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<blockquote data-quote="ianf0ster" data-source="post: 2425714" data-attributes="member: 506169"><p>I went onto a Low Carb High(er) traditional fat 'Way Of Eating' when diagnosed with T2 D. My Total Cholesterol is 7.7 but I'm now in the normal HbA1C range at 37.</p><p>When I was diagnosed for T2D with HbA1C of 53 my total Cholesterol was 3.6, but back then my HDL was only 1.2 (not good) and my Triglycerides were 1.93 (even worse , especially the ratio between them).</p><p>Now my HDL is 2.17 and my Triglycerides are 1.13 both good figures and a good ratio (though could be better if I got my Trigs below 1.0). However I'm now still at less risk of CAD than I was when first diagnosed as T2D even if I discounted the T2D aspect because although my LDL is higher it is now much higher quality LDL instead of being damaged LDL (oxidised or glycated).</p><p>Thus it's less likely to be a problem and much more likely to be good at producing hormones and a good immune response.</p><p></p><p>LDL itself is vital for life (we would be dead without it), it is the quality (not so much the quantity) that matters most.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianf0ster, post: 2425714, member: 506169"] I went onto a Low Carb High(er) traditional fat 'Way Of Eating' when diagnosed with T2 D. My Total Cholesterol is 7.7 but I'm now in the normal HbA1C range at 37. When I was diagnosed for T2D with HbA1C of 53 my total Cholesterol was 3.6, but back then my HDL was only 1.2 (not good) and my Triglycerides were 1.93 (even worse , especially the ratio between them). Now my HDL is 2.17 and my Triglycerides are 1.13 both good figures and a good ratio (though could be better if I got my Trigs below 1.0). However I'm now still at less risk of CAD than I was when first diagnosed as T2D even if I discounted the T2D aspect because although my LDL is higher it is now much higher quality LDL instead of being damaged LDL (oxidised or glycated). Thus it's less likely to be a problem and much more likely to be good at producing hormones and a good immune response. LDL itself is vital for life (we would be dead without it), it is the quality (not so much the quantity) that matters most. [/QUOTE]
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