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From: Thomas Muffaletto on 1 Dec 2005 16:52 I take no medications. Total cholesterol is 124 my LDL cholesterol is 59 ldl/hdl ratio 2.36 chol/hdl ratio 4.96 hdl as % of cholesterol is 20 it seems as a result of being on my back for 5 months my triglycerides and my hdl chol., direct - have been affected. to help avoid double talk of how my diet effects my blood I am holding back those 2 until the next blood work 3 months from now. she said it has not changed enough for her to want to put me on meds. I told her I don't count this blood work because it does not represent my control in normal conditions. it only represents what its like if I am on my back for 5 months. we talked about diet and she explained to me why such a heavy carb load is recommended for very heavy newly dx diabetics. to put it simply - usually the faster you loose weight the faster you will put it back on. right or wrong they don't want to have such a high % of fat. just for the record her diet recommendations are much higher in carbs than my dietitian. I am not saying my endo is wrong - I am going to pick the one I have a better chance of sticking with. in 3 months I think I will try another endo just to see what they say. -- Tom Exercise Today = Life Tomorrow ADA's Diabetes Learning Center http://www.diabetes.org/all-about-diabetes/chan_eng/channel.htm Information you can trust from the diabetes experts... Your American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp the American Diabetes Association's Message Boards http://community.diabetes.org/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=amdiabetesz&nav=index Pictures of My motorcycle and I think 2 of my doggies. http://www.adventurseofvtx1300c.com.50megs.com/photo.html
From: Alan S on 1 Dec 2005 17:59 On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:52:34 GMT, "Thomas Muffaletto" <mrgantlet911(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >I take no medications. > >Total cholesterol is 124 >my LDL cholesterol is 59 >ldl/hdl ratio 2.36 >chol/hdl ratio 4.96 >hdl as % of cholesterol is 20 >it seems as a result of being on my back for 5 months my >triglycerides and my hdl chol., direct - have been affected. >to help avoid double talk of how my diet effects my blood >I am holding back those 2 until the next blood work 3 months from now. No need for that Tom. Just to help out: Total cholesterol is 124 LDL cholesterol is 59 HDL 25 Triglycerides(calc) 200 I'll leave comment for others more qualified. Thanks for the honesty in the numbers. A1c? Weight? >she said it has not changed enough for her to want to put me on meds. >I told her I don't count this blood work because it does not represent >my control in normal conditions. it only represents what its like if >I am on my back for 5 months. > >we talked about diet and she explained to me why such a heavy carb load >is recommended for very heavy newly dx diabetics. to put it simply - >usually the faster you loose weight the faster you will put it back on. >right or wrong they don't want to have such a high % of fat. > >just for the record her diet recommendations are much higher in carbs >than my dietitian. >I am not saying my endo is wrong - I am going to pick the one I have a >better chance of sticking with. >in 3 months I think I will try another endo just to see what they say. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. -- Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
From: Cheri on 1 Dec 2005 18:21 Well, that's a start. At least you're questioning the doctor and checking with another one. -- Cheri Thomas Muffaletto wrote in message ... > > >just for the record her diet recommendations are much higher in carbs than >my dietitian. >I am not saying my endo is wrong - I am going to pick the one I have a >better chance of sticking with. >in 3 months I think I will try another endo just to see what they say. > >-- >Tom
From: Ozgirl on 1 Dec 2005 19:18 Alan S wrote: > On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:52:34 GMT, "Thomas Muffaletto" > <mrgantlet911(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >>I take no medications. >> >>Total cholesterol is 124 >>my LDL cholesterol is 59 >>ldl/hdl ratio 2.36 >>chol/hdl ratio 4.96 >>hdl as % of cholesterol is 20 >>it seems as a result of being on my back for 5 months my >>triglycerides and my hdl chol., direct - have been affected. >>to help avoid double talk of how my diet effects my blood >>I am holding back those 2 until the next blood work 3 months from now. There can be no double talk. The mathematical equations don't lie. The two important tests specifically for diabetic control is the triglycerides (which we know for sure are high) and the A1c which you haven't shared but with the above figures we can guarantee it is higher than it should be. The following two links are informative, with many hints on how to improve the triglyceride number and in turn should improve both weight and A1c. Lying on your back won't cause high tris, eating more calories than was needed whilst lying on the back will. Your whole diet should have been overhauled for the duration you were incapacitated. I am a bit intrigued about how you can see a doctor today and get results today also. http://www.optimal-heart-health.com/causesofhightriglycerides.html "What Are Triglycerides? Triglycerides are the chemical form in which most fats (lipids) exist, accounting for about 95 percent of the body's fatty tissue. They exist in the foods we eat and are converted from other food sources such as carbohydrates. When we consume more calories than our body immediately needs the excess calories are converted to triglycerides. An enzyme called lipase breaks down fat into glycerol and fatty acids. One glycerol component is joined by three fatty acids to form a triglyceride. The fatty acids may each be of a different kind. Triglycerides which are not immediately necessary for energy are transported to fat cells for storage. When the body has need of additional energy, like between meals, hormones trigger the release of these stored fats which rush to fill the energy gap. It is a wonderful system providing sustained energy release without us even thinking about it. But sometimes this system gets a kink in it. When that happens the body will convert and store more triglycerides than it can use. When production gets far ahead of usage blood triglyceride levels are elevated. Excess levels (anything over about 150 mg/dL) can cause heart health problems." "Some feel salmon is the healthiest food on the planet. Perhaps it is the best food to lower triglyceride levels. If not it, is near the top of the list. The reason certain fish are better than others is because of the high levels of omega-3 fatty acids which have been shown in numerous trials to provide a wide array of health benefits including heart health. Omega-3 fatty acids also have been shown to reduce triglycerides significantly." http://www.pamf.org/Nutrition/triglycerides.html
From: Cheri on 1 Dec 2005 19:46
I don't know about other places, but here in the states, the routine is usually to get your bloodwork done a week or two before your appt. so the results are there to discuss when you go. -- Cheri Ozgirl wrote in message ... >I am a bit intrigued about how you can see a doctor today >and get results today also. > |