Need to pick your brains please.
I'm in end stage renal function but not on dialysis at the moment but have a fistula ready to go but my doctor is try to get me a transplant via my dad.
Dad has had 12months the of tests and it's been a roller coaster. We were told yes in November and then no the day after so he's been having more tests. Thats my history.
In 2012 my cholesterol was 5.7 and TG was 4.1, 2015 in was 7.9 no TG taken, and then in December 2017 it was 8.3 and TG 5.3 now it has been repeated this week and it's 9.6 and TG is 5.9.
I just don't understand It, I'm very small build (underweight if anything) I don't eat fatty foods or processed foods as i have food allergies to Gluten, wheat, diary and eggs. I use rapeseed oil or coconut oil for cooking. I eat good fats like avacodo and walnuts. I try and stay as active as I can but it's hard with my renal function as it is.
Do any of you have an issue with your Cholesterol, I just can see it being my diet that is causing the issue. Could it be just my renal function causing the increase cholesterol ?
Thanks
Charlene
I have been on dialysis for almost 10 years, PD for 7 & HD for last 3.
I eat fatty food, bacon and egg most mornings. I take Statins, my cholesterol is 3
Just doesn't make sense. Why did you go on statins? What was your level? Could you not control your Cholesterol if you stopped eating the fatty processed meats? Aren't they to high in salt my dieticianhas them on my don't touch list
Because of this my doctor put me on them
nhs.uk/news/heart-and-lungs...
Not for cholesterol control but it has made it very low.
Thanks for the article. I'm only 37 which is why I really don't want to go on them and other bad press they've had
Apologies Charlene, I wrote my post before spotting you saying you know about statins.