Guest guest Posted June 22, 2000 Report Share Posted June 22, 2000 Just back from the nephrologist's office, who gave Mike little smiley faces on his bloodwork. His kidneys are " stable. " Creatinine was 4.2, down from 4.4. Potassium and other electrolytes all in the normal range, except for phosphorus, which is a little high at 5.2 (gotta wean him off that diet Pepsi). Hematocrit up to 33.1 from 30.2, hemoglobin up to 11.3 from 10.0 -- both still below normal, but much improved. His A1c was 6.8. Not as good as I'd hoped, but down from 7.6, which was down from 10.2. We're still struggling with what I'm now firmly convinced is gastroparesis. The endo won't consider it or test for it until Mike develops the classic symptoms (nausea, diarrhea, heartburn). The best news is that he finally got his blood typed, and it's A. Same as mine, which means there's a possibility I could be a kidney donor if it comes to that. Susie's recent messages on triglycerides and cholesterol are comforting. Mike's triglyceride result was 121, total cholesterol 222, LDL 155. The doc isn't worried about the cholesterol, though. Cass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2000 Report Share Posted June 23, 2000 Hi, Cass, Rock and roll, hoochie koo! I was thinking about you and Mike the other day--you're doing a great job! (Puff, puff, gotta go back to work--wall to wall patients!) In diabetes_integroups, Cass <cpeterson@s...> wrote: > Just back from the nephrologist's office, who gave Mike little smiley faces on his bloodwork. His kidneys are " stable. " Go with God, Esther t2, diet, exercise, insulin, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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