Good and BAD News :) :(

[am1977]

I just got my lab report today in the mail and I got some good and bad news. :) and :(

Let's start with the good. :D Most my tests came back normal....such as:
Cholesterol:171 (normalunder 200)
HDL:83 (normal over 40)
Chol/HDL Ratio 2.1 (normalunder 4.4)
Triglycrides: 72 (normal under 150)
LDL: 74 (normal under 130)

CBC: everything came back normal (too long for me to list:p )

ESR:5 (normal 0-20)

Glucose: (fasting) 103

Urea Nitrogen---------------------all of the following normal
Creatinine
BUN/creatinine ratio
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Carbon Dioxide
Calcium
Alkaline Phosphatase
AST
ALT
Albumin
Globulin
A/G Ratio

TSH: 1.18 normal ranges .4 to 5.5


OK.......the bad news......my A1c.........was bad................8.1 :eek:
I knew it wouldn't be good with all the problems I have been having lately, but I was hoping for being somewhere in the 7 range. It's worse than I thought :( I am going to try and not think of it like I failed, I am going to try to think of it differently... that there is room for improvement and I just need to work a little harder.

Thanks for bearing w/ me through this post. Just wanted to let you all know how things turned out.

[HeatherP]

Hi! Wow- do you have any blood left in your veins? How many vials did they draw? :D

Anyway, concentrate on the good stuff. Obviously you need to keep working at it, but it could be WAY worse! You've just got some weird stuff going on right now. I had the same thing happen, except the opposite: chronic, dangerous lows. Keep trying, either you'll find the cause and correct it, or it'll go away on it's own.

You've got some great results, so forgive yourself and give yourself a pat on the back!
HeatherP

[am1977]

Heather,

Thanks so much for your support, it is MUCH appreciated :)

Yeah, I know I need to be more positve about things, I tend to be a bit of a pessimist :rolleyes:.

I had to go to the lab for my tests and they took like 4 vials of blood. :eek: Actually, it wasn't that bad, the technician who took the blood was very good. It was so quick that I don't even thing I felt it. I always get a little nervous before going to the lab, but usually it's no big deal.

Yes, I am glad that most of the tests came back just fine, but I was mostly concerned with that darned A1c. I know I have my work cut out for me, and I am going to make every effort to improve things. My levels are better being back on injections and I think I am going to stick with this at least until my next A1c, I know I need to get my numbers down. From there, I'll have to decide whether I want to put the pump back on or not. I guess i'll make that decision when I get to that point. For right now I need to concentrate on regaining control.

Anyway, thanks so much again for your response and I'll let you know how things go.

[Shalyndria]

With the exception of your A1c Andrea, those numbers are FANTASTIC :thumbsup: Go easy on yourself; you've been having a tough time of it lately and you're entitled to a number that's not 'perfect'.

I'm sure that in time you'll be telling us that your BG's are back under control and posting an optimal A1c result. Don't give up!

Shy

[am1977]

Thank-you, Shy...I am definitely trying to get things back where they should be. Thanks for your encouragement. :) I certainly hope the next time I post my A1c it is a much better number, one I don't feel embarrassed about posting.

Thanks so much again! :)

[lgvincent]

Wish I could get my LDL down below 74. It used to be there without the use of drugs (I don't consider moonshine a drug) but not any more.

[rzrbks]

Holy Crikey, Batman!!

I'd trade with you in a second.

Keeping in mind that according to all my Drs. I exercise more than enough, eat very well, and do all they believe to be the right things:We'll, I have hung out with Kat, Shy, Belinda, and Jenny in the Chat Room, but other than that I've been "Real Good"


Cholesterol:171 (normalunder 200) Never been under 250 in my life

HDL:83 (normal over 40) range between 32 and 38

Triglycrides: 72 (normal under 150) Been under 200 ONCE, only once

LDL: 74 (normal under 130) have only been below 150 twice

My last A1c was 5.7

Ya wanna Trade?