Cholesterol and hflc

[Marval81]

I was diagnosed type 2 in January 2015 and admit to having been in denial since. I am obese, rarely remember to take my metformin but my diet is pretty good, just a bit excessive. My blood results took a turn for the worse this time so it gave me a bit of a wake up call.
My husbands blood glucose is consistently worse than mine but will he see a Dr? ...........
My daughters levels are good but I can just see her treading my well worn path.
Time to take action.
So we are all now on HFLC diet, well more KETO really. We are loving it and losing weight.
I am interested to hear from those of you taking this route.
How are you cholesterol levels with the HFLC? My husband has angina in his family but reacts badly to statins. Any advice?
Thanks

 

[bulkbiker]

Get full lipid profiles when you have the tests and do a lot of reading.
My total cholesterol has gone up but I don't think that is a genuine marker of CVD.
The current thinking is that the ratio of Triglyceride to HDL is a far more important marker. I also had a CAC scan which actually looks at arterial plaque rather than guesses using "cholesterol".
Try www.cholesterolcode.com for some eye opening data as well as a method for "hacking" your cholesterol.

 

[Rachox]

Also don’t worry if your cholesterol numbers deteriorate to begin with whilst you’re losing weight on lchf. Mine did, however on my last test, although the total cholesterol number remained the same, the LDL and triglycerides (bad) went down while my HDL (good) went up, so overall better. Have a read of this, it explains it in more detail:
https://www.canadadrugpharmacy.com/blog/why-weight-loss-can-make-your-cholesterol-levels-go-up/

 

[Marval81]

Thanks to you both. Sorry to take so long to reply. Life got in the way for a while.
My HbA1c was right down at my recent three month test. My weight is stable but I am not loosing. I am now off Metformin and my Dr does not think I need medication. He has stopped checking my cholesterol as he’s not worried about it. So far so good.

 

[bulkbiker]

Thanks to you both. Sorry to take so long to reply. Life got in the way for a while.
My HbA1c was right down at my recent three month test. My weight is stable but I am not loosing. I am now off Metformin and my Dr does not think I need medication. He has stopped checking my cholesterol as he’s not worried about it. So far so good.

Wow your doctor sounds like a keeper.. he must be well informed on current science.

 

[Mal37]

I was diagnosed type 2 in January 2015 and admit to having been in denial since. I am obese, rarely remember to take my metformin but my diet is pretty good, just a bit excessive. My blood results took a turn for the worse this time so it gave me a bit of a wake up call.
My husbands blood glucose is consistently worse than mine but will he see a Dr? ...........
My daughters levels are good but I can just see her treading my well worn path.
Time to take action.
So we are all now on HFLC diet, well more KETO really. We are loving it and losing weight.
I am interested to hear from those of you taking this route.
How are you cholesterol levels with the HFLC? My husband has angina in his family but reacts badly to statins. Any advice?
Thanks

If he reacts badly to Statins it may be worth him trying Plant Sterols ? I have been taking them on my GP's suggestion (after refusing statins) for a year and my cholesterol has come down from 7 to 5.8 so far. They are from Health Food shops

 

[Guzzler]

If he reacts badly to Statins it may be worth him trying Plant Sterols ? I have been taking them on my GP's suggestion (after refusing statins) for a year and my cholesterol has come down from 7 to 5.8 so far. They are from Health Food shops

There is a paucity of research into plant sterols (and stanols). It is unknown whether using them has any side effects.
The Total Cholesterol number is meaningless, it is a breakdown of the different values of a full lipid panel that one should be looking at with especial attention being paid to the HDL to Triglyceride ratio.

 

[Mal37]

There is a paucity of research into plant sterols (and stanols). It is unknown whether using them has any side effects.
The Total Cholesterol number is meaningless, it is a breakdown of the different values of a full lipid panel that one should be looking at with especial attention being paid to the HDL to Triglyceride ratio.

Yes I agree. My good cholesterol has improved though
My trig to HDL ratio is 0.59