Lab work after six months!
KarlaYP
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My lipid panel:
Cholesterol - 133 (169 on 1-9-15)
Triglycerides - 60 (was 76)
HDL - 50 (was 57)
LDL - 71 (was 97)
This is awesome, and great proof of the high fat not being the cause for elevating cholesterol! I see my doctor on Wednesday to review these labs.
Btw: I am really considered to be zero carb high fat. Here's my greatest assurance that I am doing the right thing!
Cholesterol - 133 (169 on 1-9-15)
Triglycerides - 60 (was 76)
HDL - 50 (was 57)
LDL - 71 (was 97)
This is awesome, and great proof of the high fat not being the cause for elevating cholesterol! I see my doctor on Wednesday to review these labs.
Btw: I am really considered to be zero carb high fat. Here's my greatest assurance that I am doing the right thing!
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Wow! Congratulations, that's fantastic!0
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Yeah that is good. Just remember to keep a balance. If you are already high fat, and you take out carbs completely, replace it with protein. Most extreme low carbers (ketoers) still eat a few veggies, for the essential mineral benefit, so consider that.0
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Great numbers! And goes to show that we're all different. My LDL was only that low when I was eating high-carb / low-fat years ago.0
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Great numbers!! I can't wait till next week when I get my test numbers.0
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Wonderful numbers, Karla! So happy for you!0
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Thanks. I was to had my results last week and hope my numbers have improved.0
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Awesome0
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That is glorious!0
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Holy smokes!!! You are doing great!!!0
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Just curious, are you guys paying huge $ out of pocket for lab work? I contacted some local places that run them and it was really expensive so I didn't do it.0
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I have new lab work this week. Mine is covered by insurance.0
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This is a six month check up for me after surgery in January, so insurance pays. Normally it's done once a year. Thanks for all of the comments!0
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Great news Karla. Great to have documentation to backup your faith in this WOE. My Dr wouldn't give me the numbers just told me how good they were. Going to ask for copies when I get lab work done in Oct again.0
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Great results. It's good to see some positive results from your efforts.
Zero Carb is a way of eating. FitGoat on here is zero carb and there are communities on the internet who are totally carb free. Some have been zero carb for many years.0 -
wonderful to see the figures showing you are doing the right thing for yourself!0
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Congrats! Those are some awesome changes. Looking forward to that HDL going back up next time too!
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Congrats Karla, and thank you for sharing!0
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Very nice! So awesome to see the positive results of hard work. Thanks for sharing with us.0
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Way to go Karla, all your hard work and dedication is paying off magnificently!0
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I retested yesterday because the VA said while my HDL and Triglycerides levels improved and the LDL did the opposite which does not make sense. They do not know that can be expected in some LCHF eaters.
Vit D level was >93. I think they may use a budget lab. I bumped up to taking 20K units daily of D3 about a year ago and added K2 to help prevent high Vit D levels. I will keep taking K2 and maybe restart D3 this winter. My goal is the 70-80 range. 2013 I was at 22 and 2014 I was at 28 and I was concerned about heart attack and cancer. They are happy when people test 30-93.0 -
That's quite impressive for Triglycerides
HDL & TRGs improving while LDL getting worse makes total sense...VLDL worsening & TRG improving is just non-sense.
My Exercise & Egg induced Keto LP from this past April: TC 242mg/dL (ooh that's high...keep reading), HDL-C 125mg/dL (hah Framingham, I laugh at your pathetic "negative risk factor" cut point of 50mg/dL for men), Non-HDL-C (LDL-C + VLDL-C) 117mg/dL. I did not have a direct measure for TRGs. Non-HDL can be slightly elevated from fish oil since fish oil can increase LDL-C up to 40% but lower TRGs about 30% (which is strongly correlated to VLDL-C via Fredrickson equation because it is highly unlikely TRGs > 400mg/dL & minimum LDL-C for survival is around 25mg/dL).
I could also be a genetic "mutant" in a good way in terms of cholesterol production. These values are not typical for most on Keto but elevated HDL-C is more common in Endurance athletes0 -
I get my labs don on Monday. I too will be curious the results. My insurance pays for mine, because I am being monitored for diabetes.
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@Batlady49, it was great validation for this woe!
A side topic here, please indulge me here: When you have any medical tests done it is your right to see the results with your eyes. I was surgically "jacked up" by a surgeon I worked with, then he lied to me, making up test results as he read them to me. I trusted him since we had worked together and had more of a relationship than just doctor patient. HUGE MISTAKE! If I would have had my eyes on the first x-ray result (the computer option to see wasn't available then) I would have known there was something wrong and the statute of limitations for a malpractice suit wouldn't have run out, but I digress. Get your eyes on your test results, however you can. If you don't understand the words Google them, ask someone who knows medical jargon, whatever. Heck, I will be glad to help anyone decipher a test result. Understanding from being an RN does have some benefits, lol! Just protect yourself!
The surgeon was fired for malpractice issues! This was three years after my surgery and was when the availability to see our own test results through the computer began, and I figured it all out. I had to get another surgeon to fix dumbasses mistake! That was the surgery I had in January of this year. I am so much better, but not 100% and am now figuring there's a part of it that won't ever go away. The jerk now works at the Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, Veterans Administration Hospital! This is the type of surgeons who are supposed to be there for our military and their dependents, he retired as a Colonel for the U.S. Air Force! He's an idiot! BTW: before I had the surgery I went to the hospital administration asking for a discount for me and my insurance since we had already paid for a surgery I didn't get. It was received well and I got 25% off (for a $30,000.00 bio that's significant). I was happy the facility was willing to work with me. They knew they dodged a bullet on that one, for sure!
Whew, sorry, got mad there! Please excuse any offensive language!
If you don't have internet access to your results ask for copies when you go to have them reviewed. I truly understand why I've seen people who carry their own medical records too! They are yours, you have a right to copies, no matter who houses them for you! Do not trust the doctor to be truthful (sorry, real life talking here), no matter how well you know them!
Okay, i will now return you to your regular programming! Thanks for reading this Public Service Announcement, lol!
Hugs all!
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