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Type 2 no meds and now high cholesterol

caroline_92 said:
When you say high cholesterol what exactly does that mean? Total cholesterol is actually pretty meaningless & it is the triglycerides to watch out for...
As for diet, there is so much to eat on a low carb diet - all types of meat and fish with salad and veg accompanied by dressings, herbs, spices, chilli, garlic etc that it should never be boring or bland!
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Got my next HbA1c coming up in a few days. I'm not very hopeful that my trigs will have improved, which will knacker my chances of dropping the Atorvastatin...
 
nomoredonuts said:
Got my next HbA1c coming up in a few days. I'm not very hopeful that my trigs will have improved, which will knacker my chances of dropping the Atorvastatin...
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Don't forget to fast and ask for a full lipid panel. Without being fasted my surgery won't do it and if you have eaten beforehand the results are meaningless anyway.
And I'm sure I don't have to say this but you are in charge of what goes into your body.
 
bulkbiker said:
Don't forget to fast and ask for a full lipid panel. Without being fasted my surgery won't do it and if you have eaten beforehand the results are meaningless anyway.
And I'm sure I don't have to say this but you are in charge of what goes into your body.
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Wise words!
 
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