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My husband was diagnosed with very high cholesterol and diabetes back in April. His cholesterol was 10 and HBA1C was 96. He was prescribed statins and metformin immediately. Due to the poor follow up treatment we received from the practice nurse, we booked an appointment to see the doc to insist in being referred to the Diabetes clinic. The doc was concerned about the lack of symptoms that brought him to the surgery's attention in the first place, so insisted that he take a urine test. No sugar was present at all. The doc told OH to get the blood tests done again as he wasn't confident that they were correct.
In the meantime, OH was referred to the Lipid clinic as the high cholesterol could be genetic. We trot off to the appointment this morning, only to be told the we had wrongly been referred for a cardiology appointment. The consultant was not best pleased, though he did insist on OH having a heart ultrasound, seeing as we were there. He is now referring to the lipid clinic. Heart in very good nick.
OH's aunt works in GP surgery, this evening, she called to say the bloods results had come back. Cholesterol 3.1 and HBA1C 41. Can diet and drugs bring the original results down that much, or, do you reckon they were wrong to start with. They were taken on the cyber attack day.
This whole episode is driving us round the twist.
In the meantime, OH was referred to the Lipid clinic as the high cholesterol could be genetic. We trot off to the appointment this morning, only to be told the we had wrongly been referred for a cardiology appointment. The consultant was not best pleased, though he did insist on OH having a heart ultrasound, seeing as we were there. He is now referring to the lipid clinic. Heart in very good nick.
OH's aunt works in GP surgery, this evening, she called to say the bloods results had come back. Cholesterol 3.1 and HBA1C 41. Can diet and drugs bring the original results down that much, or, do you reckon they were wrong to start with. They were taken on the cyber attack day.
This whole episode is driving us round the twist.
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Doc's just been on the phone to tell him he's confident that the blood results were wrong from the start. He explained that the drugs (500mg metformin and 40mg avorostain (sp))could not have brought the results down that miraculously in 12 weeks.
OH is half happy and half fuming, but at least it's made him come down 3 sizes in his trousers, bonus.
OH is half happy and half fuming, but at least it's made him come down 3 sizes in his trousers, bonus.
It would be interesting to take OH of medication for a period and repeat his tests.
Sometimes people can have a miraculous response to treatment.
One of our midwives went from having incurable breast cancer with disease in her neck and supraclavicular dosage to a complete pathological response to one cycle of chemotherapy. Rare but not unheard of.
Sometimes people can have a miraculous response to treatment.
One of our midwives went from having incurable breast cancer with disease in her neck and supraclavicular dosage to a complete pathological response to one cycle of chemotherapy. Rare but not unheard of.
I don't know if he has to continue with the drugs as OH gone to work now. I'll find out later. He has another appointment next week so will find out then.
The reason the doc was not confident of the results was the fact that OH has never eaten much in the way of saturated fats, swims a mile and a half everyday (bar Sunday) and very, very rarely eats anything sweet. Also, the doc has recently had two other patients that have been subject to spurrious blood sugar test results. One of them with a reading of 175.
We'll have a chat with him next week and I'll let you know what occurs.
Thanks for your replies
The reason the doc was not confident of the results was the fact that OH has never eaten much in the way of saturated fats, swims a mile and a half everyday (bar Sunday) and very, very rarely eats anything sweet. Also, the doc has recently had two other patients that have been subject to spurrious blood sugar test results. One of them with a reading of 175.
We'll have a chat with him next week and I'll let you know what occurs.
Thanks for your replies
rockyracoon: "[April] His cholesterol was 10 and HBA1C was 96. He was prescribed statins and metformin immediately. [August] The bloods results had come back. Cholesterol 3.1 and HBA1C 41.
Metformin only increases the sensitivity of cells receptors for insulin intake. Metformin is not that powerful a drug to reduce HBA1C back to 41 (normal levels) from 96 (indicates extreme diabetic). Cholesterol of 3.1 is excellent & enviable.
Perhaps the blood results in April (or the one in August) is wrong. Hence the blood test should immediately be repeated if in doubt.
Metformin only increases the sensitivity of cells receptors for insulin intake. Metformin is not that powerful a drug to reduce HBA1C back to 41 (normal levels) from 96 (indicates extreme diabetic). Cholesterol of 3.1 is excellent & enviable.
Perhaps the blood results in April (or the one in August) is wrong. Hence the blood test should immediately be repeated if in doubt.
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