tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post102128956422665405..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Does the Low Carb Diet Raise Cholesterol?Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-68296822058329230622013-09-14T16:22:58.941-04:002013-09-14T16:22:58.941-04:00Only the 1 hour reading matters.
Insulin and C-pe...Only the 1 hour reading matters.<br /><br />Insulin and C-peptide results change every few moments so both readings were high enough to show you were making high-normal amounts of fasting insulin. <br /><br />Only measure at 1 and 2 hours. Everyone's blood sugar goes up during that first hour, it's only a problem when it stays up.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-19639531097932671702013-09-14T10:46:32.246-04:002013-09-14T10:46:32.246-04:00What confused me the most was the difference betwe...What confused me the most was the difference between fasting insulin in both different days. As far as Peptid C results I don't know much about it but I believe they are not a problem in my case. I appreciate your help, thank you very much. Will follow your advice and also measure with the blood sugar meter. Another thing I wanted to know that I am uncertain is that if the half hour or 45min Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-37747342103904390852013-09-14T09:23:05.542-04:002013-09-14T09:23:05.542-04:00MK07,
From what I can tell, your blood sugars in ...MK07,<br /><br />From what I can tell, your blood sugars in these tests are pretty normal, though you might be a bit insulin resistant as you are making a lot of insulin. <br /><br />The 1 hour reading is very slightly hypoglycemic, but I have heard from people who are seeing blood sugars drop into the 50s for hours after the OGTT, so yours aren't particularly bad.<br /><br />Since you are Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-50030511397541532752013-09-13T21:33:18.130-04:002013-09-13T21:33:18.130-04:00Please help me with my lab tests... I think I have...Please help me with my lab tests... I think I have reactive hypoglycemia but I am a bit confused and doctors are not helpful... I'm 19.<br />Friday I did a fasting of 12h and my resuls were:<br />Glucose is 80 (4.4)<br />Insulin is 3.3<br />Peptid C is 1.72<br /><br />Yesterday I did an OGTT in the hospital and:<br />Fasting glucose is 82mg/dL (4.6 mmol/L).<br />After drinking the 75g of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-58196285697391240322013-04-17T15:00:04.295-04:002013-04-17T15:00:04.295-04:00Gredib, Great story, which also points out how har...Gredib, Great story, which also points out how hard it is to maintain longterm control with diet alone. Too often initial success is followed by carb creep. The research I review on my <i>Diet 101</i> book suggests that combining low carb high fat intake levels with a daily intake of 150 g of carb or more is harmful. As carbs go up , fat MUST go down.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-29344336611896516492013-04-17T12:33:44.491-04:002013-04-17T12:33:44.491-04:00I am a 53 yr old male,type 2. I have a very intere...I am a 53 yr old male,type 2. I have a very interesting story about carbohydrate and cholesterol,tryglyceride. I was first diagnosed at age 36. A fasting sugar of 360. My doctor went with the normal low fat, high carb, and put me on glyburide. I was scared into being willing to do something. But had already read enough about diabetes , previously,that I knew low fat and high carb was not the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-21013320659843955082012-07-23T17:29:03.651-04:002012-07-23T17:29:03.651-04:00Well, if I'm reading it right, your fasting bl...Well, if I'm reading it right, your fasting blood sugar has risen from 64 to 89 in one year which seemed like a lot. Your triglycerides, which reflect how much starch and sugar you are eating are way over normal, too, at 248. Since they are the one fraction of lipids that correlate closely to heart disease, it looks like you are eating more carbs than are compatible with health.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-14115374811505811602012-07-23T17:07:51.797-04:002012-07-23T17:07:51.797-04:00Hi Jenny ,You said "Your blood sugars have ri...Hi Jenny ,You said "Your blood sugars have risen quite a lot. What are you eating? "<br /><br />Do you mean to say fasting sugar of 89 mg/dl and postprandial of 119 mg/dl is high?nadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061026460519673549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-4093465068121565102012-07-18T08:07:13.503-04:002012-07-18T08:07:13.503-04:00Your blood sugars have risen quite a lot. What are...Your blood sugars have risen quite a lot. What are you eating? <br /><br />Get yourself a blood sugar meter and try this strategy to lower blood sugar: http://bloodsugar101.com/how.php <br /><br />Daily emotional stress rarely raises blood sugar, though short burst of intense stress do. But whatever the cause of raised blood sugars, cutting back on starch and sugar should help. Triglycerides Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-37935016574839430852012-07-18T07:50:43.407-04:002012-07-18T07:50:43.407-04:00jul2011 my lipid test results were
tc-181
hdl 50
t...jul2011 my lipid test results were<br />tc-181<br />hdl 50<br />tri glys- 100<br />fasting sugar 64<br />pp-98<br />last 1 yr very less exercise and stressful period<br />now 10 jul my lipid test result is<br />tc-181<br />hdl-40<br />ldl -90<br />vldl-50<br />tri gly -248<br />sugar fasting-89<br />pp-119<br />now why this bad change. worried abt tri glys and inc in sugar levels which was Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627253905211517188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-39650224573842042612011-12-03T13:55:12.307-05:002011-12-03T13:55:12.307-05:00There really are no sure things, however:
For t...There really are no sure things, however: <br /><br />For the past couple of years I have been running average monthly BGs of less than 100 (and for much of that time, 90 or less). I have been climbing 24 flights of stairs 4-5 days a week, and regularly riding a stationary bike for 25-30 minutes. In July of this year, I started experiencing some tightness in my chest around the 18th-20th floorShottleBophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513615111921645842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-15368538563574746222011-09-08T09:08:17.589-04:002011-09-08T09:08:17.589-04:00otterotter, Those particle sizes might point that ...otterotter, Those particle sizes might point that way. At least the hs-CRP is very low, which suggests that you don't have massive system-wide arterial inflammation. <br /><br />Dr. Davis at the Heart Scan blog has some good ideas for some other steps you might take.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-55035963524699929772011-09-07T22:45:50.755-04:002011-09-07T22:45:50.755-04:00Jenny,
Removed the eggs from the diet again, just...Jenny,<br /><br />Removed the eggs from the diet again, just got an expanded blood test results from SPECTRACELL LAB in Huston.<br /><br />VLDL Particels: 122 nmol/L (needs to be < 85)<br />Total LDL Particles : 1271 nmol/L (needs to be < 900)<br />Non-HDL Particles: 1394 nmol/L (needs to be < 1000)<br />RLP(Remnant Lipoprotein) 205 nmol/L (needs to be < 150)<br />Small Dense LDL III:otterotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13878851259706262997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-42332962402801239992011-08-02T13:00:22.708-04:002011-08-02T13:00:22.708-04:00Jenny,
If I can confirm that egg yolks raise LDL...Jenny,<br /><br /><br />If I can confirm that egg yolks raise LDL, then it is actually a good news for me because then I know how to lower it without Liptor, I can live without egg yolks.<br /><br />I am not too concerned with my total colesterol being 250 or even 300, but 400 is probably too unusual.<br /><br /><br />Just wondering how many people are like me ? because if you read the main otterotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13878851259706262997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-11175239687706798712011-08-02T12:02:00.920-04:002011-08-02T12:02:00.920-04:00OtterOtter,
You might consider asking for a test ...OtterOtter,<br /><br />You might consider asking for a test of LDL particle size (or VLDL) because the TGs and HDL are very good, so it is possible that you have one of the genetic varients that make for light fluffy LDL which does not clog arteries. <br /><br />It is the small dense LDL that is the problem. Dr. Davis, the cardiologist over at the http://www.trackyourplaque.com/blog/ has written Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-60378724138512378972011-08-02T11:54:56.693-04:002011-08-02T11:54:56.693-04:00Jenny,
The lab results on July 15th just came bac...Jenny,<br /><br />The lab results on July 15th just came back:(doing VLC for 9 month now)<br /><br />Total : 332<br />HDL: 77<br />Trig: 98<br />LDL: 200<br />Fasting sugar: 94<br />A1C: 5.3%<br />Weight: 136 lb<br /><br /><br />So the only thing I changed with my diet was adding the egg yolks back (one per day), I didn't even touch any cheese yet.<br /><br />So for me, eating egg yolks does otterotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13878851259706262997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-74117097059106034642011-04-27T10:54:23.743-04:002011-04-27T10:54:23.743-04:00Otterotter,
Congratulations on some extremely goo...Otterotter,<br /><br />Congratulations on some extremely good numbers, especially that low triglyceride count and the A1c. <br /><br />That definitely looks like the 6 month effect to me. Years ago when I cut out all cholesterol-containing foods at my doctor's command my total cholesterol dropped a whopping 3 points. So much for not eating cholesterol to lower cholesterol.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-39250807129645063372011-04-27T09:34:19.453-04:002011-04-27T09:34:19.453-04:00Hi,
This is OtterOtter again. More updates on my...Hi, <br /><br />This is OtterOtter again. More updates on my numbers.<br /><br />The repeated test on Jan. 6th, 2011:<br /><br />Total : 429<br />HDL: 77<br />Trig: 178<br />Weight: 137 lb<br /><br /><br /><br />Then test on April 15th, 2011 just came back, and here are the numbers:<br /><br />Total : 250<br />HDL: 69<br />Trig: 104<br />LDL: 160<br />Fasting sugar: 98<br />A1C: 5.4%<br />Weight:otterotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13878851259706262997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-27539865014607103792011-04-21T14:28:02.866-04:002011-04-21T14:28:02.866-04:00The intake of dietary cholesterol has very little ...The intake of dietary cholesterol has very little impact on blood cholesterol, but cardiologists rarely know anything about diet and metabolism. Most seem to have been told "eating fats raises cholesterol" back in school 20 years ago and that's all they "know."Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-91839005202792535912011-04-21T14:15:00.585-04:002011-04-21T14:15:00.585-04:00I didn't comment about his other patients, but...I didn't comment about his other patients, but I certainly advocated for low-carb and high-fat as advantageous for both glucose and arteries. I figured my test results would send a more powerful message than anything I personally told him. <br /><br />He didn't say so, but I got the impression he was more concerned with how much cholesterol I ate rather than how much fat. Then again, I jkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627535028792960773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-69847418532670554362011-04-20T11:39:58.972-04:002011-04-20T11:39:58.972-04:00Jkim,
That's wonderful news. I hope you told ...Jkim,<br /><br />That's wonderful news. I hope you told your doctor to consider the possibility that if more of his patients were eating high fat/lower carb diets, more would have scan results like yours.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-19950715948520316052011-04-20T11:24:02.222-04:002011-04-20T11:24:02.222-04:00Jenny,
My visit to a cardiologist wasn't bad ...Jenny,<br /><br />My visit to a cardiologist wasn't bad at all, even though he said my high-fat diet was terrible. : )<br />He agreed with me that my numbers were diet related, but instead of prescribing meds he had me get a calcium scan. That way we'd get a real picture of what was going on in my arteries. That made sense to me, too.<br /><br />My calcium score was 7!!! My estimated jkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627535028792960773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-17609890564174443062011-03-27T20:00:42.954-04:002011-03-27T20:00:42.954-04:00jkim,
Dr. Davis doesn't generally answer spec...jkim,<br /><br />Dr. Davis doesn't generally answer specific reader questions on the Heart Scan Blog very often anymore now that there are so many readers, so it's unlikely he will respond to your specific questions. He posted this policy some time ago, but new readers don't often know about it. He's just too busy with his practice and with the Track Your Plaque subscriber Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033443643442246531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-47570616486365156672011-03-27T18:08:40.604-04:002011-03-27T18:08:40.604-04:00I hope you have a better experience with the cardi...I hope you have a better experience with the cardiologist than I've had. I've seen two and both were dangerously ignorant. One prescribed me a drug whose prescribing information contains a black box warning for a condition I had just told him I had. He told me the drug was completely safe. In face, because it would have built up in my body to toxic levels, it could have killed me. Hence Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-62576922300046225162011-03-27T17:53:20.043-04:002011-03-27T17:53:20.043-04:00Thanks, Jenny.
Dr Davis hasn't responded to m...Thanks, Jenny.<br /><br />Dr Davis hasn't responded to my question about my lipid tests, but I've seen my doc. He says a particle count wouldn't really change the numbers--and that my ldl is just way too high to be anything but bad. He thinks it's my genes and wants to start me on a statin. When I asked what he based that on, considering my lab test was a standard lipid profile, jkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627535028792960773noreply@blogger.com