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Thread: Triglyceride question

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09-28-2008, 06:02 PM

matingara

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Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: Mt. Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

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Originally Posted by matingara

i am low carb and a statin and a fenofibrate. the fenofibrate made the most difference to my TG.

in fact the trigs are maybe too low now.

-- Joel.

i have mis-spoken here. the BIGGEST factor in lowering my triglyecrides was to switch to a low carb diet.

the SECOND BIGGEST factor for me is the fenofibrate.

the statin does not seem to do anything.

IMHO.

-- Joel.

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A1c's
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early July 2007: 16.2%; early Sept 2007: 8.0%; early Dec 2007: 5.9%; early Jun 2008: 6.4%; early Apr 2009: 6.4%
triglycerides: 89 (1.0); HDL chol: 50 (1.2); LDL chol: 19.5 (0.5); total cholesterol 87.5
Lantus before bed - 14u; Novorapid for meals (averaging 10-16u per day); Lowish carb diet