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Triglycerides off the Scale - Help!!

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Bluenosesol

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Location
Solihull, West Midlands
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
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Dark mornings, intolerance any one with a superiority complex...
I was diagnosed with T2 approx 4 weeks ago.
My fasting BG was 13. Blood Pressure normal and cholesterol was 4.2.

I have done a fasting test and on 2 consecutive days they were 6.2 and 6.5, I also did an evening meal + 1 hour test which was 6.5.

When diagnosed my GP said that my triglycerides were high but didnt offer any treatment.
I called the receptionist to ask for her to relate the triglycerides result and to my amasement they were 7.7 !!!! She said that it has been marked as high, as anything over 2 is high.

I am now petrified!!!. Did the GP not offer treatment as she thinks I am a lost cause or is this a situation which I can quickly resolve??.

I have lost a stone on low carb and am eating oily fish!!. Cycling and gymn 1-2 hours per day..

Please help!!!
 
Re: Triglycerides of the Scale - Help!!

Bluenos...... When you say your Trigs were high, Which part HDL...LDL . You have already taken steps it seems with your diet adjustment which will in time make a difference. For the future when next you see your GP/ Nurse ask for a printout, I know its early days but knowledge is the key to control.

Dave P
 
Re: Triglycerides of the Scale - Help!!

Apparently the HDL/LDL components were part of the cholesterol = 4.2
Triglycerides were presented seperately as 7.7.
I called Lloyds pharmacy to ask for a cholesterol test, but their's is only "indicative" and doesnt break out triglycerides....
Is there anywhere I can get a triglycerides test with fast results?
I am praying that my 4 weeks of no refined sugars, plus a week of oily fish and low carb may be working on the triglycerides as I havent tested for themsince...
 
Re: Triglycerides of the Scale - Help!!

Do you eat much fruit, Fructose is a sugar that goes straight to the liver to be processed and pretty much helps to raise trigs.
 
Re: Triglycerides of the Scale - Help!!

My "old" diet contained fruit but not significany amounts. My current low carb allows 1 piece of fruit per day but it must count to my 50g carbs.
 
Re: Triglycerides of the Scale - Help!!

Blue given that your only 4 weeks in and already taking some major steps to remedy things you have made pretty good progress already. Whilst it is very important to get a handle on things it is also very important to allow yourself time to learn and understand what is going on.

Understandably you are very concerned at the mo, every time the GP - Nurse says this or that is hi- lo the alarm rings.
With your diet programm almost certainly the trigs will come down it just may take a short while.

Do take the time to look at the various post threads, Given your chosen diet you may want to look at the lo carb threads, there is a whole wealth of info from peeps at all stages of experience.

Dave P
 
Re: Triglycerides of the Scale - Help!!

Thx Dave,
I'll do that and try to chill out!
 
Bluenosesol said:
When diagnosed my GP said that my triglycerides were high but didnt offer any treatment.
I called the receptionist to ask for her to relate the triglycerides result and to my amasement they were 7.7 !!!! She said that it has been marked as high, as anything over 2 is high.

I am now petrified!!!. Did the GP not offer treatment as she thinks I am a lost cause or is this a situation which I can quickly resolve??.

I have lost a stone on low carb and am eating oily fish!!. Cycling and gymn 1-2 hours per day..

Please help!!!
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DON'T PANIC!

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The most effective treatment for high trigs is exactly what you are doing!

Mine were 4.3 and are now between 0.44 and 0.7 (fasting and non-fasting tests) they are basically generated from excess carbs and go up and down quite rapidly.

So although you probably won't be allowed another test for six months you can be pretty certain that they are already on the way down (good point about the fructose too)
 
Thx for the re-assurance, my GP has given me an advance form for another HBA1C test at the local hospital for the end of June. I hope I dont get into trouble, but I have ticked the boxes for trigs and LDL, HDL, so they will do them at the same time.
 
At the beginning of this year my Trigs were at 10.5(!). I've now got them down to just 5.5 using lo-carb diet - with one extra thing. I take AT LEAST 4 tablespoons of Flaxseed oil (mixed into Quark/yoghurt as a drink) every day. I know 5.5 is still very high - but it's going in the right direction...

And I have absolutely no doubt that it was excess carb consumption that made them shoot up. Prior to starting on lo-carb (again...) I had been eating lots of Bread, pasta, pizza, etc...
 
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