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My fasting sugar is 142mg/dl, s.cholestrol 211, s.triglycerides 267, hdl cholestrole 36, ldl cholestrol 146. explain?

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Cholesterol: You have diabetes with changes in your lipids consistent with diabetes mellitus. See your doctor.

Answered 3/29/2013

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Dr. William Cromwell answered

Specializes in Clinical Lipidology

Lipoprotein Problem: High triglycerides (tg) and low hdl-c are markers for high LDL particle number (ldl-p). As tg goes up, ldl-p rises. However, when tg is high the amount of cholesterol carried by LDL particles (ldl-c) goes down. Thus, your true LDL level (ldl-p) is commonly higher than ldl-c. This is common in patients with high sugar. An ideal ldl-p is < 1000.

Answered 12/10/2013

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