Re: Monitoring cholesterol

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gogatea writes:

" But recently I read that Diabetics may have greatly escalated

triglyceride level 3 Hours after lunch and they should be monitored

regularly. "

My doctor told me that one's trigycerides are fairly volatile, and if

someone went to Mcs and ate a big hamburger it could jump up 50

points for an hour or two, but that wouldn't be a true number. In the

long haul, when you do your quarterly fasting blood tests, including

trigycerides, you would be getting an accurate number.

" Also has anybody tried Cholesterol meter ? How accurate it is ? Is it

worthwhile buying it ? Note that we are not covered in our country for

Insurance for any kind of meters. "

I have only known one person who has a meter like that, and it was

prescribed for her because she is a heart patient. It was quite

expensive, I believe. I know that you can get your cholesterol checked

at Wal-Greens and probably whatever other chain drugstores are in your

area. Also, that is often one of the options at the blood bank (I give

plasma every 28 days and they always offer that option: " do you want a

shirt, a hat, or a cholesterol check today? " ). If you are getting

quarterly blood work, they would be checking cholesterol numbers. Those

numbers don't change as fast as trigycerides, so it may not be as useful

to be able to check them at home.

Terry Lawler Early

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[Guest guest]

" Also, that is often one of the options at the blood bank (I give

plasma every 28 days and they always offer that option: " do you want a

shirt, a hat, or a cholesterol check today? " ). "

I don't know if giving plasma is the same as giving blood but when I had my

blood work done at the lab (which looked like they took a pint in those 8 vials)

I asked if a diabetic could give blood. I was told " absolutely not! " I didn't

question it anymore.

Hugs,

Tootie

(Still droopy, coughing and sneezing)

[Guest guest]

That's strange the local blood folks here will allow us to donate. But I can't

because I was stationed in Europe from 81-84 and they said that disqualified me

due to the mad cow disease

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Carl

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Re: Monitoring cholesterol

" Also, that is often one of the options at the blood bank (I give

plasma every 28 days and they always offer that option: " do you want a

shirt, a hat, or a cholesterol check today? " ). "

I don't know if giving plasma is the same as giving blood but when I had my

blood work done at the lab (which looked like they took a pint in those 8 vials)

I asked if a diabetic could give blood. I was told " absolutely not! " I didn't

question it anymore.

Hugs,

Tootie

(Still droopy, coughing and sneezing)

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cindy huelsenbeck writes:

>

> I don't know if giving plasma is the same as giving blood but when

> I had my blood work done at the lab (which looked like they took a

> pint in those 8 vials) I asked if a diabetic could give blood. I

> was told " absolutely not! " I didn't question it anymore.

Plasma is not the same as whole blood. When you give plasma, the blood

goes into a machine and it spins out the plasma and then the blood is

returned to the vein. It takes about an hour to give. The reason I give

plasma instead of whole blood is because 500 ml of plasma equals about

three pints of blood in terms of it's effect, plus, you can give plasma

every 28 days verse whole blood every 50 some days. I also give

platelets when asked. They have to use those faster, so they don't take

them unless they need that type for someone.

Both the blood bank and my endocrinologist know I am a blood donor, and

both said it was fine. There is always the possibility that sometime I

could be put on a medication that would eliminate me as a donor (like a

blood thinner if I ever had a heart problem), but I don't take anything

now that forbids my giving.

It is possible that if you asked at the blood bank or asked your

endocrinologist, you might get a different answer than asking someone at

the lab, but depending on your meds, maybe not.

Terry Lawler Early

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely

in a pretty

and well preserved body, but rather a skid in broadside, thoroughly used

up,

and totally worn out, loudly proclaiming, " Wow! What a ride! "