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Cholesterol ?

slipper

slipper

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I tried my own form of low carb, less bread etc more fat and my cholesterol went from 4.6 to 5.8 in 4 months, I did lose 4lbs though.

So if on the full blown low carb diet, is higher cholesterol likely.
 
Possibly and possibly for a short period while your body adapts to running on fat. However as neither of those levels is concerning and without having a full lipid panel the numbers are simply numbers my question is - are you worried and if so why?
 
Sometimes. For some people, temporarily. Here's why in under four minutes.
 
bulkbiker said:
Possibly and possibly for a short period while your body adapts to running on fat. However as neither of those levels is concerning and without having a full lipid panel the numbers are simply numbers my question is - are you worried and if so why?
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Thanks bulkbiker, I wasn't worried but my GP said he would like to increase statins and type 2s should be below 4.
 
slipper said:
Thanks bulkbiker, I wasn't worried but my GP said he would like to increase statins and type 2s should be below 4.
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Increase? Does that mean you are already taking them? So far as I am aware NICE have dropped the below 4 requirement for Type 2's hopefully partly because it was a completely made up number anyway with no science to support it. Maybe ask your GP to read the recommendations again.
 
bulkbiker said:
Increase? Does that mean you are already taking them? So far as I am aware NICE have dropped the below 4 requirement for Type 2's hopefully partly because it was a completely made up number anyway with no science to support it. Maybe ask your GP to read the recommendations again.
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"fraid so, minimal dose mind.
 
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