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Cholesterol question

Donnadoobie

Donnadoobie

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
I have collected the latest Hba1c and fasting cholesterol results today. They have improved and are as follows, Octobers results in brackets

Serum Cholesterol levels 5.9. (7.3)

Serum triglyceride 1.54 ( 1.68)

HDL Levels 0.91 ( 0.98)

LDL levels 4.3 ( 5.6)

Cholesterol/HDL ratio 6.5. (7.6)

Non high density lipoprotein
Level. 5.0 (6.3)


Not great but an improvement on last results.

My question is should I be concerned that my HDL level has dropped? Should it be higher?
 
Donnadoobie said:
I have collected the latest Hba1c and fasting cholesterol results today. They have improved and are as follows, Octobers results in brackets

Serum Cholesterol levels 5.9. (7.3)

Serum triglyceride 1.54 ( 1.68)

HDL Levels 0.91 ( 0.98)

LDL levels 4.3 ( 5.6)

Cholesterol/HDL ratio 6.5. (7.6)

Non high density lipoprotein
Level. 5.0 (6.3)


Not great but an improvement on last results.

My question is should I be concerned that my HDL level has dropped? Should it be higher?
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Hi, ideally it should be higher and LDL and Trigs lower, that said a lot of us experience a settling in period where lchf and cholesterol are concerned. A good thing to watch on youtube is prof. Ken Sikaris on cholesterol, very informative and may change your views on what is harmful and what isn`t
 
@Donnadoobie, these are the target cholesterol levels that they want people with diabetes to aim for:

Blood fats (lipids)
Lipids are the cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood. Cholesterol is a type of fat found in all of us. You may be familiar with the term blood cholesterol, but what you may not know is that not all cholesterol is bad. Some of it, HDL (high density lipoprotein), can actually protect against heart disease. Low levels of this protective HDL cholesterol increase your risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol is the bad form of cholesterol in the blood. Triglycerides are another type of fat in the blood. If you have raised cholesterol and raised triglycerides you have an increased risk of CVD.

  • Your total cholesterol level should be below 4.0mmol/l.
  • LDL levels should be less than 2.0mmol/l.
  • HDL levels should be 1.0mmol/l or above in men and 1.2mmol/l or above in women.
  • Triglyceride levels should be 1.7mmol/l or less.
If you do not know your lipid levels, ask your healthcare team to arrange a simple blood test for you.

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Monitoring/Testing/
 
Yes I have the levels from the test @noblehead, they are not where I want them to be just yet but are heading downwards which is good. My concern was that my HDL level had dropped slightly, as I believed it should be higher.

The bonus for the blood tests was my Hba1c is now 40!
 
Donnadoobie said:
Yes I have the levels from the test @noblehead, they are not where I want them to be just yet but are heading downwards which is good. My concern was that my HDL level had dropped slightly, as I believed it should be higher.

The bonus for the blood tests was my Hba1c is now 40!
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Your HDL is only slightly below the 1.0mmol/l that is recommended for women, but well done on your HbA1c :)
 
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