Been a while since I broke out the Aeropress.
@matigo yeah, maybe.
The doctor still suggested I take a statin in any case. Maybe if one of my future angiograms shows calcium. 😬
/@sumudu
Today's visit with the new doctor went…alright, and was reasonably productive. He was impressed with the progress I had made.
- The increased A1C: He's not worried.
- The high LDL: "Take a statin." I told him why I won't. Asked me what I did for a living and why I knew so much. I educate myself 😁
- Are my blood pressure meds doing anything? Let's try cutting them in half and find out, monitor blood pressure.
- Aneyruism: Let's check it again in November.
@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.
My cholesterol being high (but the Trig/HDL ratio being below 1) plus an A1C that's gone up to 5.7% is probably going to lead to an interesting conversation with my new doctor tomorrow. 😑
@axodys I had that…10 years ago?
What surprises me is they still sell "Fast Ethernet" switches.
"Was I fasted?" the lab tech asked. Um, yeah. Then, after dropping off the required bodily fluids for my labs, I went for a run.
