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Very low density lipoprotein test (VLDL)

cholesterol -34 LDL cholesterol -100 VLDL cholesterol -40 Cholesterol/Hdl ratio - 5.18 LDL/HDL ratio -2.99 TOTAL LIPIDs - 746.5 FASTING BLOOD SUGAR-101 now i want to loose my weight Currently i dont do any aerobics activities I am walking daily 7000 - 8000 steps.

I am also curious about the preferred energy source of CLL cells. Particularly the cholesterol role. If the CLL cells use cholesterol do they use whatever is present, or is there a signaling going on telling/initiating production—that causes cholesterol to rise? Below are a few articles I found on

There's also a particular type of cholesterol associated with the liver called VLDL: Is this a test that an NHS GP can do or is it a specialist test?

Hi folks - just wondering whether anyone has had any success with adding metavive to their levothyroxine dose? Tried increasing my levo and it made me feel dreadful so I'm back at 125mcg with a resulting T4 77% through range and T3 10% through range. Always Vencamil and always test at the same time as

I was diagnosed with GCA/LVV 4 years ago. Finally got off prednisolone about 5 weeks ago, but still taking Mycophenolate. My synacthen test was fine ( can't remember the readings, but its been done 3 times) I did a very slow reduction in prednisolone, but since stopping ive increasingly been suffering

Hello and good morning I decided to start combination therapy today I just don't know when I should take T3? I wanted to know your friends' opinions on this Thank you

Starred taking iron yday bit concerned about nausea and side effects .. had severe neck pain going into shoulder yesterday and felt v unwell . But seems lot better today tho can still feel it .my necks been aching at back neck months now . Today felt nauseous and trying to be sick . Going hot

I have been reading about ureaplasma and infertility so paid for an online urine sample test which came back positive. My GP told me that lots of people have ureaplasma and not to waste my money on a test. I really want to get rid of of though and for my partner and I to both have antibiotics. Has anyone

I don’t know what to do now So my feb thyroid results and now my march results so different and in range the t3 is a massive jump All done same lab Same time of day 8:15 fasted Same point in cycle day 14 I have all the symptoms On paper GP is going to say I am now back to normal and

Been on Levothyroxine 30 years all good. Howver read recently in What Doctors Don’t Tell you. That some times drug over prescribed and causes bone loss. Obviously at 68 am anxious to avoid this. Is there anyway I can be tested ie full profile of gland. ?Would I have to stop taking thyroxine to,get

Non-Thyroidal Illness Syndrome has long been somewhat mysterious. Despite low T3 levels, actually giving the patient T3 has not been widely seen as beneficial. It has also long been seen that hypothyroidism can (and does) cause loss of muscle mass. Though sometimes this has not been obvious as

One of the reasons silychristin is important is that it is a constituent of Milk Thistle - it is a flavonoid abundant in milk thistle fruits, known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, particularly in conditions like hepatitis C infection and chronic liver disease. There is concern over

So I wonder, as my ferritin levels have been dropping over the past year, if it’s weird to be excited that my ferritin levels have dropped to 14. Why excited? Well, I finally have a doctor who seems open to an iron infusion, so maybe I will actually get what I need now…. Still, it feels wrong to be excited

As an AF member of this forum my observations as a physician ( not a cardiologist , but an M. D. Board certified in Clinical Immunology) is there are many members who have been or are experiencing AF recurrences after interventions ( cardiac ablations, cardioversions, medications and mini maze surgery

Hi all, My Endocrinologist wants me to switch from T3 only, which I have been taking for several years due to intolerance to Eltroxin, to Compounded Natural Dessicated Thyroid. He said to start with 1/4 grain and work up, and to stop the T3 whilst doing so. I'm just worried as I'm very sensitive

I persauded my endo to get my levo increased by 25mcg and I agreed to reduce my T3 by 12.5mcg. I have already previously reduced my 3 by 12.5mcg. I was on 50mcg and 75 mcg levo until my last blood when I was advised here to reduce T3. I have been fasting for Ramadan which I was told reduces conversion

Hi,My last thyroid panels have seen a significant drop in FT4 over two tests compared to the two tests I took last year; 9th October '24: 9.5 pmol/L Range 12 - 22 5th October '24: 9.9 pmol/L Range 12 - 22 24th Jan '25: 7.3 pmol/L Range 7.7 22 27th March '25: 7.2 pmol/L Range 7.7 22 All testing

Hi Just collected my NHS Liothyronine T3 and they are 20mg. I normally cut in 2 as my dosage is only 10mg. The instructions say ‘take half a tablet once a day - and discard the remaining half’ !!??? Is this not just pure wastage or am I missing something? :)

Does anyone do Basel body temps? My FT3 is in the optimal zone on NDT Armour but I’m still getting low basel body temps. Early this cycle I had some 36.7s, from day 10 I’ve been getting 36.3/36.4 even up to date 18. (Usually temp increases in luteal phase from ovulation though it’s possible at 50yo

Yesterday I had an appointment with my endocrinologist. I managed to get a next day appointment after a scan . Scan was not showing problems . When I went in I showed him my medi check bloods id been doing and high lighted percentages. (T3 had been consistently low ) He said I didn’t need to be doing