Highly exciting, my labs from last week came back.
- Fasting Glucose: 83 mg. (I am always about this level.)
- A1c: 5.6% ( Somehow I thought this would be lower, as this number corresponds with an average glucose of 121? But I have very little understanding of diabetes/glucose, etc...)
Most everything else is normal, good cholesterol,
...except hemoglobin, hemocrit + platelets, all low, but better than in the past for ME.
Also low calcium, and Vitamin D.
When I go back Friday - for further testing, the doctor added that she will test my cortisol levels, if I become hypoglycemic during the test.
" Cortisol: should be high during hypoglycemia if pituitary and adrenals are functioning normally"
More about hypo follows...
Highly exciting, my labs from last week came back.
Most everything else is normal, good cholesterol,
...except hemoglobin, hemocrit + platelets, all low, but better than in the past for ME.
Also low calcium, and Vitamin D.
When I go back Friday - for further testing, the doctor added that she will test my cortisol levels, if I become hypoglycemic during the test.
" Cortisol: should be high during hypoglycemia if pituitary and adrenals are functioning normally"
More about hypo follows...