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Originally Posted by Radii
I got my bloodwork back.
Testosterone is normal, and is actually pretty much in the middle of the normal range. Its over twice as high as the last test I had done, even though I was on testosterone replacement at the time. That was about 25 pounds ago and I was getting no exercise then. I'm completely shocked by this result, I would have bet any amount of money it was still low.
My cholesterol results are mostly good news.
Total Cholesterol - 158 (normal <200, good!)
HDL - 33 (quite low, but improving. My HDL had been 27 for like 4 years in a row. This is the first time i've seen it improve ever)
Triglycerides - 88 (normal < 150). Keto knocks this one out of the park almost universally, and it has for me. 2 years ago this was 165)
Triglycerides/HDL ratio = 2.6 <-- this ratio seems like it is increasingly being seen as one of the most accurate predictors of cardiovascular events. 2 or less is good, 4 is high, 6 is scary dangerously high (official medical terminology). This ratio was very close to 6 for me a couple years ago, and was still 3.9 back in March.
My LDL-Particle count is high, but improving. This isn't in the standard cholesterol test but I've been reading a lot about this since I started keto and it seems to be one of the most important measures and my doctor was happy to indulge me when we discussed it earlier in the year. It was 1860 in March, 1730 now. Over 1600 is considered high, My doctor suggests that I should want to see this between 1000-1300 before getting off meds. 2000+ is the scary high number here.
tl;dr: Testosterone = Great! Cholesterol = improving, but needs more work.
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Very nice numbers Radii! Another reason I really wan to stick with Keto. I've never had high blood pressure, but, cholesterol tends to be on the high side.
Amazing what a 25 pound difference does.