopping. I do low carb and try to stay active. Have been at his level for 2 years now. Start point was 86 3 years ago!
Everything else came back as normal except this one: satisfactory but no further action.
Should I make any changes? What does it mean? I am not looking for medical advice just to try to understand this. I have come so far with getting my hba1c down and if I need to address cholesterol then I will. I am 51, a non-smoker with a BMI of 22. I do drink the odd glass of red wine. Just wondering if I need to tweak my diet.
Serum lipid levels
Serum cholesterol level 6.9 mmol/L
Serum triglyceride levels 1.4 mmol/L
Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.7 mmol/L
Serum LDL cholesterol level 4.6 mmol/L
Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 4.1 mmol/mmol;
Thanks in advance.