@matigo to be clear, the cholesterol doesn't worry me. In the slightest. I'm sure I'll need another angiogram done to check on my aneurysm which will confirm my lack of cardiovascular disease.
Even the A1C going up is not entirely unexpected. My red blood cells are probably living a LOT longer now. The longer they hang around, the higher the chance sugar gets stuck to them and thus be picked up on an A1C test. All the jogging I've done the past couple months has pumped a lot of glucose into my body (thank you gluconeogenesis).
Personally not too worried but I'm sure the doctor (a new one for me) will have a field day.