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Triglycerides and low carb diet

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AlcalaBob

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Andalucia, Spain
Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Insulin
I'm interested in finding out more about the link between triglyceride levels and low carb diets. I've switched to a low carb diet just a fortnight ago after a routine blood test showed my levels weren't as under control as I'd thought. I read Bernstein's book and was convinced that it was certainly worth a try. So far, I've seen waking glucose down from 8.5 to 6.9 mmol/L.

But my blood test showed my triglyceride level was up to 333 mg/dl (3.75 mmol/L) which was way over the recommended level.

I did a biochemistry degree back in the era of typewriters but I still have a reasonable understanding of the glycolytic pathway and the good old Kreb's Cycle, but I'm definitely rusty (I have a modern biochemistry book on order 8) ). I understand how glucose is converted to glycogen and that that the liver will convert excess glycogen to triglycerides which are stored as fats.

Does anyone know of useful sites or resources where the details of this process are explained more fully, and perhaps any references to research into the connection between glucose levels and triglyceride levels? My GP here in Spain thought it was all to do with dietary fat, which I already know to be an inadequate explanation. If Bernstein has found this out empirically, presumably there are resources around which provide more detail? I haven't found them yet, so if anyone knows of any, please post some links. Thanks.
 
You might be interested in this particular one......Society for Endocrinology if you want to read online Technical papers.

http://www.endocrinology.org/journals/

With your background it may be clearer to you than many of us Diabetic's who need to sometimes see things in 'laymans' terms to make better sense of things.

Hence this one to explains some things about Triglycerides in simpler terms.......

http://www.healthy-heart-guide.com/lowe ... rides.html

Lowering triglycerides is an important part of reducing your risk of developing heart disease. High levels of triglycerides in the bloodstream are a precursor to coronary blockage, and as such you should learn how to lower your triglycerides to avoid serious heart problems.
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Many doctors focus too much on cholesterol, and not enough on triglycerides. However if you have high cholesterol AND high triglycerides, your chances of developing heart disease go up exponentially. As such, both indicators must be paid attention to.
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Thanks very much cugila. The journals look useful and the more general link gives a useful overview as well, so thanks.

I've noticed that a lot of medical research is kept behind the publishers' closed doors through very expensive subscriptions so I'm also trying to find stuff on the open access sites like PubMed. It's annoying that scientific publishers charge high prices to sell the research back to the very people who produced it :evil:

Once again, thank for helping.
 
You're welcome.....

I found that too when researching, much of the really good stuff is subscription and I certainly can't justify the cost. However, it just means I dig a little deeper and don't accept the first search result that comes up, I search that result as well.......

What I do now is plunder my Endo's library if there is something specific.....he does know and has passed some older stuff on to me for free....... :D
 
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