Low carb diet and cholesterol

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AnnM99

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Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I have a GP appointment later. They want to discuss statins. I am scared. I am 52, type 2, hba1c of 42 and one metformin a day. I walk lots, weight train twice a week.
Tryglicerides: 1.6
HDL: 1.7
LDL: 7.1
Serum cholesterol/HDL:5.6
The day before blood was taken, I had had my PT session and lifted heavy weights for an hr. I have never had LDL this high.
I clean eat, lots of berries, nuts, seeds, salad, veg and protein.
Should I ask for a repeat?
 
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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Dislikes
Not being able to eat as many chocolate digestives as I used to.
It is not always totally down to lifestyle choices. It can be inherited, do you have any family history of high cholesterol levels?
The only thing I see in what you've written above is possibly the nuts. Do you eat many? Brazil nuts, cashews and macadamia nuts are higher in saturated fat.
 
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AnnM99

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Hi,
My LDL has always been good. Yes, I do eat a lot of nuts.
Mum takes 10mg of statin as was persuaded as a preventative measure. She is type 2 and 82.
Dad was on them too but he was morbedly obese with a bmi of 48, smoked 80 cigarettes in his early years etc, suffered a heart attack at 47.
 
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