Cholesterol down .. yippee !

[Debzz_]

In only 8 weeks my cholesterol has gone from 7 down to 4 - well chuffed - go me

 

[Jordi77]

That's great news as it has taken me 20+ years to get mine down to 3.6 as got my results for the diabetic clinic today and they are high for some things and that is the only thing that is low on it but I had a bad flu when they took the bloods and it was affecting my balance so that is how bad the flu was

 

[noblehead]

Well done

 

[Prem51]

Great reduction in just 8 weeks @Debbz, well done!

 

[GrantGam]

In only 8 weeks my cholesterol has gone from 7 down to 4 - well chuffed - go me

Go you indeed

What's your secret?

 

[zand]

No secret, it's on her profile page - statins

 

[Freema]

In only 8 weeks my cholesterol has gone from 7 down to 4 - well chuffed - go me

I guess that is from just not eating carbs isn´t it ?

well mine went from 6.5 to around 4.5 in 3 month , just from not eating as many carbs anylonger

 

[Ann1982]

In only 8 weeks my cholesterol has gone from 7 down to 4 - well chuffed - go me

Well done

 

[goosey39]

Well done, i had to ring to get mine for DESMOND course she gave me this
Cholesterol HDL 1.6 ldl 3.6 and RATIO 3.7 , i have no clue about if they are good , bad or indifferent apart from i know doc wanted to put me on tablets and i said no , so assumed they were bad

 

[Debzz_]

I guess that is from just not eating carbs isn´t it ?

well mine went from 6.5 to around 4.5 in 3 month , just from not eating as many carbs anylonger

Statins and diet

 

[Bluetit1802]

Well done, i had to ring to get mine for DESMOND course she gave me this
Cholesterol HDL 1.6 ldl 3.6 and RATIO 3.7 , i have no clue about if they are good , bad or indifferent apart from i know doc wanted to put me on tablets and i said no , so assumed they were bad

HDL range 1.2 to 3.5
LDL range 0 to 3
Triglyceride range 0 to 1.7

Which ratio was yours? There are more than one.

 

[goosey39]

HDL range 1.2 to 3.5
LDL range 0 to 3
Triglyceride range 0 to 1.7

Which ratio was yours? There are more than one.

I dont know i asked for the reading as the letter said needed HBa1c /LDLand HDL , the lady i spoke to on the phone said do you need your ratio? i said its not asking for it but might as well incase they ask me, so she gave that

 

[Bluetit1802]

I dont know i asked for the reading as the letter said needed HBa1c /LDLand HDL , the lady i spoke to on the phone said do you need your ratio? i said its not asking for it but might as well incase they ask me, so she gave that

Well ask for a print out of the test results. All the details will be on there, plus any other tests you may have had (liver and kidney functions etc.) If you ring the surgery and ask there should be no problem.

 

[noblehead]

I guess that is from just not eating carbs isn´t it ?

well mine went from 6.5 to around 4.5 in 3 month , just from not eating as many carbs anylonger

Hi @Freema

You don't have to completely avoid carbs to have good cholesterol levels, I'm a type 1 and eat on average 150-180g of carbs a day, over the last 6 years my TC has been between 3.5 - 4.3 (current TC is 4.1) and Trigs 0.5 - 0.8 (current Trigs is 0.5).

 

[douglas99]

Hi @Freema

You don't have to completely avoid carbs to have good cholesterol levels, I'm a type 1 and eat on average 150-180g of carbs a day, over the last 6 years my TC has been between 3.5 - 4.3 (current TC is 4.1) and Trigs 0.5 - 0.8 (current Trigs is 0.5).

Yes, mine's good, and I certainly eat carbs.

Saturated fat pushes mine through the roof though.

 

[Pinkorchid]

Well done whatever we have to do personally that helps us is good.