High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein test ?

[Cocosilk]

"High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hs-CRP) is often ordered in conjunction with other tests that are performed to assess risk of heart disease, such as a lipid panel (cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C)"

I'm just wondering if anyone who has (had) T2 and managed to reverse it with low carb / keto but then ended up with high cholesterol has had this hs-CRP test to assess their cardiovascular risk and if the result was low, did that help rule out a higher CVD risk despite having high cholesterol?

I'm also looking at the LDL subfraction test (small dense LDL) as well as I have heard this is a good one to assess CVD risk.

If low carb / keto did give you high cholesterol but your results of these two tests above are normal, does that mean you can relax and then laugh when you are offered statins?

On the other hand, if these tests come back with bad results, are statins even a good idea anyway? Would it be better just to tweak a low carb / keto diet to include more monounsaturated fats like olive oil and macadamia nuts and lighten up on the saturated fats and possibly the dietary intake of cholesterol (lamb's fry and chicken hearts for example ) and maybe start supplementing with Vitamin K2 (Mk7) and Vitamin D as a start??



Quote above came from this link:
https://labtestsonline.org/tests/high-sensitivity-c-reactive-protein-hs-crp

 

[Guzzler]

If money was no object I would have the following tests done to assess risk:

HOMA IR
CAC
Number of oxidised sdLDL

It is my understanding at this point in my learning that that IR may be the root cause of CVD/CHD so if I had to choose one test that is the one I would go for. As to CRP, it is a useful marker but a CAC score would be of more benefit imo.

As always, this is just an opinion on what I have learned/understood so far.

 

[Brunneria]

A high CRP is a marker for inflammation, and inflammation come in various different forms through the body, caused by various different inflammation triggers.
https://www.healthline.com/health/c-reactive-protein#high-crp-levels

Over the last few years I have had a number of tests done (CAC and several CRP) alongside a number of health challenges (chronic gut issues, achy knees and hands, and a significant amount of insulin resistance).

Interestingly, CAC was zero, while CRP was always high. Doc didn't comment on either.

Now that I have a diagnosis of arthritis, and am tackling it head on, my joints are less inflamed. It will be interesting to see if my CRP levels subside in the next round of tests.

Moral of the story: It isn't ALL about diabetes. Or cholesterol.

 

[DCUKMod]

This is my CRP HS from last week:

 

[Mbaker]

When I a HS-CRP I got:



and insulin of:


The upshot is that my surgery calculated that my 10 year risk has markedly improved whilst on a LCHF / HP lifestyle



So contrary to the latest study inflammation has been reduced on low carb (https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...uces-insulin-sensitivity-study-review.167930/)

I have a little personal hoorah today as this thread made me go into my Patient Access. I have worried more about Kidney function than diabetes for quite some time, once I realised I had damaged these, so to have an improvement on more meat, and heavy lifting has made my year (just like Type 2, I will not be resting on my laurels):

 

[Thomas the Tank]

If low carb / keto did give you high cholesterol but your results of these two tests above are normal, does that mean you can relax and then laugh when you are offered statins?

Laugh anyway when statins are mentioned. It works wonders when you laugh in the face of a Consultant who needs 're-educating' about the so called danger of high cholesterol.