The Challenge With Dr. Gan

November 19, 2011... minutes past ten in the morning, at Asian Hospital in Alabang where Internal Medicine/Endocrinologist, Dr Gan holds clinic...

Lab results:


Glucose - slightly higher, BUT not Diabetic! VG
Sodium -  low.  Surprise surprise, I love condiments and drink less liquid, how come?
Cholesterol - BORDERLINE HIGH 5.5mmol/L vs normal range of <5.18.   RED ALERT?

Dr. Gan  :  I will give you meds...
Me         :  No.
Dr. Gan  :  Yes
Me         :  Doc, can I just try to shed these extra pounds off first and see if I can do without any meds?

Dr. Gan  :  How?
Me         :  I can run.  I will run.
Dr. Gan  :  Where?
Me         :  BGC (Bonifacio Global City, that's where I work)
Dr. Gan  :  Meet me at Rox on monday.   Let me see for myself.  You have to reach your ideal weight of no more than 62kgs.  3x a week run, will make you lose 1-2 lbs weekly.  We'll check your numbers on Feb 2012.

Verdict:


High Cholesterol
Overweight by 12 kg

The Challenge:


Lower the level of cholesterol
Lose weight
RUN

There goes my eating binge...hello running shoes...