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Cholesterol - 20 years old

coconut

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Hello,

I'm a type 1 diabetic (diagnosed at 14). My hb1ac isn't great its 7.5 but I'm working on it. In my last 3 or so blood tests the cholesterol has come out very high. Before that I think it was fine, which is what has confused me. My total cholesterol is 7.3mmol and triglycerides at 3. HDL was fine, lower end of the spectrum but within the range. LDL's were obviously too high. I'm 20 years old and not overweight. They said there's probably some hereditary link, my father is on statins but he is in his 50's so I figured that was not too unusual.

They've put me on a 20mg statin, which isn't great as I'm only 20 and don't really want to take statins forever. Just thought I'd ask if a) anyone else is in a similar situation, and b) if anyone can recommend some low cholesterol foods apart from fish.

Thanks.
 
Hi coconut and welcome to the forum
I'm not sure if Forum Rules allow me to post this (please remove if necessary - If link is removed google low cholesterol diet) but here is some useful information on low cholesterol foods.
I hope it is helpful to you.

gicare.com/diets/low-cholesterol-diet.aspx

Although you are not newly diagnosed, the Forum Monitors have prepared some basic information which is given to all new members. I am sure you will find some useful things in here. (Just ignore the 'newly diagnosed' bit)

 
Some good advice on the link daisy provided regarding cholesterol, here is some useful information from Heart UK who are the leading cholesterol charity in the UK:

http://www.heartuk.org.uk/index.php?/healthy_living/


To help get your HbA1c down I can highly recommend a carb counting course such as DAFNE (dose adjustment for normal eating) which teaches patients to achieve normal bg levels in line with the NICE guidelines, ask your DSN about DAFNE or other courses in your area.

Nigel
 
My husband refused to go on statins so his heart nurse prescribed extremely high dosage of omega-3 fish oils called Omacor. He has been on those for 6 months and the nurse is satisfied with his progress and agrees that he doesn't need to go on statins whilst his cholesterol continues to slide down. Don't know if they would be appropriate in your situation but might be worth an ask. He had no side effects from them although I believe they can cause some gastrinal unpleasantness! :shock:
 
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