what an interesting morning i had! went for my medical review today and things did not look good. my bmi was a little high and my blood test results showed that all the negatives have gone up. ldl (cholesterol), lipids (fats) etc. although the hdl (good cholesterol) also showed an increase, the overall ratio of the hdl and ldl was unhealthy - more unhealthy that the last check in mar this year. and compared with the results over the past few readings, it showed a distinct upward trend. nonetheless, my doctor said he would keep me to the current level of statins (10mg/ night) but if the trend continues upwards, he would have to increase the dosage.
of cos, the nurse that counselled me went on and on about how i should avoid fried stuff, hokkien mee, char way teow, orh luak, nonya kueh, coconut stuff, nuts, la la la... and i was thinking - omg, if i were to keep away from all these, i might end up not being able to eat anything at all... heh heh... but of cos, of cos, i knew where she was coming from. i shall try to control my diet. also, she went on about how i should do more exercises, increase my intensity, increase the duration, yadda yadda yadda yadda... yes yes yes, i know i know i know... and as for my bmi, she went on and on about how i should try to loose some weight. looking at my bmi figure, she advised that i should shed at least 2 points off and that it is actually quite easy. only 2 points she said. well, it might be easy to her, but 2 points translate to close to 6kg! damned! no wonder she is not a slimming counsellor but a nurse! and of cos, it didn't help that she was a little "bah bah" herself. ha!
on the bright side, my blood sugar level was very good and i did not experience any asthmatic relapse. the pulse rate, blood pressure all registered super healthy range. and at the end of the consultation, i asked (and got) the nasal spray to clear my irritable throat, and i went on to get my hepatitis booster jab!
ouch!
:-)
of cos, the nurse that counselled me went on and on about how i should avoid fried stuff, hokkien mee, char way teow, orh luak, nonya kueh, coconut stuff, nuts, la la la... and i was thinking - omg, if i were to keep away from all these, i might end up not being able to eat anything at all... heh heh... but of cos, of cos, i knew where she was coming from. i shall try to control my diet. also, she went on about how i should do more exercises, increase my intensity, increase the duration, yadda yadda yadda yadda... yes yes yes, i know i know i know... and as for my bmi, she went on and on about how i should try to loose some weight. looking at my bmi figure, she advised that i should shed at least 2 points off and that it is actually quite easy. only 2 points she said. well, it might be easy to her, but 2 points translate to close to 6kg! damned! no wonder she is not a slimming counsellor but a nurse! and of cos, it didn't help that she was a little "bah bah" herself. ha!
on the bright side, my blood sugar level was very good and i did not experience any asthmatic relapse. the pulse rate, blood pressure all registered super healthy range. and at the end of the consultation, i asked (and got) the nasal spray to clear my irritable throat, and i went on to get my hepatitis booster jab!
ouch!
:-)
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