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10-06-2006, 07:06 PM
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Who understands the numbers for triglycerides, LDL, and total Cholesterol?
Here are my numbers and what they say is normal:
LDL: 123 (range 0-99)
HDL: 54 (range>39)
Triglycerides: 72 (range <150)
Total Cholesterol: 191 (range 0-200)
Are these numbers good? bad? what? Help me understand, Please. 
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10-06-2006, 07:12 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
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| | | The triglycerides, and HDL are good. The total cholesterol, because of the LDL is not great.
What about your A1c? |
10-06-2006, 07:21 PM
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| | Here are some numbers I found on the web: LDL-Cholesterol level - "Bad" kind
<100 mg/dl --- Optimal
100-129 mg/dl --- Above Optimal
130-159 mg/dl --- Borderline High
160-189 mg/dl --- High
>190 mg/dl --- Very High HDL - "Good" kind
Women with HDL levels under 45 mg/dl are at high risk, those with levels of 45-55 mg/dl are at borderline risk, and those with levels greater than 55 mg/dl are at low risk. Triglycerides
Less than 150 --- Normal
150 - 199 --- Borderline high
200 - 499 --- High
500 or higher --- Very high Total
Less than 200 --- Desirable
200 - 239 --- Borderline High
240 and above --- High
I don't know if these are the "latest" official recommendations...???
So I think you are doing pretty darn good there young lady. Keep up the good work! Maybe cut down on the sausage at breakfast! 
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10-06-2006, 07:21 PM
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| | | Being a diabetic your LDL should be less than 100. Higher than that puts you at an increased rick for heart disease and mainly a heart attack. Basically, you need to watch the fats you eat, especially the saturated fats.
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10-06-2006, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by koblenz Here are some numbers I found on the web: LDL-Cholesterol level - "Bad" kind
<100 mg/dl --- Optimal
100-129 mg/dl --- Above Optimal
130-159 mg/dl --- Borderline High
160-189 mg/dl --- High
>190 mg/dl --- Very High HDL - "Good" kind
Women with HDL levels under 45 mg/dl are at high risk, those with levels of 45-55 mg/dl are at borderline risk, and those with levels greater than 55 mg/dl are at low risk. Triglycerides
Less than 150 --- Normal
150 - 199 --- Borderline high
200 - 499 --- High
500 or higher --- Very high Total
Less than 200 --- Desirable
200 - 239 --- Borderline High
240 and above --- High
I don't know if these are the "latest" official recommendations...???
So I think you are doing pretty darn good there young lady. Keep up the good work! | Is this for diabetics or non-diabetics? |
10-06-2006, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyborg Is this for diabetics or non-diabetics? | I got it off WebMD and the date of the page was June 2006. Didn't say specifcally diabetic or not. I looked at ADA website for numbers, but after searching for a few minutes, found nothing.
My endo personally told me he wants me to shoot for this...
Total Cho less than 180
LDL less than 100
HDL greater than 45
Triglycerides less than 100
My test from about 6 months ago was:
Total: 151
LDL: 94
HDL: 48
Triglycerides: 54
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10-06-2006, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by koblenz ...... My test from about 6 months ago was:
Total: 151
LDL: 94
HDL: 48
Triglycerides: 54 | Are you on a statin? |
10-06-2006, 08:27 PM
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| | | I got my test results in the mail today.
Total cholesterol 139
LDL.................. 29
HDL................. 52
Tryglycerides.... 286
I was really upset about the Tryglycerides, because I work so hard at it and the other numbers are pretty good. The CDE said she wasn't worried, as sometimes it is just heredity. I take zocor, and am very careful about fats and such, don't know what else to do.
Also had urine protein of 8....recommended less than 30, don't have any idea what that means. A1C was 7.1. They have a total goal of 29 and I am at 37, for me.....don't know what that means either, but that the only goals I haven't met are weight and Tryglycerides and I would like to have A1C of at least 6, but they say 7 is alright.
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10-06-2006, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSky Are you on a statin? | Do it without statins... IMO |
10-06-2006, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by koblenz I got it off WebMD and the date of the page was June 2006. Didn't say specifcally diabetic or not. I looked at ADA website for numbers, but after searching for a few minutes, found nothing.
My endo personally told me he wants me to shoot for this...
Total Cho less than 180
LDL less than 100
HDL greater than 45
Triglycerides less than 100
My test from about 6 months ago was:
Total: 151
LDL: 94
HDL: 48
Triglycerides: 54 | I know the guidelines for diabetics are more restrict than those for non-diabetics... |
10-06-2006, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSky Are you on a statin? | Yeah, I have the help of Lipitor.
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10-06-2006, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Penny I got my test results in the mail today.
Total cholesterol 139
LDL.................. 29
HDL................. 52
Tryglycerides.... 286
..... I take zocor ..... | That LDL is dangerously low. For an outline of statin adverse effects, follow this link. http://medicine.ucsd.edu/SES/adverse_effects.htm. |
10-06-2006, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSky | The lower the LDL the better, right? |
10-06-2006, 08:43 PM
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| | | Studies have shown you can't have too low of an LDL level. The lower the better. They ahve also shown that the higher the HDL, the less chance for heart complications down the road.
However, the drugs used to lower those levels do have problems with them, which is why I don't want any of them.
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●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
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~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
10-06-2006, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg Studies have shown you can't have too low of an LDL level. The lower the better. They ahve also shown that the higher the HDL, the less chance for heart complications down the road.
However, the drugs used to lower those levels do have problems with them, which is why I don't want any of them. |
I agree. I'm scared of statins. In fact, I was asked to go on them and I refused. I now have good cholesterol now with diet changes alone. |
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