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Loobyloo

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Had my Hba1c results today, fully expecting low-mid 40s after cutting meds from 2000mg to 1000mg and perhaps not being quite so strict as i was in the beginning (meals good but a few snacks and occasional liqueur of an evening).
Bonus 36 amazed me! Perhaps the weight loss and exercise (brisk walks) i do has kicked my Pancreas into action.
Cholesterol was up as is often the case i gather on Low carb diets, but ratios good and no action recommended.

Review this Friday and hoping to cut Metformin again. Not sure if the next step will be to try 500mg or try to remove meds. Has anyone else been in similar position with cutting Metformin? and what was the advice they were given?
 
Many congratulations on a fantastic result! The thing with stopping medication is that you can always go back to it if your levels rise a bit more that you would like but you will never know if you don't try. Perhaps negotiate a 3 month medication free period with another HbA1c at the end of it if you can and take it from there.
So good to see your hard work has paid off and don't feel guilty about your little treats. They are what makes life enjoyable. Well; done!
 
rebrascora said:
Many congratulations on a fantastic result! The thing with stopping medication is that you can always go back to it if your levels rise a bit more that you would like but you will never know if you don't try. Perhaps negotiate a 3 month medication free period with another HbA1c at the end of it if you can and take it from there.
So good to see your hard work has paid off and don't feel guilty about your little treats. They are what makes life enjoyable. Well; done!
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Thank you. I am sitting here with a small glass of Amaretto. Naughty but nice. I hasten to add i have been good all day
 
Great result @Loobyloo well done for all your hard work, don`t be too ambitious to give up your
medication give yourself time and a few more Amaretto`s, enjoy your hard work and results.
 
KARNAK said:
Great result @Loobyloo well done for all your hard work, don`t be too ambitious to give up your
medication give yourself time and a few more Amaretto`s, enjoy your hard work and results.
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Thanks and cheers 😉
 
Loobyloo said:
Had my Hba1c results today, fully expecting low-mid 40s after cutting meds from 2000mg to 1000mg and perhaps not being quite so strict as i was in the beginning (meals good but a few snacks and occasional liqueur of an evening).
Bonus 36 amazed me! Perhaps the weight loss and exercise (brisk walks) i do has kicked my Pancreas into action.
Cholesterol was up as is often the case i gather on Low carb diets, but ratios good and no action recommended.

Review this Friday and hoping to cut Metformin again. Not sure if the next step will be to try 500mg or try to remove meds. Has anyone else been in similar position with cutting Metformin? and what was the advice they were given?
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Good result
Now it's time to focus on cholesterol?
Low carb isn't an issue usually.
Are you higher on saturated fats?
That pushed mine up.

I kept on metformin for as long as I could,
 
travellor said:
Now it's time to focus on cholesterol?
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Why, when "ratios good and no action recommended" If a GP is saying no action is necessary then why do you say she needs to spend time focusing on it? Cholesterol is not bad for us.... it is in fact necessary for us to be healthy.... even LDL cholesterol has a purpose within the body.
 
I am so pleased for you. Well done.
That Your cholesterol ratios are all in the good ranges is brill, wish mine were.
 
well done its great to know your diet and meds have helped.
 
My ratios are Total Cholesterol/hdl 4.2 Ldl/Hdl 2.93 Tg/Hdl 0.6 which is within the average-good range (recommended below 5). Although my Ldl is higher than it should be, my Hdl is high and Trigs are low both at good levels so overall my levels are reading as in the good range so i am not going to stress or change my diet as it seems to be working for everything else. I will of course avoid lots of high saturated fats but nothing drastic. After having higher total cholesterol since going on this diet i have read everything i can about the subject and found ratios are far more important than the total. For example if i had low good cholesterol Hdl my total cholesterol would be fine but its not desirable to have low Hdl.
 
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travellor said:
Good result
Now it's time to focus on cholesterol?
Low carb isn't an issue usually.
Are you higher on saturated fats?
That pushed mine up.

I kept on metformin for as long as I could,
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Yes Travellor it is more the higher saturated fats side of a low carb diet. But as i have said above i am not too worried as all my ratios are good or optimal. But i will try to go a bit easier on the saturated fat and see what the next readings are.
 
Loobyloo said:
My ratios are 4.2 which is within the good range (recommended below 5). Although my Ldl is higher than it should be, my Hdl is high and Trigs are low both at good levels so overall my levels are reading as in the good range so i am not going to stress or change my diet as it seems to be working for everything else. I will of course avoid lots of high saturated fats but nothing drastic. After having higher total cholesterol since going on this diet i have read everything i can about the subject and found ratios are far more important than the total. For example if i had low good cholesterol Hdl my total cholesterol would be fine but its not desirable to have low Hdl.
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I found that high cholesterol tends to be more promoted now many people have it.

I still prefer to keep all the numbers in the sweet spot, then the ratios follow by themselves.
 
rebrascora said:
Why, when "ratios good and no action recommended" If a GP is saying no action is necessary then why do you say she needs to spend time focusing on it? Cholesterol is not bad for us.... it is in fact necessary for us to be healthy.... even LDL cholesterol has a purpose within the body.
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So does blood glucose.
I still prefer the optimal amount overall.
 
But who decides the optimal amount of cholesterol and should it be the same for everyone regardless of age and/or sex? And do we rely on old, possibly out of date science and recommendations or keep reassessing the science and forming new opinions and guidelines as our understanding of the human body and how it works, improves.
 
rebrascora said:
But who decides the optimal amount of cholesterol and should it be the same for everyone regardless of age and/or sex? And do we rely on old, possibly out of date science and recommendations or keep reassessing the science and forming new opinions and guidelines as our understanding of the human body and how it works, improves.
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We all take our chances.
Time will tell our kids what the right choice was.
 
travellor said:
Time will tell our kids what the right choice was.
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The buck stops with me in that respect, but following that logic, I'm taking my cue from my Dad who had the heart of an ox. He died at the age of 84 from an asthma attack, but when the paramedics arrived (at least 20 mins after I got to him) they were amazed at how strong his heart was despite getting almost no oxygen from his lungs. Sadly they couldn't get his lungs to work and so couldn't save him. He had a lifelong diet high in saturated fats.
 
rebrascora said:
The buck stops with me in that respect, but following that logic, I'm taking my cue from my Dad who had the heart of an ox. He died at the age of 84 from an asthma attack, but when the paramedics arrived (at least 20 mins after I got to him) they were amazed at how strong his heart was despite getting almost no oxygen from his lungs. Sadly they couldn't get his lungs to work and so couldn't save him. He had a lifelong diet high in saturated fats.
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I guess I won't follow my parents and grandparents quite as much as you.
Potatoes, bread, Yorkshire puddings, rice puddings, bread puddings, breakfast cereal, pastry, sugar in their drinks, sweetened condensed milk, fish was always breadcrumbed, sandwiches, to name but a few, and always the usual stodgy fillers with everything.
All lived to a ripe old age as well.
 
Well done Loobyloo! Give yourself a big pat on the back. I hope you continue to keep the levels down. 🙂
 
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