What is the best medication for reducing Triglycerides and Chlo restyle for a diabetic aged 78 male.

[skgrao]

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Statins are the class of drugs that are prescribed for this condition.Consult your doctor.Only the doctor can tell you which statin to be taken,how much and when.

[Scpathak]

I had the same problem ,Dr . Advised me Atorvastin 40 mg later after control he prescribed Ecospirin AV 75 .he cleared that Ecospirin will thin the blood to have smooth flow in the body and AV is a treatment of triglyceride on regular basis ,BUT any of the medicine must be taken after learned and experienced Doctor's prescription .So please search a good doctor in your city and get prescribed .

[rdsarma]

dear friend, i am from secunderabad . glad to know from you that type 2 is completely reversible. i am on medicines since 22 years. diabetic is under control according to doctor because the 3 months average is 6.6[hbaic].tell me how to proceed further as i wish to give a try with your drugs

regards

r.d.sarma

[gangadharan_nair]

Diabetes mellitus causes high blood cholesterol. There are steps everyone can take to improve their cholesterol levels, and help prevent heart disease and a heart attack.

* Quit smoking. This is the single most important change you can make to reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke.

Other important lifestyle changes:--

* Eat foods that are naturally low in fat. These include whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Use low-fat toppings, sauces, and dressings.

* Look at food labels. Avoid foods that are high in saturated fat.

* Exercise regularly

* Lose weight if you are overweight

Heavy use of alcohol can elevate triglycerides levels.

Triglyceride levels are also reduced by moderate exercise and by consuming omega-3 fatty acids from fish, flax seed oil, and other sources..

Adopt DASH diet (Mediterranean diet). Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet, which includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish, vegetables, poultry, and egg whites. Use monounsaturated oils such as olive, peanut, and canola oils or polyunsaturated oils such as corn, safflower, soy, sunflower, cottonseed, and soybean oils. Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.

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