Cholestrrol Results - High Cholesterol Message Board

PuzzledInNY · 10-21-2005, 02:21 PM

Im a 37 year old female and this was my results.My grandmother has High Cholesterol and its heridtry. Just wanted some insight on these numbers have been searching.So far Dr sent the note with a diet and get another blood test done in Jan.

Total: 200
Trig: 563
HDL: 27
LDL: 80

Thanks

mghealth · 10-21-2005, 02:27 PM

Hmm.. your trigs. are high. Mine at one point were at 600. They later lowered to 300. Then I concentrated on a low-carb diet and they lowered to 147. Then I started to eats lots of high-carb foods again and they are now back at 307.

Do you have a habit of eating high carb foods (sweets, breads, potatoes, pastas, alcohol, etc.)?

Also, do you know your individual LDL and HDL values?

My HDL is low at 36 (but my "total" cholesterol is normal).

mghealth · 10-21-2005, 02:29 PM

Oops, I guess you added those other values before I had a chance to post this post.

It looks like you and I are in the same boat. We both have a similar "total" cholesterol (mine is around 190) level and we both have low HDL (I once had an HDL of 24) and we both have high trigs.

All of those are not good. They are all risk factors. I have tried diet and exercise but they don't completely work. So, I'm forced to now have to accept taking meds.

mghealth · 10-21-2005, 02:33 PM

Also, I'm 34.

PuzzledInNY · 10-21-2005, 02:42 PM

Thanks for the reply mghealth Im guily of eating alot of taters but not really a sweet eater and some days I eat one meal Im sure that isnt helping either. I hope the diet helps me I have to try It scared me to death and Im guilty of smoking also not a drinker..I need to make some serious changes in my habits thats for sure. Thanks again.