follow-up question

[falcongrrl]

I got a postcard with my lab results for various things from the doctor. I'll post them just to see if any of you have comments, but they all appear to be normal. I guess I'm still going to the follow-up appointment, because some of the things they checked for (thyroid, etc.) aren't on the postcard.

Thanks for any info you can provide.


glucose - 96 (normal less than 100)
tg - 123 (normal less than 150)
cholesterol - 165 (normal less than 200)
HDL - 40 (normal greater than 55)
LDL - 80 (normal less than 130)
Ratio - 3.6 (normal less than 5.0)

The glucose, triglycerides, and cholesterol all are higher than I'd like them to be, with the HDL needing to increase. I guess I'm most curious about if the 96 fasting glucose level indicates prediabetes, being so close to the cutoff point, or if it means I'm completely normal.

Comments

[iswari.livejournal.com]

Like I said, a fasting glucose level can miss a lot (particularly, how your body responds to carbohydrates, which you ingest all day). Given how close it is to the pre-diabetic range (my endocrinologist actually wants to see fasting glucose levels under 90) and given your high post-meal reading on the glucometer, I would defintely request a 3-hour glucose tolerance test and, if it's normal, just check again after a year has passed.

Cut-off levels are a little bit arbitrary. It's really more of a continuum than "if you're under this number you're completely normal or if you're over it, you've got a problem."

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That makes a lot of sense to me.