Wednesday weigh in

Another weigh in!

Here we are playing the catch up game again! Lots to tell about my weigh in. So first off, I ended up gaining 1lb back. Blah. Whatever, no big deal. I'm not going to let it get me down.

Dr. Cusimano went over my lab work with me and I found out some new things. My HDL levels (which is the good cholesterol) went up, so that's fabulous. My LDL levels (lousy cholesterol) stayed exactly that...lousy. After gathering all of my labs over the past few weeks and comparing them, she came to the conclusion that this is genetic. My dad has high cholesterol as well, so there you have it. My trigylcerides were still also high. They should be around 150-200 and mine are on the edge of 300. 

She went thought this whole explanation about insulin production and out put. Because all of my other labs came back with big improvements, yet again she concluded that his was genetic. My aunt and uncle have diabetes, and I am doing everything I can go avoid it. Although she did inform me I'm NOT a diabetic, I could develop it in 5 years if I did nothing about it. Thank god I started going to her. She goes through all of my medical history very thoroughly, which my primary doctor does not do. I met a woman at the hospital who started going to Dr. Cusimano and began the program as a diabetic. She is now off of her diabetes medications and has lost over 100lbs. Super boost of confidence.

Needless to say, she prescribed me medication. I'm taking Tricor to regulate my cholesterol, and she also put me on Metformin. Metformin is a drug that is used to treat diabetes, polycystic ovarian disease and other conditions. Wait, what?! I thought you said I WASN'T a diabetic! That's right, I'm not. She has me starting Metformin to regulate my insulin. I read online that people also use it as a form of appetite suppressant. Your body released insulin to break down sugars in your body. Apparently with excess insulin in your blood stream, hunger is associated with it. We'll see how it works out!

Nurse visit this Wednesday. I'll keep you posted!