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cholesterol level question

HungryMan
HungryMan Posts: 3,470
edited November -1 in Off Topic
I gave blood and did not fast prior. They told me my cholesterol was 220. If I fasted would it me lower.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,384
    i taken the test either way and i never noticed much of a difference. i think your going on meds
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • HungryMan
    HungryMan Posts: 3,470
    I'll just start exercising
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,384
    mines low, but it drops even lower on a strict atkins diet. i dont think exercise will be enough to get it to where a doctor will be happy. did they do a full test, high triglicerides is a sign of a thyroid problem. we had a vegetarian working here that biked to work 25 miles each way with the worst levels ive ever heard of, off the charts so its not always food and exercise.
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • BConk
    BConk Posts: 72
    It probably would have been lower if you fasted for the prescribed 12 hours before the test. At any rate, a fast is needed before the test to make sure that is as low as your cholesterol can be.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,384
    i did find this, not fasting only increases the readings by about 4 percent max. not really that much
    http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/3173.html
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    My last blood donation I came back at 192, but i had just eaten beforehand too.

    The only reliable reading is to have a fasting blood draw done by your doctor. The breakdown of HDL and LDL is more important than the overall number anyway.
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  • Panhandle Smoker
    Panhandle Smoker Posts: 3,018
    My understanding is that exercising will not bring your bad cholestrol (LDL) down but it will bring your good cholestrol (HDL) up. I have to watch the fat intake myself. Basicly if it taste good, it's bad for ya. :ermm:
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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    You have them backwards.

    LDL = bad cholesterol
    HDL = desirable cholesterol
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  • Panhandle Smoker
    Panhandle Smoker Posts: 3,018
    Oops your right. fixed it.
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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Wouldn't know it by what I eat but mine just came back.
    LDL 73
    HDL 41
    CHOL 126
    Guess I'm lucky.
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  • Panhandle Smoker
    Panhandle Smoker Posts: 3,018
    Good genes! :laugh: You are lucky, I have to eat the good stuff in moderation. :angry:
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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
    I agree with Fishless. I worked in a building with a nutitionalist that is an international bike racer. The worse levels any one can have. She is a veggy eater to. I however,drink and an exsmoker of 27 years and only been exercing 2.5 years. Great numbers in htat departement.
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  • Panhandle Smoker
    Panhandle Smoker Posts: 3,018
    I agree with Fishless as well. My wife eats the same things I do and her numbers are great. I guess I just got the bad genes. :(
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  • Gator Bait
    Gator Bait Posts: 5,244
    Hey HungryMan,

    Congratulations on donating blood. I donated yesterday starting work on my second gallon. LOL, I had the best nights sleep since the last time I gave.
    My cholesterol has always been pretty good but my triglycerides always ran a little high. This is a no no for a diabetic so I take a statin (pill) and don't worry about it.

    Gator
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  • Kokeman
    Kokeman Posts: 822
    I could not get mine below 220's so dr. put me on simcor. Now I am at 133 total.
    Good living through chemistry.
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