DH was at cardiologist today and of course I went with him. We got lots of information that was good for both of us.
The nurse practitioner told us there is no such thing as pre-diabetic. I have read very similar to this on the internet. A very low % of people who are told they are pre-d results in one having an upcoming problem. Apparently the number to watch when diagnosing is the fasting blood sugar. Since mine has been 105 the last 3 times she said I am diabetic but not bad enough to require medicine yet. My A1c is still ok, lower than DH's. So... I really need to get my weight down. I am trying, but find it so hard.
New info: they are in the midst of a drug trial for a different type of cholesterol. It's ___something A___ (I don't remember specifically which type of cholesterol) but it's something they do not test for because up to now there is no medicine to attack this type. They are testing people who have had heart problems to see if their number is higher than "normal" and if so the people in the test group either get the drug or a placebo. This drug has been approved but they are testing it against recurrent heart attacks.
DH's blood was drawn to see what his level is, and if it is high (I hope not) he will be in this study. It's been going on for a while and if he's included should go on for a few years. Apparently all the regular statins and other things for Cholesterol do not help with this other type of cholesterol.
Today his heart looked good to them. His tiredness I see so often is his age...and the nurse practitioner said he needs to slow down. I wanted her to write that down!
As of now he is off that very expensive medicine. I've come to accept that we must take medicines even if we do not want to. I always thought let's do vitamins and minerals and eat healthy and exercise...but we've crossed that line into needing more help than that. We'd probably both be dead if we didn't give in and listen to our doctors.