Per Daisy (sorry Daisy, it would only let me tag two people), I’m sharing my post from a FB page. She thought it would be beneficial to get more eyes on this, in particular she mentioned @DaveKeto and @richard
Ok… soooooo… had my doctors appointment (if ya remember, I thought my blood sugar was fine because… well, I just assumed it would be ok again on Keto - it was the first time, but alas, when I tested it a couple weeks back, it was over 300. Still eating Keto, my endo appt is in 2 weeks - oh and I currently am not taking meds), and the results are in… fasting blood sugar was 311, A1C - 10.5, Sodium and Chloride were a little low.
Lipid panel:
Chol HDL Ratio 6.5 1 A <5.0
Cholesterol 255 mg/dL A <200
HDL CHOLESTEROL 39 mg/dL A 40-60
LDL CALCULATION 107 mg/dL <130
NON HDL CHOL 216 mg/dL A <130
Triglycerides 546 mg/dL A <150
Ok, so with that in mind, I’ll be going to the endo in a couple weeks. I’ll be back on meds, of course. Now, I know that my Triglycerides are related to my elevated blood sugar… but could it be that indicative of uncontrolled blood glucose? I don’t eat sugar/carbs(you know, except keto carbs)/alcohol, but do I now need to stop w/ butter or bacon drippings? Argh, this body of mine sucks.
Further elaboration as follows:
11/13/15 - A1C 6.4, fasting glucose 98,
4/24/15 - A1C 7.2, fasting 189
Chol HDL Ratio 3.5 <5.0 Documented
Cholesterol 159 mg/dL <200 Documented
HDL CHOLESTEROL 46 mg/dL 40-60 Documented
LDL CALCULATION 60 mg/dL <130 Documented
NON HDL CHOL 113 mg/dL <130 Documented
Triglycerides 266 mg/dL A <150 Documented
12/5/14 - A1C 11.1, fasting 333
Chol HDL Ratio 5.2 A <5.0 Documented
Cholesterol 241 mg/dL A <200 Documented
HDL CHOLESTEROL 46 mg/dL 40-60 Documented
LDL CALCULATION 134 mg/dL A <130 Documented
NON HDL CHOL 195 mg/dL A <130 Documented
Triglycerides 304 mg/dL A <150 Documented
Ok, so to explain the trend, in Dec. 2014 I was following the SAD and wasn’t taking many meds yet… I was just starting w/ my endo. In April 2015 I had just started keto like a month before. And then in Nov, I had been on Keto since April pretty consistently (but still with small doses of insulin, and meds).
and then shortly after Nov, I just fell off the wagon. Dad had died in Sept and food is my “torture” mechanism. I went out of control, ate all the sugar, lol. I’ve been on Keto since Jan, pretty consistently (yes, I’ve had some moments of weakness, but I’d say 95% Keto). I’ve lost 20 lbs since Jan.
I’ll list my med list with an ** next to ones that I’m currently taking
Metformin 1000 2x’s a day
Trulicity - weekly shot
Levemir
Novalog
Lisinopril 5 mg **
Simvastin
Biotin**
Magnesium **
Unrelated meds
Gabapentin
Otezla**
Current Weight - 193, Height 5’5"
I originally started Keto 3/2015 @ 225 lbs, I got down to 187ish
When I fell off the wagon, I got back up to 212-ish, and since Jan 2017 have dropped down to 193.I have been pretty consistently Keto, with just a few “mistakes.”
Ok, I think that covers most everything
