Good Dr. Appt But a little confused

[natayo]

Hi everyone!

I just had my first check-up since I got pulled over by the sugar police. Much to my surprise, my Dr. didn't give me a full D dx, only IGT. I said, but what about my 6.6 A1C, and he said our lab measures a little high. But don't worry, I'm not leaving my web friends, your advice and support have led to the rest of the story. Dr. was very happy with how aggresive I've been with diet and excercise.

Back on February 18, my numbers were:

W: 179 lbs
A1C: 6.6
Total Cholesterol: 225
Triglycerides: 204
LDL: 148
HDL: 34

Today my numbers were:

W: 165 lbs (Happy)
A1C: 6.2 (Was hoping for better)
Total Cholesterol: 193 (Good)
Triglycerides: 72 (is that big a change even possible?)
LDL: 146 (you gotta be kidding)
HDL: 33 (****)

So generally good news. Except I was hoping for a bigger impact on my A1C and am a little dumbfounded by my LDL/HDL not even budging.

I read up on the web that carbs have a big effect on triglycerides. So I guess this is one proof I am faithful to a low carb (100 a day) diet. But what's the deal with the HDL? I've been working out 5 days a week for two months now. I have cut eggs out only within the last month or so, so maybe that explains the LDL. Genetics?

So plan going forward is the 'pre-diabetes' diagnosis with a low dose of Metformin and a statin.

Again, Dr. very happy. I told him about you guys. And, hey, I know its a matter of semantics, 'pre', T2, what difference does it really make? What I need to do remains the same.

Thanks to everyone,

Mike

[adiantum]

Mike you have some great results there.
The A1C result is fantastic & thats a lot of weight to lose .
I can see you have worked really hard & well done mate

[Scrabblechick]

Good work, Mike! You're really taking a proactive approach to this thing and getting on top of it early. That's great!

Your cholesterol numbers sounded like mine did in February. I'll find out what, if anything, has changed since then in a couple of weeks when I have my follow-up. I'm hoping my triglycerides are down, too. They were 206 in February.

You're doing VERY well and you should be proud of what you've achieved in a short time! Great job! :)

[jacobsam622]

Hi everyone!

I just had my first check-up since I got pulled over by the sugar police. Much to my surprise, my Dr. didn't give me a full D dx, only IGT. I said, but what about my 6.6 A1C, and he said our lab measures a little high. But don't worry, I'm not leaving my web friends, your advice and support have led to the rest of the story. Dr. was very happy with how aggresive I've been with diet and excercise.

Back on February 18, my numbers were:

W: 179 lbs
A1C: 6.6
Total Cholesterol: 225
Triglycerides: 204
LDL: 148
HDL: 34

Today my numbers were:

W: 165 lbs (Happy)
A1C: 6.2 (Was hoping for better)
Total Cholesterol: 193 (Good)
Triglycerides: 72 (is that big a change even possible?)
LDL: 146 (you gotta be kidding)
HDL: 33 (****)

So generally good news. Except I was hoping for a bigger impact on my A1C and am a little dumbfounded by my LDL/HDL not even budging.

I read up on the web that carbs have a big effect on triglycerides. So I guess this is one proof I am faithful to a low carb (100 a day) diet. But what's the deal with the HDL? I've been working out 5 days a week for two months now. I have cut eggs out only within the last month or so, so maybe that explains the LDL. Genetics?

So plan going forward is the 'pre-diabetes' diagnosis with a low dose of Metformin and a statin.

Again, Dr. very happy. I told him about you guys. And, hey, I know its a matter of semantics, 'pre', T2, what difference does it really make? What I need to do remains the same.

Thanks to everyone,

Mike
Eat green veggies like green beans it will raise the good Cholesterol and eat lots of peanut butter it helps lower bad Cholesterol. I have been eating three eggs a day for breakfast for forever. Every test I have had in the past four years except 1 my Cholesterol was perfect. Blood test before last my good Cholesterol was a little low but returned to normal this past time.

[pdxdennisj]

Congrats on your numbers - they are great. Since 1988 I have been under the care of the head of the Gladstone Lipid Clinic at UCSF. My HDL have in the range of 14-19 over all those years.
I'm classified as a "Mixed Familial", meaning some of my numbers are heriditary. He says I could run 10 miles a day and not budge the HDL. My other lipids are excellent.