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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
Hi
I am currently doing lchf, and generally doing pretty well. appetite more stable, bg readings lower, etc, but am a bit confused about a couple of things. My diet includes lots of healthy fats - fish, nuts etc, but I am not sure about other fats. Some people seem to say that full fat cheese, cream and butter are ok, but are they not saturated / unhealthy fats? and if a recipe uses yogurt, creme fraiche etc is it better to use ordinary rather than low fat or light? Also I am taking statins - have not had a blood test since I started lchf, so dont know how it is affecting my cholesterol, but can anyone tell me if statins affect cholesterol in general, or just bad cholesterol?
I am currently doing lchf, and generally doing pretty well. appetite more stable, bg readings lower, etc, but am a bit confused about a couple of things. My diet includes lots of healthy fats - fish, nuts etc, but I am not sure about other fats. Some people seem to say that full fat cheese, cream and butter are ok, but are they not saturated / unhealthy fats? and if a recipe uses yogurt, creme fraiche etc is it better to use ordinary rather than low fat or light? Also I am taking statins - have not had a blood test since I started lchf, so dont know how it is affecting my cholesterol, but can anyone tell me if statins affect cholesterol in general, or just bad cholesterol?