I have the lab results: My cholesterol and triglycerides are high.--
Big surprise there. :) I'm giving my caveats first: 1. I had not
fasted..bloodwork was taken 4.5 hours after a meal. This should not
affect HDL numbers but like Wendy noted, will affect triglycerides
and LDL, etc. 2. I was taking a round of oral prednisone 3. Even
though my thyroid hormones are now within normal limits, I have historically had high triglyceride levels (even with 180 cholesterol numbers)...super high levels in fact.(700+) 4. I do not eat very
much fried food, but I get a lot of dietary fat from dairy-need to
work on substitutions there..
Total cholesterol 251 This is a personal record(normally 180-205) HDL
38 should be above 40 LDL 164 should be very low
Triglycerides
274 should be even low (my lowest result ever)
These numbers are "bad" according to standard medical thinking. I
don't have the full report (it's in the mail), but the RN told me
that the doc wrote on my chart that I was probably genetically
predisposed to high triglycerides and that he wanted to discuss
statins with me. After reading Wendy's post, I kind of freaked a
bit, and called back and spoke to him directly. He has agreed that I
can try diet and exercise, and have given me until the end of April
to make a difference in the numbers. At that time, if the numbers
aren't good, we have to discuss statins again. So basically I am off
to the races on lowering my cholesterol and triglycerides.
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