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numan43

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Location
Glasgow
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I have my lipid figures before I started LCHF but I have no idea what they mean, can anyone shed any light on them for me and let me know what they should be.

Total Cholesterol: 3.7 mmol/L on 03/03/2015
HDL Cholesterol: 0.80 mmol/L on 03/03/2015
LDL Cholesterol: 2.0 mmol/L on 03/03/2015
Triglycerides: 1.9 mmol/L on 03/03/2015

Creatinine: 66.0 umol/L on 03/03/2015
eGFR: >60 ml/min on 03/03/2015
 
  • Total Cholesterol (TC) - this is the total amount of cholesterol in your blood. Ideally it should be 5 mmol/L or less
  • Non HDL-Cholesterol this is your total cholesterol minus your HDL-cholesterol (good cholesterol) and is the sum all the "bad" cholesterols added together (including LDL cholesterol) - ideally it should be 4mmol/L or less
  • LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C) - this is the amount of LDL-cholesterol), ideally it should be 3 mmol/L or less
  • HDL-Cholesterol (HDL-C) - the amount of good cholesterol, ideally it should be over 1mmol/L (men) and over 1.2mmol/L (women).
  • TC:HDL ratio This is the TC figure divided by the HDL-C figure. A ratio above 6 is considered high risk - the lower this figure is the better.
  • Triglyceride (TG) this represent your body's ability to clear fat from the blood after a meal. Ideally it should be less than 2mmol/L on a fasting sample)
 
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