ack-ack Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Nurse Gladys was fizzing at the bung hole when she revealed the result of mine in the company medical earlier today. It was 3.92. Reckons its one of the best she's ever seen ! I had to remind her that she is the Nurse for a company who's entire workforce comes from either Doncaster or Scotland. She asked me what my diet was and I said about 40 units a week. What's yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 4.9 but tablet controlled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern01 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 4.25 but I take a tablet every night. I was brought up in the 'full english' culture so it pays to get it checked every 12 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted June 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 They are both really low gents. What happens if you don't take the meds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprackles Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 7.8.....familial. Tablets only took it to 6.2. Better start saving for an early funeral. :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang 666 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Don't know, but I am short and fat so I think it might be high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttab Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) 4.3 but a tablet every night. Edited June 12, 2012 by ttab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtailhawk1 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 7.6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 its one thing ive never had taken but blood pressure is good that will do for me..can't have to many things to worry about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) mine was 6.57 last year since then i have cut down on eggs and cheese and upped the red wine Purely for medical reasons I also have high blood pressure so need to relax Edited June 12, 2012 by pavman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Mines bang on the upper limit 5.1 usually, there is a familial history of high cholesterol, but my hdl cholesterol is 1.5 which means I wont lay down the bad stuff in my arteries!!! It was running around 7-8 when i had gallstones, came back down after they were taken out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Me 5.7 SWMBO 6.9 - neither of us are on tablets yet but we have spent last 5 months not eating all the things you like and eating all things that taste yuk. We have another test due next month so hoping back down to 4 - 4.5 -- did it once sure I can do it again - only hanycap last time was SWMBO was ok so kept making and buying ice cream/cream/cheese cakes etc. I am down from 10st 3lb to 9st 9lb just cutting out the above. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Mine went up to 7.0 , couple of yrs ago , on the Statins now and it went down to 3.2 after a couple of months , have tests each year and they come back ok now . Just recovered from Kidney stones ( painful ) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Mine hasn`t been done for a while and is familial, however I was told to get up and walk around every 20 minutes or I will set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 First test some years ago showed 6.1 and doc said it was fine!Did the starvation thingy prior to the next one and it was 4.9.Have no idea why.I grew up on melted cheese on toast and bacon and eggs.Still eat plenty of all three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 4.9 thanks to Pravastatin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose basher Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 i am short fat and used to be hairy and for some reason its only 3.7 but blood pressure makes up for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 They are both really low gents. What happens if you don't take the meds? Don't know, but I am short and fat so I think it might be high Im tall and fat so mine might be the same....but being diabetic means I have to keep on top of it as well as blood pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 7.1 first test got it down, to 6.7, have lost another 6lb since last test so will get another test in a fortnight, when i've lost another 6lb! He said hopefully................ Cheers Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaseone Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Was on Pravastatin but my god did it make my legs ache, so stopped taking them :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Was on Pravastatin but my god did it make my legs ache, so stopped taking them :look: I had that with Simvastatin... made me feel ill, still not back to where I was before I took them but Pravastatin don't seem to be too bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern01 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Before I started taking the tablets mine was 7.5 Whatever diet you eat you can only realistically reduce it by around 10% I had the the tablets changed for a cheaper one but had terrible nightmares which I could remember when I woke up. So I had to switch back to the old ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtailhawk1 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Was on Pravastatin but my god did it make my legs ache, so stopped taking them :look: They all made me really really ill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Any docs on here know if its worth me getting checked out? I'm only 20 but my old man and both grandfathers have/had high blood pressure. I eat far to much rubbish and I don't consider myself teetotal. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Any docs on here know if its worth me getting checked out? I'm only 20 but my old man and both grandfathers have/had high blood pressure. I eat far to much rubbish and I don't consider myself teetotal. Cheers. Its never to early to have an "MOT" seeing as you have "History" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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