Replies to post #85400 on Biotech Values

[poorgradstudent]

OT:

What was your "sensible" food intake, and how was that different from before?

Any exercise regimen included now?

[hptaxis]

The immediate question that comes to mind is the NPO status for both tests. One of the most important factors in TG is when you ate last (and of course the meal contents). Were these tests taken the same amount of time after the last meal?

When you state genes, are you referring to a specific genetic disorder?

Finally, what is in the herbal supplement? If the supplement contains niacin, it is the one important supplement that will raise HDL (as well as other good effects).

Do you have any significant cardiovascular history?

There is more, but this is my initial opinion.

[biomaven0]

>>question on tryglicerides

Time to do your part and contribute to pharma industry revenues. :)

Obviously there was a marked improvement using your new regimen (what was it?), but only from terrible to bad. HDL still too low, blood sugar somewhat high (was it a non-fasting level in which case it might be OK?), triglycerides still much too high.

Basically you need to also be on a statin (generic Zocor) plus maybe Niaspan (Abbott) to get your HDL up. High-dose fish oil (Lovaza - GSK) might be necessary to get your triglycerides down, or you can just take lots of OTC fish oil or krill oil. Exercise and a better diet will certainly help too but I doubt if they will be enough by themselves. Next time have doctor test HbA1c instead of blood sugar.

Standard "I-am-not-a-doctor" disclaimer applies.

(Note it's spelled "triglycerides" - if you search using your spelling who knows what flaky sites you will find).

[rkrw]

I'd suggest fish oil supplements. They will safely bring down your triglycerides.

[ThomasS]

O/T: DFRAI: Completely harmless: You might try dramatically upping your fiber intake, especially soluble fiber which mops up fatty acids in circulation.
If you don't have the time or inclination to switch to the necessary foods (such as oatmeal), the easy solution is generic metamucil (psyllium husk-based), taking at least 1 tablespoon per day or 1 teaspoon 3 times per day. In your case, I'd consider 2 tablespoons/day.
Easy, cheap, harmless, guaranteed to benefit your health whether you see lab result improvement or not.
(Cut my triglycerides by 50%)

Oh, and start using olive oil. You need monosaturated fats. Throw out your vegetable oils.