Hi Folks:

I continue to lurk in between work, and though I am not the most frequent of
contributors, I do appreciate this forum and all the good it offers.

To all - may you and yours have a fabulous holiday season and a prosperous
successful 2004!

I just posted the following numbers at my quarterly checkup with my the
assistant captain of the Redman Diabetes Treatment team. (That would be my
doctor).

HBA1C - 5.8% (up from 5.4%)
Glucose at appt: 84 (meter read 102 - Need to check out meter or lab, not
sure which)
Cholesterol: 218 (not good news, was well under 200 on previous readings)
HDL 46
LDL 94
Trig: 389 (I"m told this is way too high)
microalbumin: normal

I am underwhelmed, but pleased it wasn't worse than this. I thought for sure
I'd be out of the 5% club. I have the following plans to improve:

1.Got prescription to revisit the dietician-led classes that got me started
off on the right foot

2. Need to get the exercise back on schedule - seasons ended for the folk
dance groups in mid-November and I haven't really done anything since

3. Go back to testing no fewer than the number of meals I consume in a day,
and be as diligent getting a bed time reading as rising reading.

One thing I don't know anything about (yet) is managing the Triglycerides. I
understand that a balanced diet ought to get that number down (what's a good
number for Trigs?).


--
Redman
DX: 8/2002, Type II
Glyburide 2.5/Metaformin 500 (2x/day)
HBA1C 12-19-03: 5.8%

Redman,

The best way to get triglyerides down is CUT THE CARBS. It works like
magic.

Also avoid anything with high fructose corn syrup in it. That stuff goes
right to the liver and turns into triglycerides.


-- Jenny

Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address!
New photo: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/jennypics.htm
Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 -
HBa1c 5.2 10/03
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

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