Annual Physical

I had my annual physical yesterday and the results were very good.  My doctor was happy to see the weight loss, the improved diet, and all the great lifestyle changes.  Some highlights from the exam:

Blood Pressure 108/64
Pulse: 64
Fasting Glucose: Down from 104 to 95 *Should be 100 or less.  I went from Prediabetic into the normal range!!!!
Cholesterol: Down from 149 to 126  *Should be less than 200
Triglycerides: Down from 91 to 78 * Should be less than 150. 3 years ago this was in the 160-170 range for me
HDL(Good Chol.): UP from 32 to 42  *Should be 40-65, genetically I'm at risk for low HDL, Thanks Dad :)  This was the number I was most worried about a year ago, and the number I was happiest with yesterday.
LDL(Bad Chol.): Down from 99 to 68 *Should 130 or less, 100 or less is optimal.
LDL/HDL ratio: Down from 3.09 to 1.62, *Should be 2.5 or less
Chol/HDL ratio: Down from 4.65 to 3.00, *Should be 5 or less

All in all a very good review.  However, he did run a s-TSH test to check my thyroid levels.  It was slightly elevated, and he scheduled me to return in 2 months for a follow test.  We'll see what it shows, he didn't seem too concerned at this point, but we'll know more before RAGBRAI gets here.