On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 20:16:32 +0100, "Seehear"
> wrote:

>I thought it was after you got over 12mmol/L on a regular basis that damage
>STARTED to happen!
>At least, that's what I've been told.
>My BG's are - for me - normally varying from as low as 3.9 (best ever) to
>17.6 (worst ever) but the median is 7.2.
>My last Bloods are attached.
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>
> *8.4
> Glucose 3.5-5.5 mmol/L

Based on the others, that's a fasting glucose. US equivalent
is 150mg/dl - and it's very high for someone who should be
under some control after five years.

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>
I've included the US numbers and rearranged slightly:

Cholesterol......3.7(143)........target < 5.0
HDL...............1.0(39)........target < 1.0
Chol/HDL ratio 3.7
Triglycerides...*3.8(336)........target < 2.3
LDL Cholesterol..2.02(78)........target < 3.0
TSH..................*6.8........0.2 - 5.0 mU/L
>
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>
>Now you are scaring me!
>
I certainly hope so. Well done Priscilla:-)

One of the indicators used for insulin resistance is the
ratio of triglycerides to HDL. The prefered maximum for
mmol/L is 1.3 (3 in mg/dl). Yours is 3.8. I'd love to have
your LDL - but those high trigs and low HDL aren't good
news.

Nothing wrong with being scared, as long as you use that as
a motivator for action.

Read http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm
Print it out, and read it again.

Then come back and ask lots of questions.

Two further comments - 3.9(70) is about as low as you want
to go, not the "best ever". In fact, if you get the shakes
occasionally, or a feeling of vertigo or nausea, you may be
surprised if you test at that moment.

Did I miss an HbA1c in there somewhere? I would make a wild
guess that it's somewhere between 7% and 8.5% - but that
average number may mean that it's marginally under 7.

Cheers Alan, T2, Australia.
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