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<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 184454" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p><strong>Re: Cholesterol</strong></p><p></p><p>This is one of those subjects that needs a lot of research and then make your own mind up - only my opinion, of course :wink: </p><p></p><p>I always ask for a print-out of the breakdown of my cholesterol tests. The figures I work towards, which I must have picked up from somewhere (NICE?) in 2004, are as follows:</p><p></p><p>Total cholesterol target: below 5.18</p><p>HDL (good) target: above 1.04</p><p>Triglycerides (the real baddies) target: below 1.7 and the lower the better</p><p>LDL (bad) less than 3</p><p>Total cholesterol:HDL ratio: 4.5 or lower</p><p></p><p>My best-ever results were after 18 months on the Atkins diet and lots of Wolfhound-walking, which were as follows:</p><p></p><p>Total: 5.4</p><p>HDL: 1.65</p><p>Triglycerides: 0.65</p><p>LDL wasn't calculated, or at least, I don't have the figure. Must ask.</p><p>Total:HDL ratio: 3.3</p><p></p><p>So even though my total cholesterol would have been considered too high, my HDL and triclycerides were excellent! Also my total:HDL ratio.</p><p></p><p>Incidentally, all my readings were worse on statins than on Atkins - leaving aside the side-effects of the statins. Also, my latest total reading was the lowest I've ever had - 5.0 - but all the others were heading towards the wrong side of the target range. Can anyone explain that, please?</p><p></p><p>Actually, I can, when I think about it - my levels WERE coming down, all except triglycerides, which get released into the blood as the system begins to burn fat for energy (ketosis). My next triclycerides should be lower.</p><p></p><p>I sometimes wonder whether the figures that associate diabetes with higher cardio-vascular risk aren't really telling us something about the life-styles of the badly controlled diabetics who died of heart disease? Statistics again - based on a few decades of results, going backwards in time. Things have improved since then, I hope and trust! If we control our blood glucose levels, eat a good diet and keep active, are we really at more risk of CVD than anyone else?</p><p></p><p>I would recommend to anyone to take a bit of time to read around on all sides of the argument, and do what you feel is best - paying due attention to what your HCP is saying.</p><p></p><p>Viv <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 184454, member: 31282"] [b]Re: Cholesterol[/b] This is one of those subjects that needs a lot of research and then make your own mind up - only my opinion, of course :wink: I always ask for a print-out of the breakdown of my cholesterol tests. The figures I work towards, which I must have picked up from somewhere (NICE?) in 2004, are as follows: Total cholesterol target: below 5.18 HDL (good) target: above 1.04 Triglycerides (the real baddies) target: below 1.7 and the lower the better LDL (bad) less than 3 Total cholesterol:HDL ratio: 4.5 or lower My best-ever results were after 18 months on the Atkins diet and lots of Wolfhound-walking, which were as follows: Total: 5.4 HDL: 1.65 Triglycerides: 0.65 LDL wasn't calculated, or at least, I don't have the figure. Must ask. Total:HDL ratio: 3.3 So even though my total cholesterol would have been considered too high, my HDL and triclycerides were excellent! Also my total:HDL ratio. Incidentally, all my readings were worse on statins than on Atkins - leaving aside the side-effects of the statins. Also, my latest total reading was the lowest I've ever had - 5.0 - but all the others were heading towards the wrong side of the target range. Can anyone explain that, please? Actually, I can, when I think about it - my levels WERE coming down, all except triglycerides, which get released into the blood as the system begins to burn fat for energy (ketosis). My next triclycerides should be lower. I sometimes wonder whether the figures that associate diabetes with higher cardio-vascular risk aren't really telling us something about the life-styles of the badly controlled diabetics who died of heart disease? Statistics again - based on a few decades of results, going backwards in time. Things have improved since then, I hope and trust! If we control our blood glucose levels, eat a good diet and keep active, are we really at more risk of CVD than anyone else? I would recommend to anyone to take a bit of time to read around on all sides of the argument, and do what you feel is best - paying due attention to what your HCP is saying. Viv :) [/QUOTE]
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