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Why did my cholesterol spike? is it due to a cardiovascular disease?
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Genetics, diet, : You may have changed your diet, exercise habits or be under stress. You may have devleoped diabetes. Cardiovascular disease is a result not a cause of a spike in a cholesterol spike. I would consult your healthcare provider for additional testing.
Answered 1/5/2015
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Other way Around: Diet off meds diabetes? Hypothyroid? Some other stressor to metabolism hyper cholesterol is a causative factor for cv disease.
Answered 3/24/2013
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