From about early april, i've been feeling
incredibly good with so much energy that I
cannot believe I have hypoglycemia. As a
matter of fact, i've never had so much
energy all my life.
Anyway, my concern now is that I got
choresterl tested today, and despite my
choresterol panel has been great, this
time, the results shows my ldl(bad
choresterl) is 128, highest ever! My
ldl(good choresterol) is 57, still good,
but was 68 a year ago. I'm very shocked.
I wonder if this is because I eat eggs
everyday and definitely more cheese than
before hypoglycemia.
I have to tell you though, that the test
was done 2.5 hours after I ate an egg,
lettuce and spinach, half a carb-balance
tortilla(6g carbs) and a slice of
processed cheese and that the test was
administered at a pharmacy with a small
choresterol test machine, something like a
glucose meter. The pharmacist told me
that the test result should be on fatty
side since I didn't fast and ate those
stuff before the test.
Have any of you had your choresterol
leverl raised because of the diet changes?
I know I should fast before the test,
but I was scared to go too long without
eating. But should I fast anyway?
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Stan
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Posted: 08-02-06 15:25pm
I wouldn't worry. Cholestrol problems
are only a problem if over a long,
extended period of time, like years and
years. Remember, this diet isn't
forever. In addition, levels of
cholestrol are different for everyone.
Increasing olive oil in your diet should
bring the bad down, you can also look into
other foods that do the same thing. I
understand your concern because i've had
it, but remember, the diet isn't forever,
you will eventually be adding back in
carbohydrates and then will find a level
you like for yourself where this shouldn't
be a problem. Also, I don't think a test
like that is reliable enough, you'd have
to get it done at the doctor using actual
blood samples, I would trust that more,
it's just like going to get your blood
pressure tested with one of those store
machines, not as accurate or reliable.
I'm not sure, but eating so soon before
may have skewed the results as well.
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yukja
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Posted: 08-02-06 16:19pm
Thank you, stan. I think you're right.
I'm sure eating before the test did sckew
the resutls, so I try not to worry. But
I don't really like having high bad
chresterol level, so I will cut down on
cheese and eggs and maybe, half and half I
put in my decaf coffee.
In terms of adding carbs back into my
diet, i'm really nervous about it as I
enjoy good health right now. I eat one
to one and a half tortillas(12g carbs each
with 8g of fiber) a day and some
berries.
Are you eating any grains right now? As
I said, i've been feeling really great
lately, so I will start eating probably
some brown rice soon.
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Stan
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Posted: 08-02-06 18:26pm
Nope, still no grains, I don't feel ready
yet. I think I have, well had, a very,
very severe case, my body seems uber
sensitive to any change in this regard.
Brown rice is going to be the first thing
I try.
