What Does My Lipid Profile Test Report Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2015

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Tue, 26 May 2015 Answered on

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Question : I am a 62 years male , CKD stage 4 (since 3 years)and Hypertension(since 14 years) patient . My lipid profile recently taken says: Total cholestorol- 133 , HDL cholestorol- 22 , LDL cholestorol - 80 , Triglycerides - 159 ; Kindly suggest a best medicine for control of Triglycerides.

Answered by Dr. Divakara (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need for medications.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greetings from Dr. Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

I went through your query. Your Triglycerides levels is slightly elevated . For this level there is no need for medications . You can just follow low cholesterol diet and do exercise.

Diet : Avoid Sweets, non veg food ( Especially Mutton, beef, egg yolk, ), Avoid Panner, butter, cheese, Avoid Potatoes.

Exercise: Do daily aerobic exercise like brisk walking, jogging, running, cycling at least 20 minutes per day.

Repeat your Lipid Profile test after 3 months and review.

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 (35 minutes later)

My HDL cholestorol is 22 and it is low ; can I consume nuts like almonds , pistachio so that HDL is increased but since I am CKD patient I am in doubt about it.

Answered by Dr. Divakara (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can take Almonds.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Your CKD status will not be a problem in consuming Almonds. Yes Almonds do help in improving Cholesterol.

But since they also contain high amount of calories that extra calories has to be burnt by doing exercise . In that way you can reduce your bad cholesterol and increase your HDL also.

You can start with 1/4 th of a cup or less than that per day.

Regards.

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