[centurian2222]

Mike: Is the low carb like an Akins Diet?

[art]

if carbs are the cause of high Triglycerides why are mine going through the roof?
3 months after being diagnosed with diabetes I had Triglycerides of 144. Now my count is 361.

I eat about 100 carbs a day and my A1C is 6.4 and my BS cruises around 130.
LDL has gone from 40 to 80 and HDL is stable at 34

I swim for one hour a day and ride 5 miles a day on my bike.

You know it's all being blamed on my weight. I'm 5' 10 and weigh 180.

So you know I'm being told to lose 15 pounds. Like that's going to happen

It ain't all in the carbs.

Art

[donnalou]

I have the same problem... 140lb 5.3" 50 yrs old. In my late 30's I was diagnosed with high blood preasure at the time I smoked, and was told thats why. I quit 6 yrs ago, and now I'm faced with pre diabetic, I found out it is genetic too. So could it possibly be no matter what I do I will have B/S problems? I also learned MENOPAUSE doesn't help......... GREAT

[BrianSCohen]

Originally Posted by art

if carbs are the cause of high Triglycerides why are mine going through the roof?
3 months after being diagnosed with diabetes I had Triglycerides of 144. Now my count is 361.

I eat about 100 carbs a day and my A1C is 6.4 and my BS cruises around 130.
LDL has gone from 40 to 80 and HDL is stable at 34

I swim for one hour a day and ride 5 miles a day on my bike.

You know it's all being blamed on my weight. I'm 5' 10 and weigh 180.

So you know I'm being told to lose 15 pounds. Like that's going to happen

It ain't all in the carbs.

Art

Have you by chance lost some weight lately? When you lose weight, mobilizing fat, it raises your triglycerides. There could also be other reasons for thie high tris. You also need to remember to prepare properly for the test. Here are my suggestions:

Do a real fast. Not for 2 hours, not for 6 hours. Do it for 12 hours. Seriously, drink water but absolutely nothing else.

Do not drink any alcohol for several days. You liver clears excess tris, and if it busy metabolizing alcohol, you will be asking for a high reading. The same goes for other things that distract your liver. Eat clean, eat whole foods avoid additives like artificial sweeteners.

Eat low carb, particularly in the day before. Very high carbing will peak your tris, and it may take a while to bring down.

Now about this weight thing. You are 5'10 and 180 and you think you are overweight? Who told you this? bozo? You did not get diabetes because you are fat. You are not going to get better by becoming anorexic.

What you should do is get your bodyfat down to below 20% and ideally about 15%. Build up as much muscle mass as possible, the more lean body mass you have the better your metabolism will handle being diabetic.