lab results

Word on "The Street" my lab results are in!

 And no, this is "Not" my real Doctor!

The VAP Lipid Profile

and the

H A1C.

LDL Cholesterol 218 (<130) up from 150   (a little high)

HDL Cholesterol 104  (>=40) down from 116 - excellent

VLDL Cholesterol 16 (<30) excellent

Cholesterol, Total 339  (<200) up from 275 (high)

Triglycerides 48 mg/dL (<150) down from 46 - excellent

Non HDL Chol. (LDL+VLDL) 234 (<160) high

apoB100-calc 135 (<109) high

LDL-R (Real)-C 194  (<100) high

Lp(a) Cholesterol 12.0  (<10) high

IDL Cholesterol 12 (<20) awesome

Remnant Lipo. (IDL+VLDL3) 21 <30 awesome

Probable Metabolic Syndrome   No [!!]

HDL-2 (Most Protective) 36 (>15) excellent

HDL-3 (Less Protective) 69  (>25) excellent

VLDL-3 (Small Remnant) 9  (<10) excellent

LDL1 Pattern A 28.7 *

LDL2 Pattern A 91.7 

LDL3 Pattern B 66.7 

LDL4 Pattern B 7.2 

LDL Density Pattern A excellent

Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio  3.26 

(ideally under 3.5) IDEAL - excellent!
HDL/LDL ratio 0.477  (ideally over 0.4) IDEAL - excellent!
Triglycerides/HDL ratio 0.817 - (ideally under 2) IDEAL - excellent

HA1C  5.6 borderline high

Estimated glucose = 114 - just "ok" on this one

All about the VAP:

The VAP is a new test. (link)

When Nurses say a test is "new," that usually means 

we've been aware of it for 10 years or less! 

It measures specific forms of Cholesterol. 

VAP stands for Vertical Auto Profile.

All the little blood cells are lined up in a tube - vertically. 

And the most dense ones sink to the bottom. 

Hence the name LOW Density Lipoproteins.

That's your LDL. 

Turns out, there are many types of LDL. 

The VAP distinguishes the different types.

Some are less dense than others. 

The less - dense ones tend to float higher in the vertical tube. 

Less dense is good!

Now you know all about the VAP!

All about the HbA1C:

And the H-A1C is a test for blood sugar. (link)

I am not Diabetic.. BUT I've had many recent readings

(glucose - via glucometer) in the 130 - 190 range... soooooo.....

They call this test "The 7% Solution" - but not the Sherlock Holmes type!

The idea is that Red Blood Cells live about 120 days.. 

and as the blood "sugar" goes up - or down, 

(It's really glucose - not "just" "sugar")

so does the percentage of RBC's with the higher or lower Blood Glucose.

In the form of Glycation - of Red Blood Cells. (link)

Each 1% change in the A1C is about 35 mg/dl of blood glucose.

Now. We only have so much Blood Glucose at any given time.

But that is another story for another day.

SO now you know about as much as I do - about the lipids and VAP!

you ask - I tell

Hamburger with Bubbies Fermented SauerKraut...

Green Beans and Avocado

Ground Chuck with about the same things...

Mixed up - and no Avocado

Venison Pork Sausage with Ground Chuck and Green Beans...

etc...

This is kinda like a Week In Review. Since people always 

ask me what I eat. Basically the same things!

This - and Protein Powder Mix every day... sometimes twice a day!

Since I was sick in CrossFit this week - I didn't eat so much.

THAT is a first! I think it's some kind of turning point

in my career as a Fattie!

I love my Cod Liver Oil But only so much...

I'm vexed by the pufa's ... and am convinced that they

need to all be limited... not just the Omega 6's.

But hey - my 4% total limit - is limiting enough - for now.

My New Love is this Vitamin D3!

I take 5,000 I.U.   maybe a couple of times a day.

I am not big or tall... so that should be more than enough.

I recently fell in love with D3..

If you buy Vitamin D - make sure it says D3... or it will not be D3!

Vitamin D2 is not the same - or as good!

As far as the "Sunshine" stuff goes.

I got a cowbell grater!

It's the sturdy metal kind... instead of the cheapo plastic kind!

It's how I roll - all shiny and stuff!

I was tired of busting my knuckles, too!

So many birds outside the window today.

And this - at 3 am!

Between them and the neighbors... 

I just don't get any rest. That's ok.

I'm getting lots of planning and sorting done.

It's sooo easy to get sidetracked!

Hope your week is great! 

bag of tricks

My needs are simple - or not! 

Just a whole bag of tricks - for work

Being Prepared is half of it!

Now, too, at the end of the day, I'm not too tired

to carry a bag up the steps or make a second trip to get stuff!

Or even a 3rd or 4th or 5th trip!

Been getting compliments from total strangers - 

I'm still the same invisible fatty I used to be -

Why all the fuss?

Something about the color of my eyes - they were always kinda hazel.

Kinda Brownish with a ring of green around the pupils.

Now people think they are blue. Three people so far - recently!

Even the passport lady wrote down blue. Or aqua.

Can eye color change?

I guess now it can! My diet has changed.... 

So - sure - why not!?

My Mother used to swear that my eyes 

turned green when I was mad.

This is Annie. 

It's always good to know that Someone loves me.

She loves me so much - I don't think she can stand it sometimes.

What I welcome I get when we meet! 

Hope your week is going great!