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Moderately High Cholesterol and Liver Readings..but not too overweight
GT,
Some early stage kidney problems and a condition called "fatty liver" can be improved by low carbing though for addressing fatty liver, you really should be on Metformin which reduces insulin resistance and has been shown to reverse the condition. But if your liver problem comes from hepatitis diet won't reverse it and delaying in the hopes that it will could be fatal.. -- Jenny 168.5/137 Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings * Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats * Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work? "GT" wrote in message ... "Jenny" wrote in message ... Cholesterol is one thing . Abnormal liver enzymes are quite another. If your liver enzymes are ugly, you most definitely need to talk to the doctor as this is a sign that your liver might be failing or that you have a serious disease like hepatitis. Total cholesterol may go down on a low carb diet, or it may not. Your ratios should improve and your triglicerides most certainly will drop. However, low carbing will not correct liver failure. Talk to your doctor! Actually, it does mention in the Atkins book that both Liver and Kidney function CAN be corrected (or at least improved, I can't remember the wording in the book), by Low Carbing. Not sure what is going on with the liver, but the doctor didn't seem overly concerned....but I will find out when I meet with him next week. GT |
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Moderately High Cholesterol and Liver Readings..but not too overweight
On 24 Sep 2003 15:20:24 -0700, in a clarity of expression resembling
Cicero, (Chet Hayes) wrote: Total chol of 95 and your taking a chol cocktail? What is a chol cocktail? I've never seen total chol that low. Why would anyone be on chol drugs with a total chol number of 133 or 95? What are your other numbers? There have been some studies done that showed people with chol that is very low have a higher death rate than those with high chol. I'm on Lipitor, Niaspan, and Avapro. good c = 29, bad c = 48, trig = 90 Frank Lynch The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page is at: http://www.samueljohnson.com/ |
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Moderately High Cholesterol and Liver Readings..but not too overweight
Thanks for the concern and advice Jenny. I think I have been checked for
everything, including hepatitis..I remember seeing that box checked off on the blood work sheet. . Everything checks out OK. I think it's just the "fatty liver" you are referring to....I'll know next week for sure. GT "Jenny" wrote in message ... GT, Some early stage kidney problems and a condition called "fatty liver" can be improved by low carbing though for addressing fatty liver, you really should be on Metformin which reduces insulin resistance and has been shown to reverse the condition. But if your liver problem comes from hepatitis diet won't reverse it and delaying in the hopes that it will could be fatal.. -- Jenny 168.5/137 Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings * Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats * Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work? "GT" wrote in message ... "Jenny" wrote in message ... Cholesterol is one thing . Abnormal liver enzymes are quite another. If your liver enzymes are ugly, you most definitely need to talk to the doctor as this is a sign that your liver might be failing or that you have a serious disease like hepatitis. Total cholesterol may go down on a low carb diet, or it may not. Your ratios should improve and your triglicerides most certainly will drop. However, low carbing will not correct liver failure. Talk to your doctor! Actually, it does mention in the Atkins book that both Liver and Kidney function CAN be corrected (or at least improved, I can't remember the wording in the book), by Low Carbing. Not sure what is going on with the liver, but the doctor didn't seem overly concerned....but I will find out when I meet with him next week. GT |
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Moderately High Cholesterol and Liver Readings..but not too overweight
Frank Lynch wrote in message . ..
On 24 Sep 2003 15:20:24 -0700, in a clarity of expression resembling Cicero, (Chet Hayes) wrote: Total chol of 95 and your taking a chol cocktail? What is a chol cocktail? I've never seen total chol that low. Why would anyone be on chol drugs with a total chol number of 133 or 95? What are your other numbers? There have been some studies done that showed people with chol that is very low have a higher death rate than those with high chol. I'm on Lipitor, Niaspan, and Avapro. good c = 29, bad c = 48, trig = 90 Frank Lynch The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page is at: http://www.samueljohnson.com/ Out of curiousity, what were your numbers before taking lipitor and niacin? Your total chol is now very low, ldl is very low, trig are low, so I'm curious why you're taking both niacin and lipitor. Were they that bad without both drugs? Lipitor as I understand it only lowers LDL. Niacin can both lower LDL and raise HDL, so it would seem to me, niacin alone might be enough. And Avapro is for blood pressure isn't it? |
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Moderately High Cholesterol and Liver Readings..but not too overweight
"GT" wrote in message ...
Thanks for the concern and advice Jenny. I think I have been checked for everything, including hepatitis..I remember seeing that box checked off on the blood work sheet. . Everything checks out OK. I think it's just the "fatty liver" you are referring to....I'll know next week for sure. GT "Jenny" wrote in message ... GT, Some early stage kidney problems and a condition called "fatty liver" can be improved by low carbing though for addressing fatty liver, you really should be on Metformin which reduces insulin resistance and has been shown to reverse the condition. But if your liver problem comes from hepatitis diet won't reverse it and delaying in the hopes that it will could be fatal.. -- Jenny 168.5/137 Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings * Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats * Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work? "GT" wrote in message ... "Jenny" wrote in message ... Cholesterol is one thing . Abnormal liver enzymes are quite another. If your liver enzymes are ugly, you most definitely need to talk to the doctor as this is a sign that your liver might be failing or that you have a serious disease like hepatitis. Total cholesterol may go down on a low carb diet, or it may not. Your ratios should improve and your triglicerides most certainly will drop. However, low carbing will not correct liver failure. Talk to your doctor! Actually, it does mention in the Atkins book that both Liver and Kidney function CAN be corrected (or at least improved, I can't remember the wording in the book), by Low Carbing. Not sure what is going on with the liver, but the doctor didn't seem overly concerned....but I will find out when I meet with him next week. GT Any of the chol lowering medicines have potential serious liver side effects, so I'd be sure your doctor knows what he's doing. I'm surprised anyone with chol numbers so low is taking lipitor at all. |
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Moderately High Cholesterol and Liver Readings..but not too overweight
GT wrote ...
"Jenny" wrote ... Cholesterol is one thing . Abnormal liver enzymes are quite another. If your liver enzymes are ugly, you most definitely need to talk to the doctor as this is a sign that your liver might be failing or that you have a serious disease like hepatitis. Or you might just have a 'fatty liver' which is harmless unless you're planning to take up binge drinking. Actually, it does mention in the Atkins book that both Liver and Kidney function CAN be corrected (or at least improved, I can't remember the wording in the book), by Low Carbing. Not sure what is going on with the liver, but the doctor didn't seem overly concerned....but I will find out when I meet with him next week. I had a liver enzyme test not long before restarting LC, and was told I had a 'fatty liver' (common in the obese, particularly women I think, though I could be wrong there). A follow-up test 6 months later showed normal liver enzymes, so given that I hadn't had a big drinking session right before the first test, I can only assume that my liver's return to normal was a result of low carbing. cheers Rachel (New Zealand) |
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Moderately High Cholesterol and Liver Readings..but not too overweight
GT wrote ...
Make sure you get enough potassium, by the way, that's the hardest part early on. How do you know if you are NOT getting enough potassium? Muscle cramps, especially in the lower legs. Occasionally heart palpitations (it's a muscle to it stands to reason it might suffer along with the rest of them). I'm sure there are others more knowledgeable than I who can add to the possible symptoms of low potassium. Rachel (New Zealand) |
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