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Suggest Treatment For Elevated Cholesterol Levels

Posted on Sat, 7 Feb 2015

Question: Doctor,
I am 48 yr old Male. consistently had high levels of cholestrol despite medication ranging from 220 to 250.
just done a routine blood test after a gap of about 6 months. this time I see GGT127, SGPT90 SGOT 50.9 Serum Globulin 3.5. all others like ALKP, Bilurubin are normal.
Cholestrol- total 271, ldl - 207, Triglicerides 261 HDL 48 and VLDl CHOLESTROL 52.2

OTHERS: sODIUM 134, LIPASE 59.2,, ABG 237 HbA1C 9.9%,, ESNOPHILS 11.5, CHLORIDE 92.5.

PLS. GUIDE ME ANY SERIOUS CONDITION TO PANIC ABOUT.
in first week of December 2014 had suffered Chickuguinea (mosquito fever). even now weakness of limbs and pain in joints remain. could this have affected the -ve changes in blood parameters? had taken some antibiotics

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Answered by Dr. Divakara (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
What medications you were taking?

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greeting from Dr. Divakara.P
First of all thanks for choosing Healthcaremagic for posting your query.

Went through all of your report. Yes your cholesterol is very high but before going to treatment I need to know what medication you were taking , what kind of diet you were following and the amount of exercise you were doing.

Kindly revert back with these details .

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (1 hour later)

i had been taking Rosave 10mg for cholestrol for continously long period of about 2 years. before that i had been taking lopid. now last one month or so i was not taking either, because of chickuguinea fever and ligament,muscle joint problems associated there with. had been on antibiotics for some time due to the fever. even now ligaments and joints are not normal.
had been doing good exercises of half hour and walk of 4 kmtrs. per day before the fever struck in early december. ever since no exercise at all and no walking. all stopped,because if i walk a day then next few days ligaments and joints are paining awfully and day to day moment affected.
non smoker since age of 34
diet none following. Additionally ever since age of 22 or so used to drinks. now a days average 3pegs a day mostly XXXXXXX rum and whisky (middle class stuff)

Answered by Dr. Divakara (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Restart Rosave

Detailed Answer:
HI

Thanks for the follow up .

First of all you have done a mistake by stopping Rosave. Cholesterol medicines should not be stopped without getting Cholesterol tested . Once you stop medicine and without good exercise and no proper diet and along with drinking alcohol , how can you expect cholesterol to come down .

My advise to you is to stop Alcohol . Restart Rosave .

Start : Low calorie low cholesterol diet -- Avoid Sweets , Carbonated beverages , Non Veg food , Junk Food , Cheese , Butter and Ghee. Eat more of fruits, vegetables and drink plenty of water .

Exercise : Do aerobic exercises like Brisk walking , Jogging , Running , Cycling or Swimming at least 30 minutes every day .

Repeat Lipid Profile after 3 months again and revert back.

Also your HBA1c is very high . It means you are diabetic also . I would recommend to consult a Physician or Diabetologist and get Started on Diabetic medicines also.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (9 hours later)

Thanks Doctor for your detailed answer. I have restarted Rosave since yesterday and started brisk walking today morning itself.
One doubt, can I take natural supplement, Neutralite's Glucose Health, which I hd been taking for some time earlier but stopped last one month or so, to reduce H1bAc for a month before deciding on taking medicine to reduce sugar?
or should I go for treatment to reduce sugar immediately?

Thanks & Regards,
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Answered by Dr. Divakara (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Start both.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Thanks for the follow up .

Your HBA1c is very high. I don't recommend you to wait for a month . Kindly start diabetic medicines . You can take natural Supplements also but along with Diabetic medicines.

Hope this answers your query

Hope this information was useful to you.

Any clarifications feel free to ask . If none kindly close the discussion and rate my answer.

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar