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Chloresterol

  • 20-03-2011 11:33pm
    #1
    littlemis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭


    I am just wondering if anyone could advise,my cholesterol was 5.9 roughly for the last month I am eating a lot of fruit,vegetables and chicken, crisp type rivita cracker,brown bread splenda or canderel and low fat milk, flora spread ...Now i am watching the sugar,and fats as in saturates etc and salt, when buying grocery items.or ingedients to cook with...I am hopeless for taking pills even though i know i should...Am I doing enough to bring down my levels ??? Would anyone know how often i should have my cholesterol checked yearly???


Comments

  • #2
    zbluebirdz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 270 ✭✭zbluebirdz


    Can you give us the breakdown of the cholesterol level ... HDL and LDL?


  • #3
    littlemis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭littlemis


    sorry dont know that.that is all the info the doctor gave me.


  • #4
    zbluebirdz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 270 ✭✭zbluebirdz


    Ring the doctor and ask for the breakdown. Without knowing the LDL & HDL levels, you're stabbing in the dark.


  • #5
    littlemis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭littlemis


    ok will do and thank you for taking the time to reply..


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