New A1C & Lipids

[Dianne]

Just got the results from by blood work on 3/16

Total Chol 160 (down)

HDL 52 (up)

LDL 89 (down)

non-HDL 108 (down)

Trigly 94 (same)

New A1C 5.4  Which is surprising considering what and how much I ate from November to March.

[skb]

Those are really impressive numbers. Hope no statins are involved.
All the bad things are down & the good things are up. Great job.

[Dianne]

Thank you. And no way will I take statins, my doctor suggested them and I refused them.

[Shanny]

Wow! That is one very good report card!  8)

You're an inspiration to me, y'know!

[bigskygal]

Outstanding!! Great all around!

[walkerwally1]

Great numbers Dianne, congratulations  !   

[starsign]

Is there any relation between high blood sugar and the lipids

[Timewise]

Way to go.....all good stuff!

By the way, it is not "how much" you eat, but what you eat.....! 

[patdart]

Fantastic!  just the way mine did...now, to keep it in line!    Congratulations!

[walkerwally1]

Is there any relation between high blood sugar and the lipids

Well, the answer is that there usually is a relationship because the diet can affect both for most  people.  I underlined most because it is not the same for everyone.  I read that about 20% of people on LCHF do not see an improvement in lipids.  I did see an improvement in my lipids but it took about 2 years of LCHF to see an improvement and at first my lipids went quite high.  Once again it is a reminder that we are all different but most people do see an improvement in lipid values when restricting carbs.  Because of my experience I would say that if you don't see an improvement at first, don't give up on it. 

[skb]

Is there any relation between high blood sugar and the lipids

There sure is. it is a known fact that carbs convert to glucose. A higher carb diet would mean relatively high blood sugars even in non diabetics. Then an adequate insulin response is called for. Once glucose has been stored in the liver & the muscles to its threshold, the rest is packaged as triglycerides & accumulated as fat in the body. So there is a direct connect between high BG & high TG. Many doctors are now beginning to believe, it's the TG v/s HDL which are the more important numbers rather than the LDL alone.

[Dianne]

For me, I think it's a combination of low carb and exercising. Losing weight and sticking with low carb seems to be lowering the lipids and I would much rather be doing that than taking more meds! The medical community is way to happy to throw lipids at people instead of trying to do things naturally first.

[RCG]

I just saw My PCP this morning.

HbA1c = 5.8
Total Chol = 165
HDL = 79
LDL = 72
Trig. = I forgot to ask.

[Grammabear]

RCG - Be proud of your numbers, I envy you.  You must have worked very hard to earn such stellar numbers.

[RCG]

RCG - Be proud of your numbers, I envy you.  You must have worked very hard to earn such stellar numbers.

It's a new fight every day ....... mostly against myself.