Blood Test Results from 08-27-16

I'm still Diabetic.

Some of the results here are not surprising, but I do have to look some things up and review what I'm doing to battle the disease. Significant changes need to happen or my body is going to start to shut down critical systems without my permission.

I'm not at all pleased with the results, but I'm also not shocked about them either. I need to undo years of practices and rethink the solutions on what I thought was working.

So... onward.

Test Name	My Result	Acceptable Range
Hemoglobin A1c	9.0 H	<=5.6 (%)
Estimated Average Glucose (eAG)	212	Not Established
Glucose	132  H	65 - 99 (mg/dL)
Urea Nitrogen (BUN)	20	8 - 25 (mg/dL)
Creatinine	1.1	0.60 - 1.50 (mg/dL)
GFR Estimated (Non-African American)	80	>=61 (mL/min/1.73m2)
GFR Estimated (African American)	93	>=61 (mL/min/1.73m2)
BUN/Creatinine Ratio	18.2	10.0 - 28.0
Sodium	138	135 - 145 (mmol/L)
Potassium	4.9	3.5 - 5.2 (mmol/L)
Chloride	101	96 - 110 (mmol/L)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)	26	19 - 31 (mmol/L)
Anion Gap	11	4 - 18
Calcium	9.6	8.7 - 10.5 (mg/dL)
TSH High Sensitivity	1.79	0.45 - 4.50 (mU/L)
Magnesium	1.7	1.7 - 2.4 (mg/dL)
Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy Total	21.8  L	30.1 - 100.0 (ng/mL)
Creatinine Urine Random	41	Not Established (mg/dL)
Microalbumin Urine Random	56	Not Established (mg/L)
Microalbumin Urine Normalized	137  H	<=29 (mg/g creat)
Vitamin B12	391	243 - 894 (pg/mL)
WBC	7.2	4.0 - 11.0 (k/mm3)
RBC	4.83	4.30 - 6.00 (m/mm3)
Hemoglobin	12.9  L	13.0 - 18.0 (g/dL)
Hematocrit	40.5	40.0 - 53.0 (%)
MCV	84	78 - 100 (fL)
MCH	26.7  L	27.0 - 34.0 (pg)
MCHC	31.9	31.0 - 37.0 (g/dL)
Platelet Count	387	130 - 450 (k/mm3)
RDW(sd)	40.9	38.0 - 49.0 (fL)
RDW(cv)	13.5	11.0 - 15.0 (%)
MPV	9.3	7.5 - 14.0 (fL)
Segmented Neutrophils	63	40 - 85 (%)
Lymphocytes	25	10 - 45 (%)
Monocytes	7	3 - 15 (%)
Eosinophils	3	0 - 7 (%)
Basophils	1	0 - 2 (%)
Absolute Neutrophil	4.6	1.6 - 9.3 (k/uL)
Absolute Lymphocyte	1.8	0.6 - 5.5 (k/uL)
Absolute Monocyte	0.5	0.1 - 1.6 (k/uL)
Absolute Eosinophil	0.2	0.0 - 0.7 (k/uL)
Absolute Basophil	0.1	0.0 - 0.2 (k/uL)
Immature Granulocytes	0	0 - 1 (%)
Absolute Immature Granulocytes	0	0.0 - 0.1 (k/uL)
Color Urine	Normal	Normal
Clarity Urine	Clear	Clear
Specific Gravity Urine	1.007	1.005 - 1.030
Leukocyte Esterase Urine Qualitative	Negative	Negative
Nitrite Urine Qualitative	Negative	Negative
pH Urine	5.5	5.0 - 8.0
Blood Urine Qualitative	Negative	Negative
Glucose Urine Qualitative	Negative	Negative (mg/dL)
Ketones Urine Qualitative	Negative	Negative
Urobilinogen Urine Qualitative	Normal	Normal (EU/dL)
Bilirubin Urine Qualitative	Negative	Negative
Protein Urine Qualitative	Negative	Negative (mg/dL)
Cholesterol	127	<=199 (mg/dL)
Triglyceride	94	<=149 (mg/dL)
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio	3.4	<=4.9
HDL Cholesterol	37  L	>=40 (mg/dL)
Non-HDL Cholesterol	90	<=159 (mg/dL)
LDL Cholesterol Calculated	71	<=129 (mg/dL)
VLDL Cholesterol	19	<=29 (mg/dL)

As I mentioned above, I need to do some more research, but based on the Microalbumin test above, my kidneys are passing protein through my urine. This possibly means I'm eating more protein than I'm using or that I need to adjust my diet to decrease the amount of meats and increase more vegetables and grains. It's really a Catch-22 situation.

Gods know that I don't need my kidneys to fail too.

At this point, I have to absorb what is useful and store the rest for analysis. I have to keep moving forward and not let this bog me down. Knowledge is power.

My overall takeaway is this:

• Eat more greens
• Reduce fatty and processed meats
• Exercise more

And finally...

My A1c has dropped by .07 points in 6 months!

I know I need to do more, but I'm not going to begrudge a small amount of success.