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I rang up surgery from airport to hear HbA1c is now 35, it was 36 in February. I am very happy with that. The cholesterol had gone up to 5.4, don't know the ratio yet and they want me to come and see them urgently as too high.
I am ignoring them and will have a wonderful holiday in Spain, celebration time!
 
New-journey said:
I rang up surgery from airport to hear Hb1AC is now 35, it was 36 in February. I am very happy with that. The cholesterol had gone up to 5.4, don't know the ratio yet and they want me to come and see them urgently as too high.
I am ignoring them and will have a wonderful holiday in Spain, celebration time!
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Jo...great results on the HbA1c...and the cholesterol...5.4 is that really so high?...as you say can depend on the breakdown...if the Trigs' & HDL are in range...then sounds good...nothing you can do about that at the moment...get on with that holiday.
 
Great Hb1ac result. I hope your cholesterol ratio turns out to be fine and they're panicking over nothing. Now the most important thing for you is to enjoy your holiday.
 
Bubbsie said:
Jo...great results on the HbA1c...and the cholesterol...5.4 is that really so high?...as you say can depend on the breakdown...if the Trigs' & HDL are in range...then sounds good...nothing you can do about that at the moment...get on with that holiday.
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Secretary quoted some scale, should be ten I am 18, therefore am at risk. I don't care, not going to worry and the answer will be No anyway to statins!
Thanks! Just going to have fun and celebrate!
 
Ljc said:
Great Hb1ac result. I hope your cholesterol ratio turns out to be fine and they're panicking over nothing. Now the most important thing for you is to enjoy your holiday.
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Thanks and will enjoy my holiday, wondering what treat I will have!
 
Great result NJ.
 
I'd be very happy with those numbers, well done! 🙂 Certainly wouldn't see a 5.4 as needing 'urgent' attention! 🙄
 
When I was a young doc, 5.4 was a perfectly reasonable cholesterol, nothing to faff about. I think we had it right, to be honest.
 
New-journey said:
Secretary quoted some scale, should be ten I am 18, therefore am at risk. I don't care, not going to worry and the answer will be No anyway to statins!
Thanks! Just going to have fun and celebrate!
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There is a scale,( basically to work out if they should recommend statins) I can't remember the name of it, where the GP plugs in cholesterol, BP, age, comorbidities, etc, and it reveals your risk of having a cardiac event during the next ten years. I plugged my own stats into it, and as soon as I plugged in the magic word 'diabetes' it shunted me up to a far higher risk. I assumed this is because it includes all the people with diabetes who haven't managed good control, so I took it with a pinch of salt.
 
Well done NJ. Excellent results.
Enjoy your holiday.
 
Congratulations and very well done NJ - you worked hard for that result - nothing can be gained by letting you know you need to go in urgently - so just relax by the sea in the sunshine and enjoy your holiday then come home refreshed, take care x
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The Framington study was what started the CVD 'risk score' thing - but they all reckon one shouldn't use it for anyone with D.

Good God - according to all that guff I shouldn't be alive now with all the risk factors I incorporate - but funnily enough - I seem to be. I haven't noticed living on borrowed time is any different to living so far? Well - I do ache more than I used to when I was 30 years younger - and I can't walk as fast or as far. Plus I have a bunion I didn't have then. And - I have to watch out for pure white eyebrow hairs and whip them out soonest. The poxy single hair on my chinny chin chin still insists on growing back dark brown again though - why the hell is that? Your risk of having heart trouble increases as you age anyway apparently - but nobody offers any advice about how not to age, do they?

We all have to die of something sooner or later of course - I just want it to be later and preferably in my sleep without any suffering - not much to ask for is it? LOL
 
Congrats on the HbA1c. I ignore cholesterol. For years they said I was doing brilliant, wish mine was that low etc., then all of a sudden it was you have to go on statins it's far too high. It was the same! Daft.
 
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There is a scale,( basically to work out if they should recommend statins) I can't remember the name of it, where the GP plugs in cholesterol, BP, age, comorbidities, etc, and it reveals your risk of having a cardiac event during the next ten years. I plugged my own stats into it, and as soon as I plugged in the magic word 'diabetes' it shunted me up to a far higher risk. I assumed this is because it includes all the people with diabetes who haven't managed good control, so I took it with a pinch of salt.
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That's the one and taking it with several pinches of salt! It sounds like it doesn't take into account our HbA1c which surely has a bearing.
 
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