Lipid Panel on Keto since April
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RowdysLady
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They are in...
I have no concerns, even a little bit with Keto.
Component Your Value Standard Range
Cholesterol, Total 137 mg/dL 0 - 199 mg/dL
Triglycerides-Direct 83 mg/dL 35 - 135 mg/dL
HDL 52 mg/dL 40 - 60 mg/dL
HDL% 38 %
LDL Calculated 68 mg/dL 0 - 129 mg/dL
CHD RISK MALE/FEMALE
DANGEROUS <7 <12
HIGH 7-15 12-18
AVERAGE 15-25 18-27
BELOW AVERAGE 25-37 27-40
CHOLESTEROL(MG/DL) INTERPRETATION
<200 RECOMMENDED (DESIRABLE)
200 - 239 MODERATE RISK
>=240 HIGH RISK
Only thing out of whack was my folate for my other labs - it was 20.
I have no concerns, even a little bit with Keto.
Component Your Value Standard Range
Cholesterol, Total 137 mg/dL 0 - 199 mg/dL
Triglycerides-Direct 83 mg/dL 35 - 135 mg/dL
HDL 52 mg/dL 40 - 60 mg/dL
HDL% 38 %
LDL Calculated 68 mg/dL 0 - 129 mg/dL
CHD RISK MALE/FEMALE
DANGEROUS <7 <12
HIGH 7-15 12-18
AVERAGE 15-25 18-27
BELOW AVERAGE 25-37 27-40
CHOLESTEROL(MG/DL) INTERPRETATION
<200 RECOMMENDED (DESIRABLE)
200 - 239 MODERATE RISK
>=240 HIGH RISK
Only thing out of whack was my folate for my other labs - it was 20.
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Wow - amazing! My total cholesterol is 205 - I hope I can bring it down on this WOE.1
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Just a reminder - LC wonks (like Steve Phinney, Jeff Volek) remind regularly that lipid profiles may not stabilize until after::
- you've been in ketosis for a while AND
- you've transitioned from weight loss to maintenance mode.
And finally, of course, there's the question of what to do about it, wherever your individual profile happens to stabilize....
Oy!2 -
Stop harshing my buzz @RalfLott !
Well the thing is I've always had great numbers - even when I was 363 lbs...I was worried I'd see a spike eating all the extra fat (damn nurse in me) and I didn't so I'm pleased.3 -
Ah, forgive me, I was too general.RowdysLady wrote: »Stop harshing my buzz @RalfLott !
Well the thing is I've always had great numbers - even when I was 363 lbs...I was worried I'd see a spike eating all the extra fat (damn nurse in me) and I didn't so I'm pleased.
I think the intent of the caution was to urge folks not to worry about lipid profiles that seem alarming, rather than to disregard those that don't.
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Yay! More evidence we've been misled all these years. Keto on!2
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Yay! More evidence we've been misled all these years. Keto on!
That's for *kitten* certain!
Among the other variables I neglected to note - there ain't no standards for folks in nutritional/therapeutic ketosis for the standard lab tests.
For instance.....
I got packed off recently for a hydrogen breath test for SIBO, due to designer Chronic Really-Unanticipated Diarrhea syndrome (CRUD)*, which began with a 50g jolt of glucose on an empty, fasting tummy. Yowza!
I brought my glucose meter along and tested every few minutes. Not surprsingly, as a T2D my blood glucose surged to over 300 within an hour...
A few weeks later, I heard Dr. Westman lament the failure of most docs to take a ketogenic/LCHF diet into account when interpreting lab tests, especially OGTTs.
Yep, take with grain [glass] of salt [water].
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* Before switching at Dr. Bernsteins' recommendation from generic Metformin to name-brand Glucophage, which pretty much ended the reign of CRUD.2 -
coloradoartstudio wrote: »Wow - amazing! My total cholesterol is 205 - I hope I can bring it down on this WOE.
Do some reading because 205 may be a good number. In my case <200 and >240 starts to reduce my life expectancy on average. I was 257 I think on my last lab and mentioned to the doctor I will work that down over the coming year. She said 257 was not a concern because now they do not even consider meds until the cholesterol level hits 290.3 -
I don't know what any of this means, but apparently it's good. Hooray for better health!!!! High Five!!1
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