HDL Drop : Cholesterol, Heart Disease Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Mon, Sep-08-14, 17:20

lowcarb196 lowcarb196 is offline

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HDL Drop

Hi all,

I've been doing low-carb since March of this year. I've lost 38 pounds but my last blood work was a little surprising.

My triglycerides are up but my HDL dropped almost 20 points.

My total cholesterol is 203 and I realize that's not that bad, but the ratio of good to bad is 5.3%.

I don't understand it.. Anyone else had this happen?

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Mon, Sep-08-14, 17:40

Nancy LC

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It's possible the lab made a mistake. Normally HDL goes up, Trigs go down. Were you fasting?

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Mon, Sep-08-14, 18:34

lowcarb196 lowcarb196 is offline

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No, the only time I could get there that week was after work and I had lunch.

I sure hope it's a mistake.

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Mon, Sep-08-14, 20:30

Kristine Kristine is offline

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The test is useless if you're not fasting. I guess that's the good news! They shouldn't have even bothered running it, IMO. Go get it redrawn on a minimum 12-hour fast, nothing but water.

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Mon, Sep-08-14, 21:57