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**2big4mysize** · March 31, 2005, 03:03 PM

good for you :hug I love your new pics too

your triglycerides are up though is that from your trip eating and they haven't come back down? or is that because you are on a different phase of Atkins and eating more comples carbs?

Goodon ya! DIdi I say it right?

**canuck** · March 31, 2005, 07:18 PM

ya I assumed it was from the spike in carbs then but I eat about 40 to 50 gr a day so may be up from them too, still below norm though but not as good so will see what three months brings. if A1c up from holiday then see it can be related.you;d think being good for a month would drop the trig though wouldnt you???What else can raise them??

**2big4mysize** · March 31, 2005, 07:26 PM

genetics, changing your exercise plan or type of foods as triglycerides are actually the storage form of fats in animals which was why DR Atkins so boldly said in the absence of carbohydrates your tryglicerides will go down! as the body is forced to burn them for fuel. Your body could just have been pulling a big load of them out of your fat cells for breaking down for fuel and had a slight back log in the metabolism system at the time your blood was drawn as just one way they could have gone up a bit.
Since your doc wasn't worried I was just curios if you had moved to a higher carb level now or something like that as with more carbs for burning we have more triglycerides waitng to get brokendown to fatty acids and glycerol.

Statins are a good friend for diabetics as more and more tests are showing as long as you keep tabs on your muscles and liver for early signs of any trouble and you have to be genetically predisposed to get that muscle condidtion now it appears from the later studies.

HAppy low carbing.

**sassyone** · March 31, 2005, 07:27 PM

Canuck- you look beautiful!! I have never met you or even spoken to you, but I am so proud of you!! You are truly a transformation! Dr A would be proud of you too!! I am sure given a little more time after your holiday those numbers will come back down! Keep at it!

**Coop2004** · March 31, 2005, 08:18 PM

Don't fret, Canuck, you'll do fine, just give it some more time. And besides you're already an inspiration to us anyway!!

And, love the new pics!! :joy :icondance :joy :icondance

:hug

Linda

**Binsk** · April 1, 2005, 06:12 AM

Great blood results Canuck. :joy Let us know how that A1C is.

**canuck** · April 1, 2005, 10:42 AM

yikes A1C is 6.1, way too high,from my Cambodian holiday, glad I am taking time for me, I kind of assumed this, thats why trig is up too ey 2 big

off for walk and have set up bow flex and am asking physio if I can use it lgihtly, can't row as pelvis out and shoulder is out but maybe can do some leg things. learning qui chong so that may help, got to get off this levl of not losing and bouncing,

**2big4mysize** · April 1, 2005, 02:33 PM

:yikes :yikes :yikes wow that huge a change from that short amount of time of plan?????? WOW need to pound that into any of our cheating diabetics.

good for you oh and bowflex can exerice the good shoulder as it can be one armed on the cables hint hint

**canuck** · April 1, 2005, 09:09 PM

using american standards it still says non diabetic but I use universal standards and 6.1 is the cut off,10 days of eating carbs, cant fool the lab, cant do shoulders as both recovering from torn rotor cuffs but did the rowing and went for 5km walk.

**Rhinohd** · April 1, 2005, 11:44 PM

Hi Ya Canuk,
I am only a student in the life of a dibetic but your number look like they got better! Good for you! And you new pictures look great! Keep up the good work! :hug

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