Well my high spirits ended today. I messed up yesterday and forgot to take my meds in the morning. My evening sugars soared to 178mg even though I did not eat all day long. (I know, bad as well) This morning they were not too much better at 151mg.
Then, I got some test results back this morning that told me exactly how bad of health I am in. I know I have abused my body for years, what 31 year old hasn't. But, we all have had the thought of, "It won't happen to me...". Well, it all has happened to me.
We know I have diabetes now.. I have come to terms with that. I just ordered a GAD65 test so I can see what I am up against. I wish I could afford the C-Peptide test, but it just is not in the budget. (Sad that I have to think about my health as being "in the budget")
My Glucose levels were no surprise at 135mg/DL. I am still trying to get my sugars down.
My ALT was high at 63U/L
My Uric Acid is high at 10mg/dl
My Platelet count is low at 125K/ul
My MPV is high at 12.6fl
My EOS% is high at 5.2%
Ferritin is high at 355ng/ml
Now for the kicker.... My Triglycerides were a whopping 702mg/dl and my total Cholesterol was 319mg/dl!!! It is pretty bad when the lab states that the rest of your cholesterol profile is invalid because your reading were off the charts. It is also pretty bad when the lab tells you that they have never seen blood that they try to "spin" and it remains cloudy instead of going clear. Basically, they were spinning my blood and making blood butter!!!
Between the triglycerides and the blood sugar, I do not know where there is any room for blood in my blood. I am already on high blood pressure meds because my pressure was 145/101...
So lets see. I have diabetes, high cholesterol, high Ketones, high blood pressure, lowered liver function... What else is there?!? Other than a tumor, at this point I can not think of anything else. At 31, I am starting to think I got the shallow end of the gene pool!!!
I mean, how do you pick what to fix first. Let me tell you, I can not wait for my GAD results to come in. That should be another happy day (Sigh). Right now, I think I was better off with the theory that no news was good news and you can not get bad news if you do not ask. It might have been better off not knowing the train was coming down the tracks than know it is still coming and I will still get hit. So right now I am thinking that Dr. Jack Kevorkian might become my new primary care physician.
Hello Brandon, I know things seem dark right now. When first diagnosed in mid July of this year I had many of the same issues you are facing. Except they ended up with cottage cheese and not butter when they centrifuged my blood.
WillChanges do not happen in a day. I had a crisis of faith in my first month, My glucose levels were slowly dropping but still out of range of what they should be. It seemed that my medications and routine were not working. I wanted change now, and I worried I would never see it.
I have discovered one thing in my journey to better health and management. If you stay on track and as time goes on your numbers will drop. Your body will scrub out the excess glucose. Healthier living will cause your triglycerides and cholesterol to drop. Walk the walk and you will get there.
When I began a bgl level below 300 was grounds for celebration. I could not find out what my LDL or HDL were because I was so clogged up. My blood pressure was high and I had edema of the legs. My feet were numb and vision failing.
Each month my numbers have improved, my weight keeps dropping at a slow but steady pace. Two weeks ago I had a basic cholesterol test, my number was less that 145 instead of unreadable. There may be points when your progress slows or seems to reverse. Keep with it, do not despair, it will happen. If I can do it so can you. Any time you need to vent let me know.
Wishing you and your family all the best of health and happiness.
Will
08:53 PM EST