The result is in.....

[Gwynn]

Just been to see a doctor at short notice about something else, however some of yesterdays blood test results are in. Most notably the HbA1c result and Cholesterol.

HbA1c is now 34.

Yessss a real result after a lot of hard work.

Of course there has to be a downer thrown in too. Can't be too happy !

HDL 1.78 which they said was fine but the LDL was 3.66 which they said was a little high.

Hmm anyone with sufficient knowledge and understanding want to tell me if that is the case and what it should really be.

At diagnosis it was 4 so its better than it was and 4 is fine if your not diabetic so I was told.

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I am sure someone also said its the ratio that is important. Anyone enlighten me on that please

34 🙂

Yehey, lets get out that chocolate fudgecake (joke)

 

[Christy]

Fab @Gwynn ! You've worked hard for that. Glad to see you've got a result you'll be delighted with. Now chill and maintain 🙂

 

[Gwynn]

Chill and maintain. Sounds like a good motto.

 

[helli]

Yehey, lets get out that chocolate fudgecake (joke)

Great results Gwynn.
The chocolate fudge cake doesn't have to be a joke - the fat in the chocolate will slow down the sugar absorption.
But feel free to celebrate with a stick of celery if you'd rather.

Although cocoa is a bean so that must count as a vegetable? 😉

 

[adrian1der]

Well done @Gwynn

 

[Gwynn]

I had a piece of flapjack to celebrate. I don't actually have any cakel

 

[Flower]

Fabulous results @Gwynn ! Congratulations on all your hard effort. Celebratory flapjack is good 🙂

 

[mage 1]

Fab result well done

 

[Inka]

@Gwynn Here’s the info about the ratio and targets:

https://www.heartuk.org.uk/cholesterol/understanding-your-cholesterol-test-results-

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[freesia]

Great results @Gwynn. Well done

 

[mikeyB]

Never give up, never surrender. How right you are. A fantastic achievement, well done, @Gwynn

 

[eggyg]

Amazing result and very well deserved. Can’t help with the HDL and LDL as I can never understand it either! My total cholesterol has never been below 6 since I’ve been having it tested but apparently my HDL is good!

 

[PattiEvans]

Hi, well done you!

What was your total cholesterol and do you know what your triglycerides are? I believe the ratio of HDL to trigs is one of the important factors for risk. Personally my total chol is always around 5.2 - 5.4 with high HDL and very low trigs. I'm happy with that.

 

[Ljc]

Fantastic result.
Well done you

 

[Bloden]

Woo hoo, well done @Gwynn !!!

 

[Gwynn]

Hmm I didn't ask about triglycerides or the total score and they are not in the online recrds that I can see. I will ask next week when I have a feedback session with the nurse.

 

[AndBreathe]

@Gwynn - have a look here, and try putting your numbers in to the calculator: https://www.hughcalc.org/chol-si.php

There's also this one: https://cholesterolcode.com/report/