Got my blood work back

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Well went in first blood work friday, damn Dyna care is fast, had it back on Saturday.

Hemocrit and hemoglobin is a bit high, but I expected that, so I ordered another therapeutic phlembotomy.

eGFR is lower than last time which was 85, but I trained chest the day before and have been taking creatine, so likely why my creatine levels were higher.
If the doctor wants another test we will go from there, but I’m not concerned. eGFR is for average people, not people at 12% bodyfat who are considered obese on the bmi scale because of their weight, lol. Extra muscle mass and creatine supplements may change the results. That’s why the e stands for estimated.

A1C is a bit higher, but I’ve been running 2 iu of pharma gh for almost a month, so I understand that. It was 5.2 in a previous test from 4 years ago. I pretty much eat the same diet all the time.

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Only thing that stands out to me is the A1C. Don’t quote me on it, but being that close to pre-diabetic levels will likely provide you eligibility to have a CGM ordered by a doctor and covered by insurance. Especially if you tell them something along the lines of family history of diabetes. Definitely something I’d be looking into. From what I’ve seen they’re far more reliable and accurate compared to traditional glucometers. If I were in your shoes I’d definitely be pursuing that and tracking what foods are giving you issues.
 
Sorbate said:
Well went in first blood work friday, damn Dyna care is fast, had it back on Saturday.

Hemocrit and hemoglobin is a bit high, but I expected that, so I ordered another therapeutic phlembotomy.

eGFR is lower than last time which was 85, but I trained chest the day before and have been taking creatine, so likely why my creatine levels were higher.
If the doctor wants another test we will go from there, but I’m not concerned. eGFR is for average people, not people at 12% bodyfat who are considered obese on the bmi scale because of their weight, lol. Extra muscle mass and creatine supplements may change the results. That’s why the e stands for estimated.

A1C is a bit higher, but I’ve been running 2 iu of pharma gh for almost a month, so I understand that. It was 5.2 in a previous test from 4 years ago. I pretty much eat the same diet all the time.

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How has the pharma GH been bro? Also decent numbers. Wondering how one gets a therapeutic phlebotomy ?
 
Heraclitus said:
Your TG/HDL mass ratio is high.
As is the A1C.

I give you 2 weeks
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I was thinking the same with the A1C.

I am going to adjust a couple things and it should fix it.

First is I am stopping double double mate, for some reason when I use that in coffee, I go hypo, then have to take sugar to get out of it. Likely not helping.

I am drinking tea right now instead, and a put like a teaspoon of sugar in that.

Cutting out other sugars where possible, and I ned to reduce carbs a bit. But my wife keeps baking fucking cookies. As soon as the old ones are gone, and I think I’m in the clear, she bakes another batch of something different. I have been eating like 5-6 cookies a day for months.

She is pissed that I keep getting leaner. Thank you GH, lol. WHich I think is also what is screwing it up. I did notice on my blood glucose meter that it had increased a bit a couple weeks after the gh.

Pharma gh is a different animal than the generics I was taking. No real sides other than some more gas (yeah weird, but I looked it up and it is a common reaction at first and improves over time)
 
Jabroni said:
How has the pharma GH been bro? Also decent numbers. Wondering how one gets a therapeutic phlebotomy ?
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No numbers on the pharma gh, but trust me I know it’s working, I look much fuller, added likely 4 lbs in water weight. No blood pressure increase though.

I was using 2 iu a day, but got tired of the colon issues (gas and gotta poop more) so I reduced to 1 iu last week and it is pretty much gone.

Why do I always get the weirdest sides from gh? My luck. Generics give me horrible back pumps, pharma I get gas but no back pumps, lol.
 
BanditNOLIMIT said:
Only thing that stands out to me is the A1C. Don’t quote me on it, but being that close to pre-diabetic levels will likely provide you eligibility to have a CGM ordered by a doctor and covered by insurance. Especially if you tell them something along the lines of family history of diabetes. Definitely something I’d be looking into. From what I’ve seen they’re far more reliable and accurate compared to traditional glucometers. If I were in your shoes I’d definitely be pursuing that and tracking what foods are giving you issues.
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As I said in a previous post, thinking gh, mixed with bailing myself out of going hypo with sugar, and my wife's cookies are getting me.

Going to fix that then get blood work again in 4 months.
 
Sorbate said:
Well went in first blood work friday, damn Dyna care is fast, had it back on Saturday.

Hemocrit and hemoglobin is a bit high, but I expected that, so I ordered another therapeutic phlembotomy.

eGFR is lower than last time which was 85, but I trained chest the day before and have been taking creatine, so likely why my creatine levels were higher.
If the doctor wants another test we will go from there, but I’m not concerned. eGFR is for average people, not people at 12% bodyfat who are considered obese on the bmi scale because of their weight, lol. Extra muscle mass and creatine supplements may change the results. That’s why the e stands for estimated.

A1C is a bit higher, but I’ve been running 2 iu of pharma gh for almost a month, so I understand that. It was 5.2 in a previous test from 4 years ago. I pretty much eat the same diet all the time.

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Looks good! I would lower my hemoglobin and hematocrit (I don't believe you need to have higher numbers because you take PED's) or retest to ensure they are not going up as they are just over the normal range (which is not very disconcerting). Maybe in 2-4 weeks they will be back in the normal range.
You creatinine is on the high range but still in the normal range. I was the same and had a retest, was on creatine, and did not stop training and it came down.
You eGFR is fine. If it was 85 before and now 75, good on you for keeping track of your bloods. If I see a trend I don't like I will retest in a few weeks to a month to see if it was an anomaly or if I am heading in the wrong direction.
Good example of someone being responsible with their health.
 
Goldenrod said:
Looks good! I would lower my hemoglobin and hematocrit (I don't believe you need to have higher numbers because you take PED's) or retest to ensure they are not going up as they are just over the normal range (which is not very disconcerting). Maybe in 2-4 weeks they will be back in the normal range.
You creatinine is on the high range but still in the normal range. I was the same and had a retest, was on creatine, and did not stop training and it came down.
You eGFR is fine. It it was 85 before and now 75, good on you for keeping track of your bloods. If I see a trend I don't like I will retest in a few weeks to a month to see if it was an anomaly or if I am heading in the wrong direction.
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I have a machine to test hemocrit and hemoglobin at home. So I can do that whenever. Now I can compare to see if the machine is accurate though.

Going to bump up my vit d, I was low end of the range.

I was only taking 1 pill a day which is 2500 iu.
 
Sorbate said:
I was thinking the same with the A1C.

I am going to adjust a couple things and it should fix it.

First is I am stopping double double mate, for some reason when I use that in coffee, I go hypo, then have to take sugar to get out of it. Likely not helping.

I am drinking tea right now instead, and a put like a teaspoon of sugar in that.

Cutting out other sugars where possible, and I ned to reduce carbs a bit. But my wife keeps baking fucking cookies. As soon as the old ones are gone, and I think I’m in the clear, she bakes another batch of something different. I have been eating like 5-6 cookies a day for months.

She is pissed that I keep getting leaner. Thank you GH, lol. WHich I think is also what is screwing it up. I did notice on my blood glucose meter that it had increased a bit a couple weeks after the gh.

Pharma gh is a different animal than the generics I was taking. No real sides other than some more gas (yeah weird, but I looked it up and it is a common reaction at first and improves over time)
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Your double mate making you hypo, mitigated with more sugar..
The elevated A1C,
and the high TG/HDL mass ratio, (especially in a lean guy)

All point to insulin resistance.

If it was me I'd consider getting a fasting insulin test done to confirm, but the recommended lifestyle changes are going to be the same in any case, as you're already planning.
 
Sorbate said:
I was thinking the same with the A1C.

I am going to adjust a couple things and it should fix it.

First is I am stopping double double mate, for some reason when I use that in coffee, I go hypo, then have to take sugar to get out of it. Likely not helping.

I am drinking tea right now instead, and a put like a teaspoon of sugar in that.

Cutting out other sugars where possible, and I ned to reduce carbs a bit. But my wife keeps baking fucking cookies. As soon as the old ones are gone, and I think I’m in the clear, she bakes another batch of something different. I have been eating like 5-6 cookies a day for months.

She is pissed that I keep getting leaner. Thank you GH, lol. WHich I think is also what is screwing it up. I did notice on my blood glucose meter that it had increased a bit a couple weeks after the gh.

Pharma gh is a different animal than the generics I was taking. No real sides other than some more gas (yeah weird, but I looked it up and it is a common reaction at first and improves over time)

Have you thought about Reta? Maybe implementing it at a low dose to help with your blood sugars ? It’s also supposed to help with cravings as well , with those delicious cookies you keep talking about.

My wife has been on .5 mg dosed twice a week for almost 2 weeks now and she said she doesn’t have cravings anymore. And she’s down a few lbs already too.

I’m going to implement low dose Reta on my next bulk to help with BG , and nutrient partition effects of jt .
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Heraclitus said:
Your double mate making you hypo, mitigated with more sugar..
The elevated A1C,
and the high TG/HDL mass ratio, (especially in a lean guy)

All point to insulin resistance.

If it was me I'd consider getting a fasting insulin test done to confirm, but the recommended lifestyle changes are going to be the same in any case, as you're already planning.
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I think it was because I was abusing my body by eating shit and being fat for a couple years until the last couple months.

I bet with the few changes I am doing in 6 months when I do blood work again, things will be fixed up.

No coffee today and I have not gone hypo once, I checked my blood glucose 4 hours after eating lunch and it was 5.2. I still feel good, so I didn't eat. Dinner is in a hour anyways.

What I was doing was when I went hypo from the coffee from really low blood sugar, like 3.6/4.2 then I would drink a pop or eat candy to correct it, so it likely spiked way the other direction, like a 9 or whatever. Yeah not good doing that daily, sometimes twice a day, I know it was wrong but I loved coffee and didn't want to give it up. After seeing my A1C, I gave up coffee. I have to get my sugar intake down.

I will keep checking my blood glucose daily to see what it does.

The TG/HDL ratio needs work also, can't remember what that was, but I highly doubt a 2, I think it was 3.2 or something like that. But like I said above, could be the repercussion of being a crap eater for like 5 years. I have a fast metabolism, so I can eat shit and stay lean. Time to get my act together.

I have already reduce my triglyceride levels from 3 years ago. It was 1.7.
 
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@Huggybearz, I never thought of Reta, because I have no idea what it is. Like Ozempic?

Anyhow I can control myself, my wife froze up a bunch of cookies after I told her I am going to knuckle down on my sugars where I can.
I know sugar is in everything, but I can avoid it in simple places.
 
Sorbate said:
I was thinking the same with the A1C.

I am going to adjust a couple things and it should fix it.

First is I am stopping double double mate, for some reason when I use that in coffee, I go hypo, then have to take sugar to get out of it. Likely not helping.

I am drinking tea right now instead, and a put like a teaspoon of sugar in that.

Cutting out other sugars where possible, and I ned to reduce carbs a bit. But my wife keeps baking fucking cookies. As soon as the old ones are gone, and I think I’m in the clear, she bakes another batch of something different. I have been eating like 5-6 cookies a day for months.

She is pissed that I keep getting leaner. Thank you GH, lol. WHich I think is also what is screwing it up. I did notice on my blood glucose meter that it had increased a bit a couple weeks after the gh.

Pharma gh is a different animal than the generics I was taking. No real sides other than some more gas (yeah weird, but I looked it up and it is a common reaction at first and improves over time)
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5.1 isn't BAD unless it's been rising over time and/or you have type 2 in your genetics.. just my opion though.. you're a lean guy though, so I would think your A1c would be lower?? Could be another reason to address it..

The gh is very likely a factor..

Make a few changes and ask to do A1c in 3 months maybe?

If your A1c has been rising or you got type 2 in your genetics like me--> stuff that's helped me with my A1c
-berberine 500mg 2x a day
-alphalipoic acid before bed

I'm not sure, but I also think the following have helped me too, but I have 0 proof.
-1/4 teaspoon cinamon a day.. it tastes great when mixed with vanilla shake
-selenium
-magnesium before bed.
 
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