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From: Alan S on 27 Jul 2008 17:47
On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:03:41 +0100, Chris Hogg
<me(a)privacy.net> wrote:

>On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:21:46 +0100, Nicky <ukc802466929(a)btconnect.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Chris, it's your LDL that's the problem, not your total cholesterol -
>>I think you'd be wasting your time buying the kits. (Besides, Lloyds
>>chemist used to do a total chol test for free at one time - you could
>>check if your local chemist does?)
>>
>>There are dietary mods you can make for LDL that won't impact your
>>diabetes control. This link's a good place to start (except maybe the
>>oatmeal...) http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/CL00002
>>
>>Then to boost your HDL, the easy ones are more exercise and a glass of
>>red wine daily.
>>
>Thanks for those comments Nicky, and the link, although I already do
>almost all of what it recommends, even including the oatmeal (one
>quarter of a cup of dry porridge oats, three quarters of a cup of
>milk, microwave for two minutes+, sweeten with Splenda or whatever but
>not sugar, and (kilted Scots look away now!) stir in a generous
>teaspoon of walnut oil to slow down the rate of digestion and knock my
>1 hr pp bg down to 6.5). I also have plenty of nuts, so much oily fish
>I'll probably die of mercury poisoning long before the diabetes gets
>me, and plenty of fruit, usually citrus, avocados and home-frozen
>blackberries but an occasional apple, and English cherries are in
>season ATM! Olive oil spread on my German whole-grain rye bread, pearl
>barley in moderation replaces potatoes, rice or pasta, and to complete
>the list a little bottle of soya-based Benecol daily for the plant
>sterols (2 grams each, although it would appear that that may not be
>enough to make a real difference, but I guess it all helps). I also
>have a daily glass of (usually red) wine, Shiraz being my favourite.
>I'm sure Alan S will approve.
>
>On the basis of all that, my LDL should be near zero!!
>
>But I think your comment about the exercise is significant, and it was
>going to be my first line of attack. During the winter, and even in
>spring and autumn, I do a vigorous daily walk finishing up a long
>steep hill, but in the summer my exercise tends to be gardening, which
>I confess is not so energetic and possibly doesn't draw down the LDL
>values as it does over the rest of the year. AIUI, aerobic exercise is
>good for reducing LDL, as well as increasing HDL. The only problem I
>have is remembering which types of exercise are aerobic and which are
>anaerobic. I _think_ walking, jogging, swimming etc. are the former,
>and weight lifting etc. belong to the latter. It's interesting to note
>that all my previous test results happen to be taken in either autumn,
>winter or spring, but by chance, none in the summer.
>
>I'll follow up the Lloyds free test though. No point in spending money
>if I don't have to!

Your numbers are better than mine; I've always had higher
LDL than the doc likes but my HDL was good and my trigs low.

After my recent travels the tests done in May showed my
trigs had risen slightly and my HDL had slipped a little
(all that foreign food, or maybe duck confit:-), but my
trigs/HDL ratio was still only 1.18 so I'm unconcerned,
although I aim for <1. I still take ezetimibe (Zetia) but I
dropped the statin a couple of years back now. If my numbers
improve again next time I'll also drop the ezetimibe.

Yours is brilliant at 0.75.

Further to that, I'm only up to page 135 in Taubes "Good
Calories, Bad Calories" but the more I read the less I care
about my LDL or cholesterol numbers.

Add another glass of Shiraz:-)

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
--
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