Wed, Jul-17-02, 16:54
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Senior Member
Posts: 612
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Plan: mix of Schwarzbein & PP;
Stats: 250/213/130
BF:Don't know!
Progress: 31%
Location: Columbus, OH
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Hi Again, Tanram,
First off, I am not in the medical profession at all and all I know is from reading and experience of myself and those I know.
My guess is that your doctor did not put you on Lipitor or any of the other "statin" drugs because you are only 31. These drugs can potentially tax the liver severely; he probably hopes that you can get your blood fats down without medication. If Lipitor were absolutely safe for everyone and we had a guarantee that nobody would have liver failure ever, there probably would be a lot more people taking it.
I also believe that there is a genetic component to our blood fats, but that we can do a lot in spite of the genes. I believe that the LC way of eating does indeed help with not only fat lipids but blood glucose. Since I am a Diabetic Type II my blood sugars are very important to me. I don't want to suffer the complications of diabetes: blindness, neural myopathy which can lead to amputations, etc etc etc.
So when I see your results, I see results that are similar to mine. BUT I have managed to get down my numbers after a relatively brief period of LC eating.
I also got down my blood glucose enormously: that in itself is a grand achievement. My LDL which could not be measured in March is now in at 128. Normal should be 35-100 so I have a ways to go with that. My triglycerides went down from 486 to 354. Normal should be 10-190. I have a ways to go.
BUT I only started my official LC way of eating on June 25th.
When I look at your stats, it makes me think that you are at risk for developing diabetes. POSSIBLY. I am NOT trying to scare you or intimidate you. I have read in many books that Diabetics often have elevated triglycerides AND a low HDL.
That's you and that's me too.
It's great that you don't smoke or drink alcohol. Those are positive factors, although I think that a little red wine with dinner is ok (I don't do that since it triggers migraines for me).
I think it would be great if you read around in this forum and read about the different kinds of LC eating plans. They have much more in common than differences, I believe.
If you LC I can GUARANTEE you that your blood sugar will go down and my own experience now is telling me that your other numbers will also improve.
It is an eating plan that you can stick with and that will not leave you hungry.
Good luck to you and please feel free to ask me if you have any more questions about my experiences.
Natalie
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