Latest Lab Report

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I received my latest lab report from my endocrinologist (diabetes doc) today.  As I suspected, it was not so great.  I knew my BG (blood glucose)  had been out of control before I saw him last and I was correct.  My A1c (glucose attached to red blood cells) was 9.1 with my average glucose level of 219.8.  Last December 2nd my average A1c  was between 6-6.5 (much better than later this year).

An average A1c for a normal person is between 4-6.  Diabetics should really work to get their average below 7.  Continued high BG levels make complications such as heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, vision and feet issues much more likely to occur.  I certainly don’t want any of those issues.

HbA1c		eAG (estimated average glucose)
(%)	(mmol/mol)[25]	(mmol/L)	(mg/dL)
5	31	5.4 (4.2–6.7)	97 (76–120)
6	42	7.0 (5.5–8.5)	126 (100–152)
7	53	8.6 (6.8–10.3)	154 (123–185)
8	64	10.2 (8.1–12.1)	183 (147–217)
9	75	11.8 (9.4–13.9)	212 (170–249)
10	86	13.4 (10.7–15.7)	240 (193–282)
11	97	14.9 (12.0–17.5)	269 (217–314)
12	108	16.5 (13.3–19.3)	298 (240–347)
13	119	18.1 (15–21)	326 (260–380)
14	130	19.7 (16–23)	355 (290–410)
15	140	21.3 (17–25)	384 (310–440)
16	151	22.9 (19–26)	413 (330–480)
17	162	24.5 (20–28)	441 (460–510)
18	173	26.1 (21–30)	470 (380–540)
19	184	27.7 (23–32)	499 (410–570)

 

However, I began changing my eating habits right after that visit on September 4 and began my liver cleanse diet a week ago on September 19th.  My next appointment is in December.  I hope to have a total reverse of my numbers and be down to the 6’s by then as well as have lost about 10-15 pounds.

My sodium was low also at 133 (normal is 137-145).  Low sodium is called hyponatremia and can cause several different issues, especially in older adults.  It means I have too much water in my blood compared to the amount of sodium.  Kidney failure and heart failure can have these symptoms as well as thyroid issues.  I never add additional salt to my foods and I know I have a nodule on my thyroid that I will have an ultrasound on at my next visit.  I also never add additional salt to my foods.  Maybe I’ll find out something then.

My lipid panel shows my overall cholesterol at 182 (below normal), Trig high at 153, HDL (good cholesterol)  at 35.5 (ok) and LDL (bad cholesterol) at 115.9(ok), but making my ratio of good to bad not so hot.

All of these numbers (except maybe the low sodium) should be much better at my next appointment in December.

I’m truly looking forward to seeing what my next lab report shows.  Weird huh, to actually look forward to a needle stick!

In my next post I’ll be talking about colesterol and what makes it good or bad.

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– Shirley