New test results in..

Ryhia said:

Here's a quote from the Mayo clinic: "A heart scan, also known as a coronary calcium scan, is a specialized X-ray test that provides pictures of your heart that can help your doctor detect and measure calcium-containing plaque in the arteries." https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/heart-scan/about/pac-20384686

CAC scans as they are termed in the UK are not routinely offered but there are private clinics where these can be arranged at a price of course. Mostly but not always a referral from a GP is required.

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I can check into the CAC scan and see if I'm covered. I am thinking probably not, but I will check. Thanks much for the info, it would be good to know if there is a plaque building up now that I'm getting such a high number for cholesterol. I don't know how much that number actually tells me about plaque build up, or reasons why it's so high. I'm going to go google that now and see what I can find about what the number means on my labs

Hi @Jo123, do you remember your numbers for LDL, and your total for cholesterol? I eat 2 eggs per day, 1 ounce of Mozarella cheese, Two Good Yogurt, 1/2 cup. The meats I do are chicken, salmon, pork tenderloin, sometimes chops, and ground beef on occasion. I eat 2 small avocados a day as well when I have a bag of them which I try to keep on hand.

Before I was diagnosed with Type 2, my cholesterol was over 348. I did find out later, I was pre-diabetic way back then but wasn't alerted. I ate a lot of healthy foods even then, but after being diagnosed, I started Keto which basically meant no more M&M Caramels, no bread, no grains, no pasta etc. etc. I am strict about my diet, but find it strange now that we are talking about it, the my numbers were high before I started Keto.

I don't eat more eggs than I did, I don't do milk, only Almond milk unsweetened (I add a bit of stevia) and I only use that in my coffee, less than a tbsp. I do 1 oz of cheese, and the Yogurt. I'll check the fat content for those items (for dairy) Thanks much for your info, appreciate it

Ryhia said:

Ok so my cholesterol went up to from 4.7 to 10 mmol/l = 386.6976 mg/dl 0.00 which is near enough to your measures. Currently my total cholesterol is 7.9 mmol/l = 305.49111 mg/dl, LDL 5.5 mmol/l = 212.68368 mg/dl HDL 2.1 mmol/l = 81.2065 mg/dl Trigs 0.6 mmol/l = 53.14438 mg/dl Hope the calculator is accurate. At my original 10.00 mmol/l I was referred to a lipidologist (worst thing I ever agreed to) who reasoned after a few questions but no testing that I had polygenic hypercholesteremia which is a genetic issue. I am not so sure as my cholesterol was relatively ok before starting keto, I think I may be what is termed by Dave Feldman as a "hyper responder", if you have not come across him, he is worth a read as he has done some very interesting research regarding cholesterol. You may also wish to check your numbers with the risk calculator he developed which is found at https://cholesterolcode.com/report.

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I had heard Dave Feldman @Ryhia!! I recognized him from the time I listened to Dr. Berg interview him. He's the one that experimented on himself, some extreme stuff but wow, I was amazed about him and am going to listen to another vid this a.m. by him. Thanks so much for bringing him to mind again Denise

shelley262 said:

@Rachox thank you for tag I’m posting a link to my back story re previous cholesterol as I’ve had a bit of a roller coaster ride over the years
See
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/my-cholesterol-story.155567/
Since then my current cholesterol this February was 7.5 in total but my mum who is 90 by the way has always had cholesterol at around 6 and statins haven’t suited her so has never managed to stay on them. My dr would like mine to be about 6 given my history but I had highish cholesterol even before going low carb. Like mum I was intolerant to statins dreadful muscle cramps etc. I have been eating in a low carb but high protein lower fat way as suggested by Ted Naiman PE diet and diet dr - Will see what next years result is and see if it brings it down more but I’ve become used to it being high. Interestingly when at 13 cholesterol I was incredibly energetic!
Good luck Denise hope you find a way to manage or be happy with your cholesterol scores.

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Thank you Shelley! I will go and take a look at the link as well! I know I can figure this out with everyone's help you all have given me. I started the day out with changing out butter for Olive Oil, and I'll make a few more adjustments to lower the other 2 dairy products I use, I guess just one, the yogurt with it's 2 grams of sugar. I love it but I have to try some different things

Taking on some new habits this a.m. No dairy, and starting to do a walk a day on my own so I can pick up the pace a bit. I walk my little dog and we are out about 5 times (not an actual walk usually) but we are stopping constantly for her to read her "p-mail". I've been lazy for months now and was, before that, walking 2 miles a day.

Hardest part will be if my cholesterol goes down by dropping dairy, then I will so miss my cheese and yogurt. I'm not sure about any of this but the exercise. Yesterday I read some conflicting info on the Crossfit website. I think that's where I read it, but it said "include dairy", and then it also mentioned eat just meats, vegies, nuts, seeds. I guess it really boils down to my body and what will work for me. Input more than welcome

PS I also need to start logging again at myfitnesspal to watch my numbers there on any cholesterol I might eat, as well as getting enough protein, fats, and low carbs to stay in Keto.