I need help with my values after the blood test

(Danielle ) #1

Hi there,

I just got my results back from my blood test. I am so excited!
Is there anyone in here that is good with these stuff, or have a good website with information how to interpret this?

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Best regards,
Danielle

(Bacon for the Win) #2

what specifically are you looking at and questioning? you A1c looks good .as does fasting glucose. I’m American and we don’t use mmols, so I’m just going by what the report says. Your BP and heart rate are good and your blood (hemaglobin and henatocrit) look fine. You appear to be a bit anemic, iron levels on the low side. Typical for a female of menstruating age, but I don’t know if you are. Vit D is also low, typical of people living in northern climates. Again I don’t know if that’s you. Thyroid and liver function look fine. Someone else can chime in about your choleserol because again, I don’t know mmols, sorry!

(Danielle ) #3

Thanks for your reply! I am 29 years old, living in the UK, originally Swedish.

I have been doing low-carb/ketogenic for about a year now. Wanted to see my values as doctors suspected PCOS about 8-9 years ago. I also wanted to see whether I was pre-diabetic.

In addition, I have been experiencing fatigue and tiredness, despite changing to ketogenic. Could this be the anemia? Or Vitamin D?

I was a bit confused about the FSH, and the serum lipids.

I am reluctant to go to my GP to intepret the results, as they have no understanding of ketogenic, and only offer me convential advice, like metformin or high carb diets.

(Sommer Strickland) #4

What are you asking? All of the reference ranges are on the right side, which tells you if you are in a normal range or not. Also, discussing with your GP doesn’t necessarily have to be a discussion about the ketogenic diet. It can just be a discussion about your results, which all seem to be fine. You Google any one of these tests to tell you what you want to know about them too.

(Tom Seest) #5

If you are looking for specific guidance from a medical professional with low carb / ketogenic diet experience, you can contact Nicole Recine: http://www.nicolerecine.com/contact/ or contact one of the Ketogenic doctors that occasionally frequent these forums.

(Danielle ) #6

Thanks! I have been looking for a ketogenic doctor or nutritionist, although in London, as I live in the UK.

(Danielle ) #7

I have tried to google and find similar answers that I got with the blood results papers, although I have heard regarding thyroid issues, and others, that the GP can say it is in the normal range and believe everything is ok even though it is not.

(Tom Seest) #8

This site might help you some: https://labtestsonline.org/patient-resources

(Sommer Strickland) #9

So why do you think that it is not ok, when the blood test shows that it is? Maybe it is something else.

(Alec) #10

Danielle
Here’s my opinion:

  1. If you subscribe to the CW, then your LDL levels are too high. It is possible that your Dr might want to start prescribing you statins at that level. However, I do not subscribe to the CW, as the evidence says that the higher your cholesterol levels the better (more protective of all cause mortaility). So, if a dr invites you onto the statin bus, my strong recommendation is to politely decline. It is just a big money making venture.
  2. Your triglycerides are low, so you are good there.
  3. Your heart rate seems high to me. Is that a resting heart rate at 97? Seem high? Is it normally up there?
  4. Your blood glucose and hba1c look great.
  5. All the others, I am not expert in.

Your numbers look typical of a successful keto person! High cholesterol (who cares?), low triglycerides, low BG, and low hba1c. Looks good to me.

If you change anything, my view is eat more saturated fat to increase the LDL some more. :grinning:
Cheers
Alec

(Danielle ) #11

Hi Alec!

Thank you for this reply! This is what I wanted to know! My doctor wanted to have a meeting and she is most likely going to offer me CW.

Regarding my heart rate, it has always been fast. Can there be any underlying cause behind this? Can I slow it down somehow?

(Alec) #12

Danielle
That’s an interesting question, and I think the answer is no (in the short term anyway). My view is that high heart rate is an indication of current aerobic fitness level (ie not very good! :-)). But I am at the other end of the spectrum and I know a lot more about very low HRs than very high. I will do some research.

BTW, pls do let us know if you Dr offers you a statin and whether you choose to agree or not.
Cheers
A

(Bacon for the Win) #13

AT 97 bpm it’s at the high end of normal so I wouldn’t call it “very high” but still probably higher than it should be for a healthy 29 y.o. female. Maybe some White Coat Syndrome? it’s a real thing.

(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #14

Put your info into this tool, Dave Feldman is doing lots of reseach around cholesterol issues. Lots to learn on the web site.

(Danielle ) #15

Interesting! I didn’t notice this. I have been stressed and nervous for many years, can this impact my heart rate? Could my deficiency of iron influence this? I know that I get heart palpitations and pain in the heart when I am low on iron, in contrast to not being low on it.

(Danielle ) #16

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This is what I got so far! I need to sit and read what it means! I am still waiting for my letter from the GP, and I hope she doesn’t going to offer me statins.

(Danielle ) #17

The thing is that I am very athletic. I really wonder whether it is stress behind it.