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Cholesterol Is Normal But Her Triglycerides Is High. Should She Concern With Her Diet Control Or Some Exercise ?
Hello, this is Tabassum am speaking on behalf of my mother Mrs. Rehana. My mother is little confused about her report results. Report suggest that her HDL cholesterol is 38mg/dl and LDL cholesterol is 154 mg/dl. When we took this report to our family doctor he said that her Cholesterol is normal but her triglycerides is high. I actually wanted to know what this triglycerides is ? and how it can be reduce ? should she concern with her diet control or some exercise? Please help us in this regard. let me give her brief health profile: Age:50 y Blood pressure: Max: 140-90 regards, Tabassum
Hello.welcome.Your mother is having high LDL cholesterol and high triglycerides.Medical treatment involves giving statins like storvas for LDL cholesterol and fenofibrates like fenolip to her.Non medical treatment includes daily brisk walk for 45 minutes,avoid fatty and deep fried foods and abstaining from sugar.Good luck.
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Read your prob, TG is type of cholesterol which produse harmful effect on body. if total cholesterol is normal but TG is high , then she should start cholesterol lowering drugs for redusing its leval . she should avoid fatty diet n sweets. start morning walk. take medicine as per your doc s advise.
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Cholesterol Is Normal But Her Triglycerides Is High. Should She Concern With Her Diet Control Or Some Exercise ?
Hello.welcome.Your mother is having high LDL cholesterol and high triglycerides.Medical treatment involves giving statins like storvas for LDL cholesterol and fenofibrates like fenolip to her.Non medical treatment includes daily brisk walk for 45 minutes,avoid fatty and deep fried foods and abstaining from sugar.Good luck.