Bad News - High Cholesterol

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  • AquaMeow
    AquaMeow Posts: 296 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    How concerned was your doctor about your cholesterol results? What did they say?

    Pretty concerned since it was like this last year ..

    Did your doctor recommend any follow up testing? Did they talk about treatment options--exercise, diet, medication, anything? Your doctor needs to give you information about how to address any medical problems, not just give you test results with no context or discussion. If your doctor didn't give you any additional information, I would make a follow up appointment to discuss your lab work and what to do next.

    I need a new doctor. Cause she never really followed up with me about it afterwards.
  • AquaMeow
    AquaMeow Posts: 296 Member
    Try taking Garlique. It can be found on Amazon or Ebay. Very reasonable price and works well with proper diet and exercise. Gentics plays a huge roll as well.

    Thank you I will look into Garlique.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    Try taking Garlique. It can be found on Amazon or Ebay. Very reasonable price and works well with proper diet and exercise. Gentics plays a huge roll as well.

    Thank you I will look into Garlique.

    If you supplement with Garlic, I would recommend that you review the below to get an adequate dosage.

    https://examine.com/supplements/garlic/
    Most studies on garlic use a dosage range of 600-1,200mg a day, usually divided into multiple doses. The minimum effective dose for raw garlic is a single segment of a garlic bulb (called a clove), eaten with meals two or three times a day.
  • AquaMeow
    AquaMeow Posts: 296 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    Try taking Garlique. It can be found on Amazon or Ebay. Very reasonable price and works well with proper diet and exercise. Gentics plays a huge roll as well.

    Thank you I will look into Garlique.

    If you supplement with Garlic, I would recommend that you review the below to get an adequate dosage.

    https://examine.com/supplements/garlic/
    Most studies on garlic use a dosage range of 600-1,200mg a day, usually divided into multiple doses. The minimum effective dose for raw garlic is a single segment of a garlic bulb (called a clove), eaten with meals two or three times a day.

    I eat more than enough pure garlic already but I can give this a try. I'm looking up reviews and side effects now.
  • liz0269
    liz0269 Posts: 139 Member
    I had high cholesterol for over 10 years - in the 220s. I made several dietary changes - switching to a low fat, high carb diet. I didn't go plant based because I can't. I have intolerances to gluten, dairy, soy, legumes, oats, and eggs plus regular allergies to psyllium and hemp.

    I also have an autoimmune disease which causes protein wasting so I need to eat high protein. I cannot get enough protein eating plant based so most of my protein comes from chicken and fish. I eat a lot of whole grains like brown rice, quinoa, and buckwheat. I also eat a lot of potatoes and starches.

    At my last checkup, my total cholesterol was 132, my fasting blood sugar had dropped from prediabetic to normal, and my blood pressure was 90/60.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    How concerned was your doctor about your cholesterol results? What did they say?

    Pretty concerned since it was like this last year ..

    Did your doctor recommend any follow up testing? Did they talk about treatment options--exercise, diet, medication, anything? Your doctor needs to give you information about how to address any medical problems, not just give you test results with no context or discussion. If your doctor didn't give you any additional information, I would make a follow up appointment to discuss your lab work and what to do next.

    I need a new doctor. Cause she never really followed up with me about it afterwards.

    I agree! I don’t know what your health care situation is like, but are you able to just pick another doctor? If so, make an appointment soon and make sure the old doctor sends them all your records.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,000 Member
    AquaMeow wrote: »
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    Here are my results.

    It does not look all that bad to me (of course I am not a Doc). Low trigs, low VLDL and your HDL is in range. Our panels look almost identical except my HDL is in the high 80's last time I had blood done.
  • AquaMeow
    AquaMeow Posts: 296 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    How concerned was your doctor about your cholesterol results? What did they say?

    Pretty concerned since it was like this last year ..

    Did your doctor recommend any follow up testing? Did they talk about treatment options--exercise, diet, medication, anything? Your doctor needs to give you information about how to address any medical problems, not just give you test results with no context or discussion. If your doctor didn't give you any additional information, I would make a follow up appointment to discuss your lab work and what to do next.

    I need a new doctor. Cause she never really followed up with me about it afterwards.

    I agree! I don’t know what your health care situation is like, but are you able to just pick another doctor? If so, make an appointment soon and make sure the old doctor sends them all your records.

    Yup your right! I gotta check under my health insurance
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    How concerned was your doctor about your cholesterol results? What did they say?

    Pretty concerned since it was like this last year ..

    Did your doctor recommend any follow up testing? Did they talk about treatment options--exercise, diet, medication, anything? Your doctor needs to give you information about how to address any medical problems, not just give you test results with no context or discussion. If your doctor didn't give you any additional information, I would make a follow up appointment to discuss your lab work and what to do next.

    I need a new doctor. Cause she never really followed up with me about it afterwards.

    I agree! I don’t know what your health care situation is like, but are you able to just pick another doctor? If so, make an appointment soon and make sure the old doctor sends them all your records.

    Yup your right! I gotta check under my health insurance

    Definitely, please take a look at your insurance and get a doctor who will answer all your questions. I think that will help your peace of mind a lot. Since you have a lot of food allergies, I'd also get a referral to a registered dietitian while you're at it, so you can talk with a professional about your nutritional needs.
  • AquaMeow
    AquaMeow Posts: 296 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    apullum wrote: »
    How concerned was your doctor about your cholesterol results? What did they say?

    Pretty concerned since it was like this last year ..

    Did your doctor recommend any follow up testing? Did they talk about treatment options--exercise, diet, medication, anything? Your doctor needs to give you information about how to address any medical problems, not just give you test results with no context or discussion. If your doctor didn't give you any additional information, I would make a follow up appointment to discuss your lab work and what to do next.

    I need a new doctor. Cause she never really followed up with me about it afterwards.

    I agree! I don’t know what your health care situation is like, but are you able to just pick another doctor? If so, make an appointment soon and make sure the old doctor sends them all your records.

    Yup your right! I gotta check under my health insurance

    Definitely, please take a look at your insurance and get a doctor who will answer all your questions. I think that will help your peace of mind a lot. Since you have a lot of food allergies, I'd also get a referral to a registered dietitian while you're at it, so you can talk with a professional about your nutritional needs.

    You are absolutely right and I'm doing that now as we speak since it's the 4th of july weekend coming up.
  • goodasgoldilox165
    goodasgoldilox165 Posts: 333 Member
    edited June 2019
    These are questions for your doctor!

    There are different types of cholesterol.

    Not all are 'bad'. (Apparently, the stuff you get from eggs is now regarded as 'good'.)

    You need help interpreting your blood results to see if the bad stuff is high enough to be a problem. Then you need advice on which foods might help and which might hinder.

    You might actually need cholesterol lowering drugs if the cholesterol is the 'bad' stuff (even if your diet is perfect. )
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Phirrgus wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    I guess the question is the food options: what should I be eating if I dont know what to eat without dying?

    Has your doctor referred you to a registered dietician yet? I would start there along with another battery of tests for allergies and full disclosure of the results to the RD.

    Death is pretty permanent :(

    So much this.

    Also--your roulette game with your allergens might actually be contributing to your cholesterol issues... See an RD. Figure out foods that are safe to eat that might help your cholesterol levels. Live happy.
  • AquaMeow
    AquaMeow Posts: 296 Member
    mitch16 wrote: »
    Phirrgus wrote: »
    AquaMeow wrote: »
    I guess the question is the food options: what should I be eating if I dont know what to eat without dying?

    Has your doctor referred you to a registered dietician yet? I would start there along with another battery of tests for allergies and full disclosure of the results to the RD.

    Death is pretty permanent :(

    So much this.

    Also--your roulette game with your allergens might actually be contributing to your cholesterol issues... See an RD. Figure out foods that are safe to eat that might help your cholesterol levels. Live happy.

    You are correct but I did find out it was genetic- my high cholesterol levels
  • AquaMeow
    AquaMeow Posts: 296 Member
    I want to thank everyone on here for your very helpful input with my high cholesterol levels. I appreciate the feedback!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    Momjogger wrote: »
    I don’t agree with those that are pushing red meat and pork and saying dairy and eggs are OK. Lean chicken and turkey, any green vegetables you can eat, sweet potatoes, cauliflower rice, squashes. Processed carbs have a greater effect on raising cholesterol than previously thought. Don’t eat things you are allergic to as each time you expose yourself, your body can have a stronger reaction.

    What is wrong with red meat, pork, dairy or eggs? They are whole natural foods. All the red meat correlations are on processed red meats. And dairy has been shown to reduce the risk of most cancers, improve body composition and linked to satiety.
  • texasredreb
    texasredreb Posts: 541 Member
    I think you need therapy and a registered dietitian way more than you need suggestions from random Internet strangers.
  • mandyslilja
    mandyslilja Posts: 6 Member
    I have high cholesterol thanks to medicine I’m on. (Yes it helped contribute to it but my diet wasn’t helping with the junk food I had been eating) I take a statin everyday and I still eat Cheerios occasionally (people may scoff or make fun but it has lowered my cholesterol considerably in the past). I also eat eggs almost every day so I wouldn’t give that up.