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Would atkins/LC have an effect on blood test/ other medical test results that are unrelated to sugars etc? I'm on Atkins for a month now, and I'm planning to go for a checkup. Just wondering if results may be different because I'm on Atkins.. Thx all. |
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"AK" wrote in message ... Hi; Would atkins/LC have an effect on blood test/ other medical test results that are unrelated to sugars etc? I'm on Atkins for a month now, and I'm planning to go for a checkup. Just wondering if results may be different because I'm on Atkins.. Thx all. yes, certainly. you can have lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, lower lipids, lower lower lower. you may have higher good cholesterol, and lower bad cholesterol. Atkins goes over this in one of the chapters in "new diet revolution". |
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 04:56:23 GMT, AK wrote:
Hi; Would atkins/LC have an effect on blood test/ other medical test results that are unrelated to sugars etc? I'm on Atkins for a month now, and I'm planning to go for a checkup. Just wondering if results may be different because I'm on Atkins.. Thx all. It is a not-uncommon thing for cholesterol to be TEMPORARILY elevated in the early weeks of a LC diet. IF you wind up with a cholesterol reading that is concerning, see if you can negotiate with your doc to try and bring it down with 'lifestyle and diet' changes before he/she puts you on meds for it. Then get a re-test in 12 or so weeks. Other tests shouldn't be affected. I get blood tests regularly (every 6 months) because I am diabetic and have other health concerns (including pre-existing kidney damage) and there have never been any LC-related anomalies in the test results unless you count the rapid improvement of kidney function once I dumped the excessive carbs. Aramanth |
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Your BUN Creatine may be slightly elevated because it's normal to be a bit
dehydrated in the first couple weeks of a low carb diet even if you are drinking water. -- Jenny Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address! New photo: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/jennypics.htm Weight: 168.5/137 Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 - HBa1c 5.2 10/03 Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings * Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats * Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise Starting from Zero * Do Starch Blockers Work? * NEW! Why the Low Carb Diet is Great for Diabetes * NEW! Low Carb Strategies for People with Diabetes "AK" wrote in message ... Hi; Would atkins/LC have an effect on blood test/ other medical test results that are unrelated to sugars etc? I'm on Atkins for a month now, and I'm planning to go for a checkup. Just wondering if results may be different because I'm on Atkins.. Thx all. |
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:17:19 +1030, Aramanth Dawe
wrote: On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 04:56:23 GMT, AK wrote: Hi; Would atkins/LC have an effect on blood test/ other medical test results that are unrelated to sugars etc? I'm on Atkins for a month now, and I'm planning to go for a checkup. Just wondering if results may be different because I'm on Atkins.. Thx all. It is a not-uncommon thing for cholesterol to be TEMPORARILY elevated in the early weeks of a LC diet. IF you wind up with a cholesterol reading that is concerning, see if you can negotiate with your doc to try and bring it down with 'lifestyle and diet' changes before he/she puts you on meds for it. Then get a re-test in 12 or so weeks. Other tests shouldn't be affected. I get blood tests regularly (every 6 months) because I am diabetic and have other health concerns (including pre-existing kidney damage) and there have never been any LC-related anomalies in the test results unless you count the rapid improvement of kidney function once I dumped the excessive carbs. Aramanth Rapid improvement of kidney functions? I've been told that LCing may actually cause some problems with kidney function... Godd to know. AK |
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"AK" wrote in message
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:17:19 +1030, Aramanth Dawe wrote: On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 04:56:23 GMT, AK wrote: Hi; Would atkins/LC have an effect on blood test/ other medical test results that are unrelated to sugars etc? I'm on Atkins for a month now, and I'm planning to go for a checkup. Just wondering if results may be different because I'm on Atkins.. Thx all. It is a not-uncommon thing for cholesterol to be TEMPORARILY elevated in the early weeks of a LC diet. IF you wind up with a cholesterol reading that is concerning, see if you can negotiate with your doc to try and bring it down with 'lifestyle and diet' changes before he/she puts you on meds for it. Then get a re-test in 12 or so weeks. Other tests shouldn't be affected. I get blood tests regularly (every 6 months) because I am diabetic and have other health concerns (including pre-existing kidney damage) and there have never been any LC-related anomalies in the test results unless you count the rapid improvement of kidney function once I dumped the excessive carbs. Aramanth Rapid improvement of kidney functions? I've been told that LCing may actually cause some problems with kidney function... Godd to know. AK Aramanth is our most spectacular case. www.locarbresearch.org for lots of articles on lowcarb, including impact on kidneys. -- revek "What do we want?" "Moderation!" "When do we want it?" "In due course!" -David Langford |
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My husband was on the South Beach Diet, with more of an Atkins type
influence. His cholesterol count before starting was 228 and his fasting blood glucose was 114. After 8 weeks and 21 pounds, his cholesterol was 160 and his fasting BG was 79. Made a believer out of me, his RN wife!!!!! "revek" wrote in message ... "AK" wrote in message On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:17:19 +1030, Aramanth Dawe wrote: On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 04:56:23 GMT, AK wrote: Hi; Would atkins/LC have an effect on blood test/ other medical test results that are unrelated to sugars etc? I'm on Atkins for a month now, and I'm planning to go for a checkup. Just wondering if results may be different because I'm on Atkins.. Thx all. It is a not-uncommon thing for cholesterol to be TEMPORARILY elevated in the early weeks of a LC diet. IF you wind up with a cholesterol reading that is concerning, see if you can negotiate with your doc to try and bring it down with 'lifestyle and diet' changes before he/she puts you on meds for it. Then get a re-test in 12 or so weeks. Other tests shouldn't be affected. I get blood tests regularly (every 6 months) because I am diabetic and have other health concerns (including pre-existing kidney damage) and there have never been any LC-related anomalies in the test results unless you count the rapid improvement of kidney function once I dumped the excessive carbs. Aramanth Rapid improvement of kidney functions? I've been told that LCing may actually cause some problems with kidney function... Godd to know. AK Aramanth is our most spectacular case. www.locarbresearch.org for lots of articles on lowcarb, including impact on kidneys. -- revek "What do we want?" "Moderation!" "When do we want it?" "In due course!" -David Langford |
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One more thing...his triglycerides went from 100 and something down to 55!
Unbelievable!! "AK" wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:17:19 +1030, Aramanth Dawe wrote: On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 04:56:23 GMT, AK wrote: Hi; Would atkins/LC have an effect on blood test/ other medical test results that are unrelated to sugars etc? I'm on Atkins for a month now, and I'm planning to go for a checkup. Just wondering if results may be different because I'm on Atkins.. Thx all. It is a not-uncommon thing for cholesterol to be TEMPORARILY elevated in the early weeks of a LC diet. IF you wind up with a cholesterol reading that is concerning, see if you can negotiate with your doc to try and bring it down with 'lifestyle and diet' changes before he/she puts you on meds for it. Then get a re-test in 12 or so weeks. Other tests shouldn't be affected. I get blood tests regularly (every 6 months) because I am diabetic and have other health concerns (including pre-existing kidney damage) and there have never been any LC-related anomalies in the test results unless you count the rapid improvement of kidney function once I dumped the excessive carbs. Aramanth Rapid improvement of kidney functions? I've been told that LCing may actually cause some problems with kidney function... Godd to know. AK |
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AK wrote:
Rapid improvement of kidney functions? I've been told that LCing may actually cause some problems with kidney function... Godd to know. Only the ignorant claim that low carbing causes any kidney damage. Zero cases have *ever* been offered. But Dr Atkins did caution against anyone with *prior* kidney damage starting to low carb. He believed that low carbing probably would not help reverse existing kidney damage. Maybe Amaranth proved him overly cautious, maybe she's the exception. Anyways, low carbing gives cholesterol benefit to around 80% of people, which is better than any one type of medication. It's not 100%. The benefits can take 6 months to arrive. The science behind why low carbing improves cholesterol is basic biochemistry stuff. It makes no sense that the medical community ever started pushing low fat based on a belief that low fat "should" lower cholesterol, but they did and they stuck to it doggedly for a few decades until the weight of the facts built up. |
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He's still following it, but has added some carbs back in. He is
maintaining that weight loss. Fortunately for him, he doesn't have to lose much more weight, if any. The holidays have been a challenge, but he's doing OK. I was just totally impressed with the significant improvement in blood tests. He comes from a family of diabetics and it's so important for him to have controlled blood glucose, as well as to maintain good cholesterol numbers. There won't be any further planned blood tests until next November. "Ignoramus24807" wrote in message ... In article , Sharon K. wrote: My husband was on the South Beach Diet, with more of an Atkins type influence. His cholesterol count before starting was 228 and his fasting blood glucose was 114. After 8 weeks and 21 pounds, his cholesterol was 160 and his fasting BG was 79. Made a believer out of me, his RN wife!!!!! You say that your husband was on the South Beach diet. So, he is not on the diet anymore? What happened to his weight loss? Is he still lowcarbing? How are his blood tests now? i |
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