In a recent discussion of my lipids with my consultant she mentioned that the protective effects of HDL are reduced in Type 1 diabetics in comparison with the normal population. I haven't been able to extract from her the study which details this and was wondering if anyone else had heard about it and perhaps knows where the evidence for this comes from?
Ultimately it relates to my raised Cholesterol (both LDL and HDL) and a difference of opinion on whether I require a statin. The consultant's point was that my low trigs/high HDL were not particularly beneficial to me as a Type 1 and therefore the high LDL was not offset by the high HDL.
Ultimately it relates to my raised Cholesterol (both LDL and HDL) and a difference of opinion on whether I require a statin. The consultant's point was that my low trigs/high HDL were not particularly beneficial to me as a Type 1 and therefore the high LDL was not offset by the high HDL.