Experiences with

HDL cholesterol

I'm nearly 62 years old; this is a deliberate use of the word old.... I'm no longer me, no respite from pain, insomnia, fibro fog, pins and needles, hypersensitivity to noise and bright lights. Added to this I also have Hypothyroidism with these symptoms: fatigue,increased sensitivity to cold, constipation

Hi everyone, I was wondering if I could get some advice on my recent Medichecks results. I got the well woman check to check a few things I was concerned about monitoring including my cholesterol. My previous check last year showed my cholesterol was high but still in normal range but now my results

Just back from my doctor. The email from the hospital had not yet arrived despite the hospital consultant carefully explaining to me yesterday like I was an idiot that electronic mail is instant not like post. Felt like telling him I was using email before he was in long pants😡 So my doctor had no update

Out of interest, for those who have been actually told they have FH, I thought it would be interesting to know what their cholesterol levels were before they were presumably prescribed medication. I found I had a natural cholesterol level of between 9 and 10 over 20 years ago and have been taking statins

I saw a post today from someone who was having chest pain with their thyroid problem and was wondering if my pain could indicate I have the same. I have been in A&E today for the second time in 10 days with ongoing short, sharp pain on the left hand side of my chest with palpitations. Last week they

Hi All. Have just had some bloods done and they're showing an increase in LDL lipids and HDL lipids so overall total is 6.7. Interestingly, my level has increased since being on Baricitinib since 2019 and I suspect I’m going to have to go onto statins to counteract the effects of the drug! Nothing in

New study from Steve Freedland et al. "Serum metabolomic analysis of men on a low-carbohydrate diet for biochemically recurrent prostate cancer reveals the potential role of ketogenesis to slow tumor growth: a secondary analysis of the CAPS2 diet trial" [1] Bottom line: Low-carb diet may lenghthen

The results are: TSH < 0.01 (range 0.27 - 4.2 mU/L) FT4 14.2 pmol/L (range 12 - 22 pmol/L) FT3 4.6 pmol/L (range 3.1 - 6.8 pmol/L) Cholesterol 5.2 mmol/L (should be <5) HDL 1.57 mmol/L (should be >1.2) non-HDL 3.66 mmol/L (should be <=4) Triglyceride 0.85 mmol/L (should be <=4.5) Vitamin D 111 nmol/L

Gemfibrozil Protects Dopaminergic Neurons in a MouseModel of Parkinson’s Disease via PPARa-DependentAstrocytic GDNF Pathway 2021 https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/41/10/2287.full.pdf "Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder in humans. Despite intense investigations

Meanwhile, HDL cholesterol — the kind that’s typically described as “good” — might not act the way that it should: Some lupus patients have “dysfunctional” HDL, which causes more inflammation and further contributes to the buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries.

I hope you are well? I hope you can help? 6 years ago I was diagnosed with inoperable throat cancer with a large lump at the base of my tongue. After a lot of chemo and radiotherapy I have been given the all clear of the cancer. My Gp has been concerned with my high TSH since April 2019. With the highest

Hi! I’m 34 and have just had a CABG, I’m 6 weeks post op and feel almost back to normal. Yes, I know, I’m young and have bounced! They think that my coronary arteries were damaged by vasculitis I (might) have had when I was 19, it wasn’t diagnosed at the time as I had just classic viral symptoms although

My specific query is can CLL affect, especially the HDL(good) cholesterol.? I understood its preferred to be in the range 1-2.5, so I'm literally just under that. I can see that weight (i'm slightly overweight BMI 26.5%) is a factor as is lack of exercise.

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So I just got my latest lab test and was shocked to see ONLY my LDL went up to 111 usually it has been well in normal range for years, All other cholesterol values stayed within normal range as usual, no change in HDL etc. Nothing changed. Meds the same, diet the same. Drinking water the same.

My email to him follows, thought it might help others in a similar position: 'From the beginning use it as a driver to improve overall health to avoid future issues. Good news that you are now aware of it, also that it does not stop you doing things (like it did me) Lifestyle changes will be very important

After a major lifestyle change a couple of years ago my cholesterol is 2.3 total, HDL 1.4, LDL 0.9. Any thoughts?

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) has recently received much attention as a possible risk marker of prostate cancer development and prognosis. In the present article, we summarized findings from epidemiologic studies of the association between HDL-C and prostate cancer.

GP wants to start me on Rosuvastatin as my cholesterol level has risen (7.7) since starting my treatment on Decepeptyl and Xtandi. Was wondering if starting a statin would reduce the effects of my treatment on the prostate cancer itself. Many thanks in advance

Bile acids (BAs) belong to cholesterol-derived sterols. Due to the side chain carboxyl group and hydroxylation of their steroid ring they are more polar than cholesterol. They have an amphipatic character for which they are known as natural detergents. Majority of cholesterol is excreted by bile acids