I just got back from the doctor and he has put me on a low cholesterol diet. What the heck am I going to eat when I go to Mexico? Where do I start with this?
wiflib said:I've never understood why food found in it's natural form that needs no processing or cooking can be 'bad' for us.
carty said:My cholesterol levels fell from 7.9 when first diagnosed with DB to 4.7 I drastically reduced my carb intake and I eat lots of cheese eggs butter and cream and full fat yoghurt I also take a plant sterol called Lestrin which can be bought at Boots in there 3 for 2 range Hope this helps
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Rockape671 said:.......and my cholesterol went from 9.3 to 3.3 when I went from a very low carb diet to a 'medium' carb diet. All pretty **** confusing eh? Still eat at least 4 eggs a day though. No-one knows what's best, no even the so called experts.
douglas99 said:Rockape671 said:.......and my cholesterol went from 9.3 to 3.3 when I went from a very low carb diet to a 'medium' carb diet. All pretty **** confusing eh? Still eat at least 4 eggs a day though. No-one knows what's best, no even the so called experts.
Again though, any idea what the HDL/LDL is, and your triglycerides?
douglas99 said:I'd be interested in seeing any cholesterol results for any diets.
Rockape671 said:Porridge for brekkie?
Looking back at your posts , it seems that the big drop was from before diagnosis to after going onto insulin. If so, then this is quite common. I went from 8.38mmo/l to 3.6mmol/l a couple of months later. When you are in diabetic ketosis sky high lipids are the norm. Your plasma looks like this the first slide (warning testube with blood plasma sample and if you are squeamish don't scroll down to look at other slides)http://www.cram.com/cards/g-slides-cardio-1288520Re: Where to start with low cholesterol diet?
Postby Rockape671 » Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:00 pm
.......and my cholesterol went from 9.3 to 3.3 when I went from a very low carb diet to a 'medium' carb diet.
Some of the highest total and LDL-C levels I have ever seen were not in
patients with FH but in persons with significant diabetic ketoacidosis (that has developed
over several days) this process (excess ketones) is in overdrive. Cure the dangerous ketoacidosis with
aggressive glycemic therapy and the high cholesterol levels disappear virtually overnight.
. NB LDL-P (the number of ldl particles, not something that we can get tested forRight now we estimate a third of low carb/high fat eaters develop seriously high LDL-P (and high LDL-C - no discordance). ....