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What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

@SaskiaKC the one thing re cholesterel that I see here regularly is it isnt the HDL,LDL and Trigs individually that count but “the ratio”. I have been pulled up a couple of times at D reviews but I say with confidence (though far from it and cant understand it all) “but my ratios are good” and then they agree and it is dropped. You might like to research the ratio meaning before you go back. Hugs to you and KC from me and the girls.
 
Exactly the conversation I had with my GP PM...got a few tips from a friend then did my research...you're absolutely spot on.
 
good evening all

was 4.6 this morning

been out volunteering all day, must remember to take more food for lunch (although I did take what I thought was a reasonable amount), had a period where I felt really shaky and had to scrounge a couple of oatcakes

It doesn't happen very often thankfully but my body has days when it really really objects to being hungry, one reason why I don't do lengthy fasting now, do any of you get the same thing?

Could also be related to my anxiety or the virus I've had recently I suppose.

Anyway I hope your day is treating you gently
 

Hugs back to you from me and the KittenCat! ^. .^

I finally talked with someone at my doctor's office who was able to look at my chart. She said my LDL was 216. There is no info about the other cholesterol numbers. The assistant who called me in January said my LDL was 200.

Just now, someone else from the doc's office called me and said that my LDL was the same yesterday as it had been in January, 216. I said no, the other assistant had reported 200 in January. This person said she would ask the doctor to call me. I said good, as that was what I had requested in the first place.

I hate that the doc and I can talk at length about things when I am in the office; then the next day I feel like I have been dumped out the back door with no explanations; the whole ballgame has changed and no one has bothered to get in touch with me to talk.

I felt SO GOOD yesterday -- and now I feel like a medicated invalid again. I hate this.
 

My body doesn't do well with hunger either. It goes into panic mode, thinking it is having hypos.
 
PenguinMum said:
@SaskiaKC I thnk you have to look in to the ratio of cholesterol measures. Plrase dont fret about it.xxxx
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Thanks. I will go back and look at those.

My doctor finally called me. She said that for some people high cholesterol is hereditary. Maybe I didn't inherit the whatever that efficiently processes cholesterol. She didn't say "whatever"; I can't remember the term she did use. It made sense to me; I've often thought that heredity is the cause of many health conditions.

Thank you all so much!
 
I saw this about cholesterol ratios:

"To calculate your cholesterol ratio, divide your total cholesterolnumber by your HDL cholesterol number. So if your total cholesterolis 200 mg/dL (5.2 mmol/L) and your HDL is 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L), your ratio would be 4-to-1."

I realize that 200 divided by 50 is 4, but I have no idea where the "to-1" part comes in.
 
My elderly dad made me smile today. He's never been very tactful but at almost 93, he's not going to develop it now.

The conversation went like this:

Dad "How much weight have you lost altogether?"

Me "102 lbs Dad"

Dad "I don't think you need to lose anymore. You're getting lines on your face."

Me: "Okay Dad".
 
One word, incredible!!!

I cant get my head around this situation we are in. The science is out there. Evidence. Diabetics are shouting out, sharing their stories of remission left right and centre. Yet we still have stupid NHS guidelines and literature. We will just keep shouting until eventually they will HAVE to listen.

I'm going to try my best to bake something low carb to take to next meeting. Not just so I can take biscuits off the table but so I can talk low carb and its benefits to the speaker from the dreaded diabetes.org.uk!!! I just have to learn to bake in the meantime!!!
 
Sometimes it feels like we are moving one step forward and two steps back. Yet when I step back to take a look at the overall picture it's clear things are moving in the right direction. It's a mammoth task. Turning the titanic with your pinky. But the evidence is out there. The science is backing us. The wisdom of the crowds will prevail. I think I expected every diabetic or at least most would want to do what we do ie control bs to put the beast into remission once they were informed it was indeed possible, and how to do it. But not so. Many i have met have been diabetic for years. Over 20. The only advice they have had is from their own DN and we all know what that consists of. Then a little voice like mine pops up to tell my story. But they seem to be past caring and happy to continue with increased meds and eating what they want. Up to now they have only probably had a little telling off from their DNs who at the same time handed them a new prescription. To them this is their solution to controlling it. And the complications just go with the territory.

I dont feel I can say too much overstep the mark. These people enjoy coming together once a month. Some dont get out other than to this meeting. I dont want to put them off by standing on my orange box every month and preaching.

I told them that next month I'm going to bring in a weekly food planner. What I eat. Where I buy things from, how much they cost. Hints and tips sheet including things like good swaps. But not go too deep. I'm keeping it simple. (GIVING THIS TO MY DNs TOO).

The good news is that the lady who runs our meeting has gone low carb and is loving it!!! I'm more than happy with that.

You gave me an idea. I'm going to add some quotes to that, like yours. Great way of highlighting the enormous benefits. Thank you.
 
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I can only speak from my own experience. At diagnosis I had symptoms. Blurry vision, thrush, dry mouth, IBS, constant unrelenting heartburn in the weeks prior to dx. I could have accepted meds which may have helped, for a while, but my hba1c would have gone up due to the eat well advice. My meter confirms that. The higher the carbs, the higher the meter reading, the higher the estimated hba1c goes in the mysugr app. The higher the hba1c the more chance of complications. The evidence for that is well documented. I see it first hand at the diabetic meeting. Also when I did my clinic at the GP surgery (helping other diabetics) the first person I spoke to had just had a lower leg amputation. That really hit home! My symptoms would no doubt have returned and maybe others too, who knows. But using my meter and starting a lc woe my hba1c has gone down to non diabetic levels. My symptoms have ALL disappeared. I've lost 4 stone which has to be beneficial to every aspect of my health and wellbeing. As for long term effects, I see many many people eating this way for 20 years plus. On this forum, internet. And a prime example of someone even longer than that maintaining their health is Dr Bernstein.

I dont feel cutting out/down on bread, rice, pasta, potatoes and upping healthy fat intake is bad from my research. It seems that it isn't just beneficial for diabetics either. I do feel eating processed food rubbish stuff, carby ****, my health and wellbeing would have been threatened.

I'm allergic to sugar so avoiding agravating that allergy as best I can.

I have many non diabetic friends who are having great success with weight loss through LC too. They are looking and feeling fantastic.

I would be interested to know how many haven't had success with it too. Its not for everyone as you say.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Was so sad to read your post. You would have thought that everyone would have jumped at the chance to improve their health.
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That's what I thought too. I thought everyone would embrace the chance. Not so. I think.if we were all made of glass and we could see what was going on inside we would help ourselves but I might even be wrong there!
 
I agree with everything you have said. I think that the seriousness of diabetes isn't highlighted at dx. Just being offered pills and told you can still eat everything just cut down on sugar is so wrong. I kept my leaflets. I have used them in my presentations to point out what is wrong with current guidelines. Alongside a demo of my blood glucose monitor!!!
 
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