Sat, Dec-20-14, 10:02
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,225
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Plan: LCHF
Stats: 74/76/67
BF:29/31/25
Progress: -29%
Location: LA SERENA, CHILE
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cholesterol, high tg and insulin resistance please help
hey - so I am 6 months postpartum with my second child, and recently got blood work done because I was gaining a lot of weight for no apparent reason (lost postpartum then started gaining). Originally I thought I might have postpartum thyroiditis but my throid was ultrasounded and it is fine - plus all blood tests came back great.
I also took a GTT and insulin test which showed hyperinsulinemia and high fasting bg. I was also tested for cholesterol and trig numbers and they came back....absolutely....appalling.
For the record, I was eating a lowish carb high fat diet during pregnancy and still am, but I am very depressed and still gaining weight. Carbs were under 100g a day and have been for awhile. I gained 10 kilos in the past 5 months pp even whilst low carb.
Total cholesterol 300
HDL 37
non HDL 263
LDL 222
VLDL 41
triglycerides 205
TSH 1.24
AcTPo less than 10
AcTg less than 20
Fasting glucose 106
Fasting insulin 14.1
75g glucose 60 mins 145
120 mins 109
insulin 60 mins 130.8
120 mins 82.1
I am stumped at my very low HDL and very high triglycerides after eating low carb high fat.
Also, I had insulin and bg tested a few years ago when I was eating TONS of fruit, meat and veg - much much higher carbs - with olive oil only - and my insulin and bg came back very low.
What the hell is going on? I also can not stop this weight gain. I am just weaning my baby now who is starting on solids. I am just really depressed and not sure what to do. Going back to higher carb seems like it should be the way to go but what if I just keep gaining weight on higher carbs?
Anybody have an idea why my tgs are so high??
Thanks
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